Areguá
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Areguá

Areguá

Lakeside Paraguayan town near Asuncion, known for ceramics workshops and colonial-era streets.

Areguá is a small lakeside town on the shore of Lake Ypacaraí, 30km east of Asunción and a popular weekend destination for the capital's residents. It's known for its strawberry cultivation — you'll see roadside stalls selling fruit and jam from July to November — and for a growing community of ceramic artists whose workshops line the hillside streets.

The town has a relaxed colonial character: cobbled streets, colourful low houses, a 19th-century church on a hill with views over the lake. It's the kind of place to spend a few hours rather than days. The lake itself is good for swimming and there are simple restaurants and kiosks along the waterfront.

Areguá is usually visited as part of the Circuito de Oro alongside Yaguaron and the nearby town of San Bernardino.

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Eating Out

Eating in Areguá centres on the lakefront and the lower stretch of Calle Estigarribia. Most places are small, family-run, and serve Paraguayan staples: chipa, sopa paraguaya (a maize cornbread), mbeju (cassava-cheese flatbread), and grilled river fish from the lake.

In strawberry season, almost everything on the menu can also be ordered with strawberries on the side.

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Getting There

Areguá is about 30 kilometres east of Asunción. The easiest way is by car or taxi via Route 2; the drive takes roughly 45 minutes outside of rush hour.

Bus 30 runs from Asunción terminal to Areguá hourly during the day. The journey takes about 90 minutes and ends at the lakefront. From there it is a five-minute walk uphill to the church and the ceramics street.

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Things to Do

Areguá is a half-day place. Walk up to the church for the lake view, wander the cobbled streets among the ceramic studios, eat strawberries in season, swim if the lake water is open. Day-trippers from Asunción tend to fill it on weekends; midweek is quieter.