Treinta Y Tres: River City on the Río Olimar

Treinta Y Tres combines a distinctive riverside setting with a cultural landmark on the Río Olimar. The city lies on the left bank of the Río Olimar, where the Arroyo Yerbal Grande flows into it. This confluence clearly defines the city center; the landscapes of the wider Treinta y Tres Department are a different focus. When planning a holiday apartment stay, it is therefore worth first considering whether your trip is mainly focused on the city or on specific natural attractions in the department.

Festival dates in the city

The traditional Festival del Olimar gives Treinta Y Tres a cultural landmark on the Río Olimar. A 2025 report describes the festival as an annual event; one edition took place from March 27 to April 2 at Parque del Río Olimar in Treinta y Tres. The festival park explicitly anchors this edition in the city. If you would like to plan your trip around a festival day, check the dates for the edition you want to attend before making plans. This provides a useful timing guide when searching for a holiday apartment: attending the festival is a reason to visit the city, while the department’s landscape attractions offer a different focus.

Landscapes in the Treinta y Tres Department

The Paisaje Protegido Quebrada de los Cuervos y Sierras del Yerbal is located in the Treinta y Tres Department. Its namesake, the Quebrada, is a very narrow passage where the Arroyo Yerbal Chico cuts through the Sierra del Yerbal; in places, the gorge is over 100 meters deep. The stream, sierra, and gorge combine to create a distinctive landscape. As a natural attraction in the department, the protected area is a different geographical point of reference from the confluence that defines the location of the city of Treinta Y Tres.

The Parque Municipal Quebrada de los Cuervos is part of the protected area. Campsites can be reserved at its campground. Check campsite availability and reservation conditions before your trip.

Other natural attractions in the department offer different highlights. The Playa Accesible del Río Olimar was officially opened in 2024 as the country’s first accessible river beach. In Cerro Chato, the Parque del Salto de Agua features two natural pools formed by a stream waterfall. Thus, the wider Treinta Y Tres destination offers a narrow, deep gorge, a river beach, and waterfall pools as distinct landscape experiences.

Choose the right search location

When searching for a holiday apartment, it helps to set a clear priority: should the city of Treinta Y Tres, with its riverside setting and Parque del Río Olimar, shape your stay, or is a specific natural attraction in the department your main focus? The named attractions differ in both landscape and location—from the narrow gorge to the river beach and the waterfall pools in Cerro Chato. First decide what your trip will focus on, then choose your search location accordingly. This way, your accommodation choice is guided by a specific destination rather than by the department as if it were a single, unified location.

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