Heritage
Discover Paraguay's historic heritage: the UNESCO-listed Jesuit Missions of Trinidad and Jesús stand as the country's crown jewels.
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Cultural venues
Basílica de Nuestra Señora de los Milagros de Caacupé
Paraguay's most important Marian shrine; the current basilica was commissioned in 1939, its cornerstone laid in 1945, and construction completed in 2006, before Pope Francis elevated it to Minor Basilica status in 2015.
Catedral Metropolitana Nuestra Señora de la Asunción
Seat of the first diocese of the Río de la Plata; neoclassical cathedral blessed in 1845, with a silver-clad main altar, visited by Popes John Paul II (1988) and Francis (2015).
Centro Cultural Manzana de la Rivera
Restored colonial city block that brings together a museum, library, gallery, café, and theatrical venues in the heart of Asunción's historic center.
Centro Cultural de la República El Cabildo
Former seat of the Paraguayan Executive branch and later the Congress, today converted into a cultural center with halls dedicated to history, music, film, sacred art, and indigenous/folk art.
Fortín Boquerón
A historical-military site in the Chaco, scene of the 1932 Battle of Boquerón during the Chaco War; a free field museum with trenches, cemeteries, and the Potez 25 TOE aircraft.
Iglesia San Buenaventura de Yaguarón
Built between 1755 and 1772, this church is one of the finest examples of Franciscan-Guaraní baroque in the country. It was declared historical and cultural heritage by law in 2003.
Iglesia de la Encarnación
Asunción's only church with a basilica floor plan, in Romanesque-Corinthian style, built from 1893 and inaugurated in 1912; it served as a field hospital during the Chaco War.
Misión Jesuítica Guaraní de San Cosme y Damián
A Jesuit mission founded in 1632, the only one to keep its original school building standing among the 30 Guaraní reductions; on UNESCO's Tentative List and the historic home of Jesuit astronomer Buenaventura Suárez.
Misión Jesuítica de Jesús de Tavarangüe
A Jesuit mission founded in 1685, known for its unfinished great church — a replica of the one in Loyola, Italy; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993 alongside Trinidad, with a nightly 3D video-mapping show.
Misión Jesuítica de la Santísima Trinidad del Paraná
Paraguay's best-preserved Guaraní reduction, founded in 1706; a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993 alongside Jesús de Tavarangüe, with two on-site museums and a nightly light-and-sound show.
Museo Casa de la Independencia
1772 colonial house where Paraguayan patriots planned the 1811 independence; a museum since 1965 with period furniture, documents, and objects.
Museo Diocesano de Arte Jesuítico Guaraní de San Ignacio Guazú
A museum housed in the old Jesuit school of San Ignacio Guazú — one of the earliest reductions in present-day Paraguay — with four rooms of Guaraní-Jesuit Baroque sacred art, and, since May 2026, the new MUVA – Museo Viedma in the same town.