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Santiago, Chile
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Western and Southern Santiago comprises a variety of districts west and south of the downtown of Santiago. If you travel to the city by plane or train, here is where you will end up. One highlight of this part of Santiago is the Barrio Brasil neighborhood.
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One of the city's newest museums showcasing the human rights violations during the Pinochet dictatorship. It has English explanations to some of the showcasing.
Interactive science and art museum, targeting children. The exhibits can be touched and manipulated by visitors. You can go there by metro, though it's about 1 km away from the closest station Bellavista de la Florida on line 5.
In San Miguel, next to Gran Avenida there's a park with statues with figures from Chilean history as they appear in the comic book series Condorito.
The country's main railway station, designed by Gustave Eiffel is past its glory days as rail transport has been replaced by planes, buses and cars. Still, this remarkable building is where you will arrive at if you travel to Santiago by train and worth seeing even if you don't. Plus, it has even given the name to the neighborhood it's located in!
Constructed on the orders of Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins, as he wanted to thank Virgin Mary for the final victory over the Spanish forces in the plains nearby. The best time to visit is the first Sunday after Easter when the Feast of Quasimodo takes place. The basilica complex also includes a museum dedicated to the first Chilean government including documents, clothing, paintings and vehicles.
One of the city's largest and most traditional parks, with many museums located in and around it. These include the National Museum of Natural History of Chile, the Museum of Science and Technology, the Railway Museum of Chile. Its surroundings are also the Artequín Museum, the Museum of Memory and Human Rights, the Matucana 100 Cultural Center, and Library of Santiago.
This museum is all about historical Chilean aircraft. It's also a venue for aviation-related events.
Inaugurated in 2002, Matucana 100 is an excellent exhibition venue for a variety of arts.
A lagoon and wetland area near the highway to Valparaíso. In addition to walking around in you can also practice water activities like fishing or rowing.
In Barrio Yungay, Boulevard Lavaud is more than a coffee and restaurant, is part of Santiago history. Better known as La Peluqueria Francesa, is part restaurant, part antique store and part hair salon
Pleasant place to eat a cheap three-course lunch.
Stylishly blue decorated restaurant that has a broad range of seafood. The take-away parlor next door with the same name, has excellent empanadas.
Big supermarket where you can gather the ingredients for your own meal. It also has simple take-away items such as chicken or rice.
Great food and great entertainment.
Nice restaurant to eat Chilean seafood, specially fresh oysters.
Traditional dishes from rural southern Chile, BBQ, sausages and bean stew are things you can find on the menu.
Specializing in BBQ, but they also have many other dishes on the menu.
The current winery was founded in 1880. Before, this was a ranch, and the place where the Chilean independence leader Bernardo O'Higgins escaped after the defeat against the Spanish at the Battle of Rancagua. Tours need to be booked two days ahead and they include the presentation of the production process, the wine cellars and of course wine tasting.
Established in a national monument in a protected historical neighborhood. It offers single and double rooms with or without private bathroom and also has rooms for three or four persons. All rooms have central heating, cable TV and Wi-Fi signal. Rates start from US$58 for a single and US$67 for a double. A varied breakfast, internet access and cable TV are included. This B&B is personally run by its owners, a Dutch-Chilean marriage.
Hostel in an old renovated mansion. The shared kitchen is huge and excellent. It's a party place, so it can get a bit noisy. Run-down area. Pool.
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To the southern part of the city, the most convenient ways to get in is either of the subway lines: line 2 to San Miguel and La Cisterna, line 3 to Macul, Florida and Puente Alto and line 5 to San…
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