⛪ Ruta Jesuítica: a road trip through Paraguay

✔ SENATUR🕒 2 to 3 days🚗 266 km📍 7 stops

The Jesuit-Guaraní missions of the south: Trinidad and Jesús (World Heritage), San Cosme y Damián and the museums of Santiago, San Ignacio, Santa María de Fe and Santa Rosa. Official SENATUR route.

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Stops along the way

Misión Jesuítica de Santísima Trinidad del Paraná
UNESCO World Heritage. The best-preserved Jesuit mission; light and sound show at night.
→ 12 km · ~21 min
Misión Jesuítica de Jesús de Tavarangüé
UNESCO World Heritage. Its great unfinished church has Moorish-style arches.
→ 110 km · ~134 min
San Cosme y Damián
Jesuit mission with an astronomical observatory and interpretation centre.
→ 75 km · ~75 min
Santiago: museo jesuítico
Carvings and religious art from the old mission.
→ 33 km · ~28 min
Santa Rosa de Lima: capilla de Loreto
Chapel with Jesuit murals and the original bell tower.
→ 20 km · ~30 min
Santa María de Fe
Museum with over 60 Jesuit carvings and craft workshops.
→ 16 km · ~22 min
Museo Jesuítico de San Ignacio Guazú
The first Jesuit mission (1609): original carvings and native houses.