granja colonia

Almost all tours stop at Granja Colonia on the way to Colonia de Sacramento.There you will see collections of pencils and keychains recognized by the Guinness Book. It is interesting, however the biggest attraction of the place are the jellies: there are the traditional like banana or apple jelly, but there are some with unusual flavors like onion or pepper jelly.All these products can be tasted by the visitors.

We went on a day trip from Buenos Aires, by a tour operator. Not necessary to do this! Just go to the Port in BA and get the fast catamaran over to Uruguay. From there get a bus or organised coach out to this spot. Worth going to visit. The owner has the Guiness book of records for the most pencils. He collect a variety of other interesting objects, Key rings, bottles, etc Get the owner and son to go around with you and tell you where and how it all started. It is interesting. We ate there. The food was local and different. I liked that as I like to see what food is eaten in other parts of the world. The shop is good if you take time to look at the produce. I purchased some of the marmalade made on the farm and took it back to Ireland. It was the best marmalade ( Next to the Irish! ) ever tasted. So sorry I did not bring back more. So go and enjoy! It is about a 15 min., journey from Colonia, so it is interesting to see some of the countryside also. There are toilets on site and bikes to use if you wish.

We took the rapido ferry from buequabus buenos aires to colonia. The ticketing lady told us it was a 1 hr ferry trip giving us 3hrs and then the return trip. Taking delays into account and you need to check in for return trip at least 30min early this doesn't give you enough time ( although all day might be too much). It's a great, relaxed trip to a place where time stands still but the Mosquitos roam wild.

The owner of this place has a Guinnes world record for his pencil collection. You can visit it, free of charge, there is also an impressive collection of key rings, and beverage cans.Besides this they produce good jam's. You can taste and by them there.

We took a fast(er) ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia and return, staying one night in Colonia at the Don Antonio Posada. The ferry trip went smoothly and the ferry was comfortable and clean.Colonia was well worth the visit: quaint and quirky old town with many good cafes and restaurants. We had a good lunch at a corner cafe identified by two old cars parked permanently down one side street - bushes growing out of one and the other set up with table and chairs inside. Excellent female singer.A memorable evening meal was had at Meson De La Plaza restaurant that also had an excellent male singer/guitarist. The hotel Don Antonio was very comfortable and clean with a good breakfast. People in Colonia seemed more relaxed and friendly than in Buenos Aires - we loved Buenos Aires but it is much more fast paced with crazy driver behaviour and irresponsible dog owners in the suburbs. We love dogs and obviously so do they but they do not clean up after their dogs and you have to constantly watch where you are walking.

The owner of the museum located at Granja Colinia has been collecting pencils, ash trays, key chains for over 50 years. He has the largest collection of pencils in the world. Products from the farm can be purchased in the adjacent store. On the grounds of the farm you'll see quite a few automobiles needing restoration.

Please do not book this trip through expedia. We paid $368 for 2 for a day trip. We got a tour of this very little charming town, which is basically a little square and a street and half worth seeing, a disgusting lunch, and a tour of a jam factory and something called a museum, which exibited the biggest collection of key chains, soda cans, and pensils, it doesn't get any worse. If you'd like to see the city by yourself a ticket for the ferri on line, get the 1hr. one go for a half day (leaves at 8:30) and come back at 4:30, unless you want to rent scooters and drive around, just don't pay expedia this rediculous amount of money. We've travelled a lot and we have never overpaid that badly!!!

In late Sept 2007 on a Buquebus day tour origninating in Buenos Aires, I traveled by boat (1hr) to Colonia. The tour first included a stop at Arenas Granja Colonia (Ruta No1 Km. 167 Riachuelo Colonia. www.granjacolonia.com), a roadside stop with a restaurant/"museum"(?) and outside picnic area. To the side there was what looked liked an orchard and a small field in which 4 of us were given the opportunity to help ourselves to ride a couple horses. The first horse was fine ("Gato"), though the second, a shorter black/gray horse named "Morro" struck me as easily agitated, not too people friendly when approached. I do not claim to be very experienced around horses, though have ridden several times in my life without incident. I ended up not seeing historic Colonia as I spent the rest of the day & evening in Hospital Colonia with a concussion, dislocated shoulder and broken arm after Morro bolted under a low tree branch, sending me to the ground. Further, the stable assistant, though friendly and well meaning, was lax in seeing that saddle/gear was fitted to each rider, as I was riding w/ stirrups set for the previous rider, a foot shorter than me, adding to my imbalance. Overall a nice place with nice people, though please be careful if you meet Morro (and esp. if you're not an experienced rider). Im sure horses can suffer job burn-out as much as people.

A Granja Arenas, de propriedade de Dom Emilio Arenas, consta no Guinness Book como detentora das maiores coleções de lápis (+ de 16.000 unidades) e chaveiros (+ de 38.000) do mundo. Passeio bem interessante, que ainda proporciona degustações de doce de leite e geléias variadas. Entre as curiosidades, a geléia de ... cebola...

Por su puesto que el atractivo de este lugar no es sólo su granja, sino la inmensa colección de lápices, llaveros y gorros que tiene Emilio, un fenómeno, lo podrán encontrar en la fábrica contigua, donde permanentemente esta conversando con el turista, una persona muy amable.

Ponto de parada no retorno da excursão para Colônia.É uma típica fazenda onde produzem queijos, geleias e doce de leite.Como curiosidade estão expostas as coleções do dono do local.Coleções de lápis, cinzeiros, chaveiros, etc.Nada de excepcional.

Creo que es un muy buen paseo, la colecciones que tiene son mas que interesantes por algo tiene los record guines.- Ademas es muy buena granja

Me llevé una grata sorpresa al conocer este lugar. Tenía comentarios al respecto, pero no imaginaba que me encontraría con un lugar así. Ideal para compartir un día en familia. Visitar el museo que allí se encuentra fue una experiencia genial, colección de lápices, llaveros, y otras artículos coleccionables como cajas de fósforos, frascos de perfumes, latas, ceniceros, es impresionante las cosas que se encuentran en ese lugar. Hay un espacio para degustar quesos y dulces que son fabricados allí mismo, tradición familiar que viene de varias generaciones. Se puede disfrutar de un buen almuerzo, realmente recomendable el salón comedor, acogedor, cálido, su decoración con piezas antiguas y carteles de tiempos pasados son realmente geniales, el entorno es inmejorable. La comida de buena calidad y para nada caro. Está la opción de tenedor libre de parrilla, ensaladas, y postre a $ 410. Aparte la bebida y hay opción de bebida grande, lo cual es conveniente. Altamente recomendable, un placer para todos los sentidos. Estuve en Enero y una vez más ahora en Febrero, en un encuentro familiar, nos recibieron de maravilla y pasamos un día espectacular!

Un lugar excelente e increíble, para ir con tiempo y tranquilidad para no perderse de nada, desde la colección hasta la degustación de sus productos. Un placer.

Fica bem no caminho para Colonia, tem uma coleção incrivel. O dono tem atende com muito carinho e educação.