Street of sighs, Colonia del sacramento

Here we are! Welcome to one of the most iconic and emblematic corners of Colonia del Sacramento: the unforgettable Street of Sighs. If you look down, you will see that we are walking on a very particular wedge paving, flanked by Portuguese buildings from the first half of the 18th century. Note that there are no sidewalks and that the street slopes slightly toward the center; This was designed to form a gutter that facilitates the drainage of rain. On the sides, notice the houses with stone walls, tile roofs and small wooden windows, accompanied by traditional attached lanterns and Portuguese-style tiles. A trip through time: History and origin. This street begins in the Plaza Mayor and goes down with a gentle slope until it reaches the shore of the Río de la Plata. In its origins it was linked to the daily life of the former Portuguese colony. Curiously, it was not always called that: until the 1940s it was known as Ansina Street. Today it is part of the historic center declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1995, being one of the few streets in the area that preserves its original state and layout almost intact. The present: Charm and cultural life. Nowadays, traveling through it is taking a break from the accelerated pace of modern life. Together with the Citadel Gate, it is the unmissable postcard of Cologne. Although today...

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