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Santiago del Cile

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Santiago Travel Guide Edit This The best resource for sights, hotels, restaurants, bars, what to do and see Funicular, Santiago de Chile. Funicular, Santiago de Chile. Santiago de Chile was founded in 1541 and is the oldest city in the country. The location of the Chilean capital is quite spectacular: the snowcapped mountains of the Andes provide the backdrop for the city. Santiago is very much the center of the world as far as Chileans are concerned. For nightlife, eating out, or anything at all this is the place to be. Some of the best places to experience these things are the Barrio Suecia and Bellavista neighborhoods. The young, colorful Barrio Brasil neighborhood is undergoing a renaissance and also offers many excellent opportunities for people watching and eating, including the famed Las Vacas Gordas steakhouse on Cienfuegos. The city is no tourist attraction. It is a good place to live in, compared to other capitals in the region a civilised and tranquil city. This is a place where you can cross a street without fearing for your life. But the city seems to be made to be practical, not impressive, like Buenos Aires is. This means that tourist alcohol consumption reaches record highs in Santiago, because it a place where you have to entertain yourself. It is a great place to gather strengths, relax, or live. For a good view of the city, take the funicular to Cerro San Cristobal. Santiago offers some great possibilities for daytrips as well. Valparaiso and Vina del mar are not far away, the mountains have great hiking opportunities, and the ocean is nearby. And, of course, wine lovers have easy access to the Concha y Toro vineyards as well as other producers in the Maipo valley. There are several winter resorts in the nearby mountains. The Ski season opens in june and goes into October. ___________Sights Edit This Virgen del Cierro Virgen del Cierro Giuseppe Perri [Add Sight] Museum of pre- Columbian Art Edit This A representative exhibition of objets from the pre- Columbian cultures of Central America and the Andean region. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] address: Bandera 361 openings: Tuesday to Sunday Bellavista neighborhood Edit This This neighborhood is the center for shopping as well as nighlife. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Los Graneros del Alba Edit This Another good shopping spot is the Los Graneros del Alba shopping village behind the Church of Los Dominicos. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Statue of the Virgin Edit This Virgen del Cierro Virgen del Cierro photo by: Giuseppe Perri Begin with an overview of the city: Take the funicular to see the Statue of the Virgin atop the hill of Cerro San Cristobal and observe the city below. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] Museum of Natural History Edit This exhibiting Easter Island artifacts type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] Santa Lucia Hill Edit This On the Santa Lucia Hill you will find a good art museum as well as lovely gardens. type: Museums World66 rating: [rate it] Plaza de Armas Edit This found at the Plaza de Armas especially on a Sunday when families put on their best and head to the plaza to listen to music from the bandstand or watch the street performers that crowd the square. type: Hotspots World66 rating: [rate it] __________Getting There Edit This Bus to Mendoza Bus to Mendoza Here are a few suggestions to reach Santiago. Contributors April 26, 2006 change by giorgio [Add Global transport mode] By Bus Edit This Another option is to use long distance bus lines. If coming from Buenos Aires, it is possible to use modern buses with "servicio cama" (a comfortable reclining bed) or "semi-cama" (similar to air first class) from the Retiro bus depot in Buenos Aires to Mendoza, a city famous for its wines, next to the Andes mountains. For example ANDESMAR leaves Buenos Aires in the evening every hour starting at 6:30 PM. "Servicio cama" is about 115 Argentine pesos, about US$39.28 and "servicio semi-cama" is AR$95.00, about US$32.45. The 6:30PM bus from Retiro more.. type: By Road World66 rating: [rate it] By Air Edit This Comodoro Arturo Merino Benitez is Chile's international airport, located 21 kilometers (13 miles) from downtown Santiago. Taxis are plentiful from the airport. Fares range from $15 to $20 to most downtown destinations. Buses, as well as shuttle services are also available. Buses operate 24 hours a day, servicing major points from the airport to the city center and costing a measly $2. For a few more dollars, you can ride a shuttle or a minibus, which can drop you at the doorstep of your requested address. Average travel time from the airport to the city center is an hour and a half. type: By Air World66 rating: [rate it] ____________Day Trips Edit This [Add Day Trip] Valparaiso Edit This Valparaíso was recently designated World wide patrimony and holds beautiful sights of houses clinging to steep hills overlooking the sea and beautiful XiX century architecture. Famous also for its New year's fireworks display and rail-levators which are elevator carriages rolling on railoadlike rails, beside the hills transporting passangers up and down. If you want our day trip to Valparaiso you just have to contact us through our website or e-mail address. type: general World66 rating: [rate it] url: www.chileanairtours.cl address: chile tel: 56-2-6641441 email: director@chileanairtours.cl {Pomaire} Edit This Small pottery village type: general World66 rating: [rate it] {Vina del Mar} Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it] {Portillo} Edit This type: general World66 rating: [rate it]