If I'm being honest, Uruguay was never a country that I thought I would end up visiting and experiencing with such leisure. For a long weekend, while I'm currently living in Peru, the boyfriend and I stumbled across Sacromonte Landscape Hotel and Vineyard in Maldonado Uruguay, which we thought would make for a comfortable first look at what this country had to offer. As it is a vineyard, one does have an option to visit for lunch and wine tasting experience or stay a night, we chose the later. Upon arrival, we were greeted with such amazing landscapes that I thought that we were lost somewhere in the countryside of Spain. Random to say but I think we passed by more cows than cars or people along the drive to the vineyard, and later learned that there's just about as much as 4x the amount of cows as the population of Uruguay. Which means, beef is amazing here- and what we ate plenty of during our stay at Sacromonte and Uruguay for the next few days.
While we are currently in the summer season in Lima, the sky is still overcasted most days, so getting to see clear skies and super green grass was something I felt like I always took for granted after how excited they made me feel in Uruguay. Our room at Sacromonte was fully mirrored to blend in with the landscape and also not be a disturbance to the animals who are also free to roam around here. We were right next to a small lake, making it super easy to spot animals throughout our stay that stopped by for a sip of water or to cool off. And even around the vineyard, we would catch this family of sheep grazing with one another.
Though we only stayed for one night, we felt super recharged from just absorbing the nature of Maldonado while enjoying some of the best wine and meals we've had in awhile.
While we are currently in the summer season in Lima, the sky is still overcasted most days, so getting to see clear skies and super green grass was something I felt like I always took for granted after how excited they made me feel in Uruguay. Our room at Sacromonte was fully mirrored to blend in with the landscape and also not be a disturbance to the animals who are also free to roam around here. We were right next to a small lake, making it super easy to spot animals throughout our stay that stopped by for a sip of water or to cool off. And even around the vineyard, we would catch this family of sheep grazing with one another.
Though we only stayed for one night, we felt super recharged from just absorbing the nature of Maldonado while enjoying some of the best wine and meals we've had in awhile.
Experience wine culture in Uruguay at Sacromonte Landscape Hotel & Vineyard. See more South America Destinations on FOREVERVANNY.
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Camera Gear Used: Nikon D750 (body only) with 50mm F1/4 and 24-85mm F3.5 lens.
