Atlántida: Coastal Viewpoint and Resort History

When planning a stay in Atlántida, you can use several specific landmarks as points of reference: the coastal area, the resort’s history, and public spaces. Depending on whether you are interested in the landscape, early architectural history, or cultural sites, you can focus on different things. The different street references help you find your way: the Terraza is at Rambla Tomás Berreta near Calle Ciudad de Montevideo; the beach steps are located on Calle 26. The first houses are on a stretch of the Rambla between Roger Balet and Diagonal 1. Thus, the information for the coastal sites gives one intersection and one street, while the houses are located on a stretch between two streets. This makes it easy to distinguish the viewpoint, beach access, and early houses based on their respective location details.

Coast and landscape

On Playa Mansa is the Terraza de Atlántida, a public coastal viewpoint designed for families, locals, and tourists. It was inaugurated on December 29, 2025. The viewpoint covers about 250 square meters and has benches, sand, grass, and street furniture made of iron and wood. It is located on Rambla Tomás Berreta near Calle Ciudad de Montevideo.

The steps down to the beach on Calle 26 are also among Atlántida’s coastal features. They were restored as part of the work on Rambla Tomás Berreta. The two places have different emphases: on Calle 26, the focus is on steps leading to the beach, while the Terraza is described as a public viewpoint.

Some old plantings of pines, eucalyptus, and araucarias have survived to this day and form part of Atlántida’s forest heritage.

Resort history and public spaces

The large houses on the Rambla bear witness to the origins of the resort of Atlántida. Since 2007, they have been subject to precautionary protection measures by the Intendencia de Canelones. Some of Atlántida’s first houses have survived to this day; they are on the Rambla between Roger Balet and Diagonal 1.

Plaza Artigas is in the center of Atlántida. It is home to a sundial donated by the Argentine Navy, which is considered the square’s main attraction.

As a tribute to Carlos Páez Vilaró, the Comuna Canaria decided to plan a public space and a commemorative sculpture.

A seasonal sports program

For the summer described in January 2025, the Mar al Alcance program at Árbol de Judea included voluntary exercise and sports activities on the sand and in the water, including adaptive surfing.

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For the overview of the wider region: Canelones.