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How walkable is Ciudad Vieja?
By Oscar Higson-SpenceUpdated
Ciudad Vieja has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car. It is the 4th most walkable of 5 neighbourhoods ranked in Montevideo, which scores 79 as a whole.
What's within walking distance
715 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of the centre of Ciudad Vieja. The nearest grocery is RANCH Café sin Fronteras, about 4 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
- Kinko4 min
- Almacen LUCCA4 min
- Mi Sueno 21 min
- Las Misiones1 min
- Telecentro ANTEL1 min
- Remates Bavastro2 min
- Culto Café CV2 min
- Porto Vanila3 min
- República1 min
- Scotiabank1 min
- Plaza Zabala3 min
- Plaza Manuel Cipriano De Melo7 min
- School No. 65 Portugal9 min
- Escuela Número 131 República de Chile12 min
- Fundacion de Cultura Universitaria3 min
- Librería Linardi Y Risso4 min
- Museo Histórico Nacional1 min
- Museo Gurvich3 min
Measured from the mapped centre of Ciudad Vieja at -34.9064, -56.2060. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 110 street intersections per km², and blocks average 83 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
Walkability across Ciudad Vieja
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point across the 1 km around the centre of Ciudad Vieja. Rings mark 500 m and 1 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
Nearby neighbourhoods in Montevideo
| Neighbourhood | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Barrio Sur | 1.2 km | 94 |
| Centro | 1.5 km | 96 |
| Pocitos | 5.1 km | 95 |
| Buceo | 7.1 km | 70 |
See every neighbourhood ranked on the Montevideo page.
Questions about walking in Ciudad Vieja
Is Ciudad Vieja walkable?
Yes. Ciudad Vieja in Montevideo has a walkability score of 91 out of 100 across the 1 km around its centre, which makes it a Walker's Paradise, where daily errands do not require a car.
Is Ciudad Vieja more walkable than the rest of Montevideo?
Ciudad Vieja is more walkable than Montevideo as a whole: it scores 91, against 79 for the 5 km around Montevideo's centre. It ranks 4th of the 5 Montevideo neighbourhoods on How Walkable.
What are the most walkable neighbourhoods in Montevideo?
Of the 5 Montevideo neighbourhoods on How Walkable, the most walkable are Centro (96), Pocitos (95) and Barrio Sur (94).
How is the walkability score of Ciudad Vieja calculated?
The score counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and deducts up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long. For Ciudad Vieja it is the average of 44 points spread evenly across the 1 km around its mapped centre, leaving out water and land without streets, using open map data from Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.
Scores follow a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Neighbourhood position from Overture Maps, name from Wikidata.