A country · 47 places · 12 regions
Paraguay, all of it.
47 curated places across 12 regions — photographed, mapped, and noted with the season each is best in.
The 4 biggest regions — Capital District, Itapúa Department, Central Department and Cordillera Department — read below as chapters, with 8 more waiting past them.
Chapter I · Capital District · 11 places
Capital District
The historic metropolitan cathedral of Asunción, standing near the old riverfront core of Paraguay's capital. Its restrained facade fronts a modest square in the heart of the city.
Chapter II · Itapúa Department · 4 places
Itapúa Department
A town in southern Paraguay best known as the site of a monumental red-sandstone Jesuit-Guaraní mission near the Paraná river. Surrounding farmland and the wider Itapúa region frame the visit.
✦ May to September · $
Chapter III · Central Department · 3 places
Central Department
A cobblestoned lakeside town on Lake Ypacaraí known for its ceramics workshops, colonial church and strawberry fields. Its artistic atmosphere and hilltop views draw weekend visitors from Asunción.
Chapter IV · Cordillera Department · 3 places
Cordillera Department
A lakeside resort town on Lake Ypacaraí founded by German settlers, long a summer retreat for Asunción residents. Beaches, boating and old villas line its shore.
✦ December to February · $$
Regions of Paraguay
Every place in Paraguay
47 places, one country.
Asunción Cathedral
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ April to September · $

Palacio de los López
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ April to September · $
Panteón Nacional de los Héroes
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ April to September · $
Villa Florida
Misiones Department, Paraguay
✦ May to September · $
San Ignacio Guazú
Misiones Department, Paraguay
✦ May to September · $
Ñacunday National Park
Alto Paraná Department, Paraguay
✦ May to September · $

Filadelfia, Paraguay
Boquerón Department, Paraguay
✦ May to September · $

Defensores del Chaco National Park
Alto Paraguay Department, Paraguay
✦ May to September · $
Casa de la Independencia
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ May–September · $

Estación Central del Ferrocarril
Asunción, Paraguay
✦ May–September · $
Manzana de la Rivera
Asunción, Paraguay
✦ May–September · $
Teatro Municipal Ignacio A. Pane
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ May–September · $$
Museo del Barro
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ May–September · $
Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (Paraguay)
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ May–September · $
Recoleta Cemetery of Asunción
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ May–September · $
Jesuit Missions of La Santísima Trinidad de Paraná and Jesús de Tavarangue
Paraguay, Paraguay
✦ December–April · $
Trinidad, Paraguay
Itapúa Department, Paraguay
✦ May to September · $

Ybycuí National Park
Paraguarí Department, Paraguay
✦ April to September · $

Cerro Corá National Park
Amambay Department, Paraguay
✦ April to September · $

Asunción
Capital District, Paraguay
✦ May to September · $
Areguá
Central Department, Paraguay
✦ April to September · $
San Bernardino, Paraguay
Cordillera Department, Paraguay
✦ December to February · $$
Saltos del Monday
Alto Paraná, Paraguay
✦ November to March · $

Encarnación
Itapúa, Paraguay
✦ April to September · $
