Overview of José Ignacio

The official name of the town is Faro Jose Ignacio.

40 kilometers from Punta del Este, at kilometer 182 of Route No. 10, for the way Sainz E. Martinez, the traveler is a paradisiacal and privileged corner of the Uruguayan Atlantic coast: the resort of José Ignacio.

It is a small peninsula that goes into the sea through its two kilometers long and 800 meters wide. On one side, facing west, is the Playa Mansa, with its small fishing boats and their magical sunsets. On the other side, admiring the East, the Playa Brava, wide and imposing waves.

José Ignacio owes its name to a local villager who inhabited the area at the time of the Spanish conquest. El Faro, symbol of the place, bearing the same name, and was built in 1877 in the most salient and rocky end of the peninsula. Its focal height is 32.5 meters, its geographical reach of 16.5 miles, and its light scope of 9 miles.

Overall this is a scenario where nature has made prevail its overwhelming charm. A seductive and delicate, perfect to enjoy an eternal rest people. A spa where tranquility and peace are only interrupted by the wind.

It lies between two lakes, Garzón and José Ignacio. Surrounded by water, it is an ideal place for fishing and shipping coast site, so in its cuisine day fish, shellfish and seaweed can be enjoyed at all times.

In its vicinity there is a zone of summer farms containing a luxurious infrastructure and a number of secluded beaches available that extend eastward to the Garzón lagoon.

An additional incentive for the traveler arriving in this beautiful shelter is gastronomy. Its restaurants are a magnet for those seeking to enjoy not only the best seafood, but also original and trendy dishes.

All these features have transformed Jose Ignacio into a center of increasingly crowded tourist attraction. From all over the world come to visit the last relic of Punta del Este.

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See also information on Punta del Este.