- Address: Rambla Mahatma Gandhi 633, 11300 Montevideo, Departamento de Montevideo
- Phone: +598 2710 1089
- Website: castillopittamiglio.org
- Opening hours: Tue-Fri from 10:00 to 18:00, Sat from 10:00 to 19:00
The Pittamillo Castle attracts with its mysticism, history and magical beauty of architecture. Earlier this building was the residence of the architect Umberto Pittamillo. It is rumored that the Holy Grail was kept in the castle between 1944 and 1956.
General information about the castle
Pittamillo is in Montevideo , in Punta Carretas, on Francisco Vidal Street, between the streets of September 21 and Rambla Gandhi. Its facade "looks" at the embankment of the capital. By this beauty it is impossible to pass by. Go inside, take a tour and be sure to find out about the history of the Uruguayan sights . Pittamillo looks like a fortress. Inside there are many labyrinths. The walls are decorated with mysterious symbols. In the building there is not only a museum, but also a restaurant.
The legend says that the castle itself was built not just by a talented architect, but by some mysterious person, a magician and an alchemist, a friend of the founder of the resort city of Piriapolis in Uruguay. For many this story makes you get to know the castle, which since 1996 is the property of the Association of Private Builders of Uruguay (APPCU).
How to get there?
On one of the buses Nos. 214, 56, 87 you need to get off at the stop "Rambla Mahatma Gandhi" and walk about 150 m towards the south. Such a great attraction can not be overlooked.