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Trip on foot for Gualeguaychu
Catedral San José

 

 

 

 

 

 

Poeta Olegario Andrade

 

 

 

 

 

 

Placa en la casa del poeta Andrade

 

 

 

 

 

 

Museo de la Ciudad

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The journey on foot allows to know the main buildings of this city, it is a journey to carry out in 2 hours of walk

 

San Martin leave the square, the oldest in the city, composed by four apples with gardens, infantile games, a luminous source and the Corner of the Poets , with the born men's of letters busts in the city.

Advance for Mitre up to May 25, where the Palacio Clavarino , current headquarters of the Rectorado of the National School' it is an interesting construction carried out in 1908 and donated by Malvina Segui of Clavarino.

Continue for May 25 and rotate right wing in Nievas, to half block, to the right, will find the Institute Magnasco . It is a cultural complex with museum, pinacoteca, library, hemeroteca, monetary, medallero,

assembly hall and room of exhibitions. It was the first library of the country created by women.

Continue two blocks for May 25 and double to the left for Canon Borgues and after advancing other three blocks it will arrive at the House of Olegario Victor Andrade , residence among this political acquaintance's 1862 and 1872, writer and journalist. Here it published the newspapers The Future and The Town Entrerriano. In 1961 it was acquired by the county that then gave it to the Municipality. At the moment the Handmade Center works in her San José .

Return for Andrade at February 3 and continue for this until San Martin. There the Hotel Ambassador that has a Casino, is continue for San Martin and turn to the right for Chile (that calls you San José after crossing Urquiza) to the square San Martin, in front is the Cathedral of San José

 

Cathedral of San José

 

It was projected by the architect Bernardo Poncioni. The fundamental stone was placed May of 1863, 30 being its godfathers the Fair general J. of Urquiza and its wife Dolores Costa, originating of Gualeguaychú. It inaugurated it March 19 1890 the parish priest Luis N. Palm, an outstanding poet whose statue rises to the entrance of the temple.

 

To half block for San José , in the corner with Rivadavia, is the Museum of the City-House of Haedo

 

Museum of the City-house of Haedo

 

The land that occupies was one of the 85 lots distributed by Tomás of Rocamora in 1783. The construction of the house probably dates of the years 1800, being the first of its type. Their wide walls and the scarce decoration stand out that only includes molds curved on the openings, not very prominent cornices and grills.

In 1830, Josef Antonio of Haedo and their wife Petronila Lamb bought the old construction and they carried out him improvements. September of 1845 Garibaldi 20 arrived to Gualeguaychú and it occupied it with the purpose of establishing their general barracks. In 1985, the house became municipal property, it was restored and transformed into museum, where interesting objects of the urban history are exhibited.

Leaving the museum, advance three blocks for Rivadavia and double to the left for President Rock. When arriving to Urquiza, by hand right, will see the Theater Gualeguaychú , inaugurated May 14 1914 with the opera Aída of Verdi. Their architecture is of net French court and the curtain of the mouth of the scenario is made of velvet Genoese embroidery. They have gone by this scenario, among other, José Antonio Podestá and Pedro Palacios, known literarily as strong Alma .

Continue for President Rock that calls you Chile after crossing Urquiza, and turn to the right in May 25. There will find the House of the Culture

 

House of the Culture

 

Built in 1920, it was the residence of the family Iruzustade Deken that donated it to the county and this, in turn, gave it to the municipality in 1988. Restored, it was inaugurated in 1992 like room of exhibitions, conferences, cultural center and Museum Archaeological Professor Manuel Almeida, with pieces of the cultures charrúa, chaná and Guarani.

Continuing for May 25, the main commercial street, will see the banks Nation and County of Among Ríos . Continue for Chacabuco to the right to the square Freedom, where the Municipal Palacio is. Continue for Rivadavia in address to the square San Martin and, Blunt Brother have more than enough, he will see José's House Alvarez, where he was born in 1858 this famous journalist, writer and storyteller, known by Blunt Brother's alias. The founder of the magazine Faces and Masks that it was published in Buenos Aires , was where it passed most of their life.

To finish the Walk, return at May 25. The best sweet shops and bars are near the square, ideals for a soda.

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