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Granja Colonia, Colonia del Sacramento

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Pore through the worldly possessions of one man, accrued over more than 50 years, at Granja Colonia. The owner, Eduardo Arenas, has been collecting keychains, drinks cans, ashtrays, perfume bottles, and pencils for half a century. He displays his extensive collection in a well-ordered exhibition space, with each item carefully arranged to form part of an impressive whole. Arenas even holds world records for his collections of pencils and keychains. After exploring the exhibition, sample homemade dishes at the on-site restaurant. To visit Granja Colonia and other attractions in Colonia del Sacramento, use our Colonia del Sacramento day trip website.

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By Nicole B

Cool video on how pencils are made. Interesting collection. Guinness book of world records for largest pencil museum. Great shop on grounds for artisanal products (quince jam amazing)! Good dogs..... more

Cool video on how pencils are made. Interesting collection. Guinness book of world records for largest pencil museum. Great shop on grounds for artisanal products (quince jam amazing)! Good dogs..... more »
By GoGo2SlowGo

Talk about a souvenir collector. The Arenas family has over 80,000 items spread over 4 large rooms. This museum has one of the largest pencil collections in the world. There are two large rooms with.... more

Talk about a souvenir collector. The Arenas family has over 80,000 items spread over 4 large rooms. This museum has one of the largest pencil collections in the world. There are two large rooms with.... more »
By EveryStepEveryNation

This is a nice quick stop on my way to Colónia del Sacramento! It blew my mind away upon seeing his thousands of pencil, key chain collections and other simple things such as cologne bottles, pins...

This is a nice quick stop on my way to Colónia del Sacramento! It blew my mind away upon seeing his thousands of pencil, key chain collections and other simple things such as cologne bottles, pins... more »

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By Camila

Excellent service, friendly and professional staff. Family friendly. Free entrance. Covid protocols. Interesting Record Guinness awarded collections displayed in some kind of museum which you can visit for free. There is a big shop next to the restaurant in which you can try and buy different types of jam, cheese and dulce de leche made in la granja. Original jam flavors like onion, earth plant, carrot, etc. I didn’t have the chance to try the restaurant. I recommend to stop by and visit it

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By Singh Charan

Nice and calm places, along with Museum you have a dining and souvenir shop which offers jams, cheese and Dulce de Leche - prices are reasonable. Probably should have spent more than 20 minutes, in hindsight.

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By Jens Peter Olesen

This is a stop for tourists on the way to Colonia. They say they have a museum, but in reality they just have a large collection of mostly pens and ashtrays. The main focus is the shop - cheese and marmalade - OK quality but nothing exceptional. It could be called a tourist trap but they do have free restrooms.

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By Daan van Kampen

Odd 'museums', shop with cheese, wine and jams, and a gift shop. Most interesting were the old cars at the back of the buildings.

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By Ariel Erlijman

You can't miss this place. Great museum, great outdoor to enjoy and lovely place to eat. Plan to go there for 1h for the museum and another hour to eat and rest.

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