Housing exhibits such as cloth from the Andes, anthropomorphical objects and shamans’ instruments, the Chilean Museum of Pre-Colombian Art in Santiago is home to a collection which is as vast as the continent itself! Displays relating to Meso-Ameri..

The fine neo-Classical building which can be seen in the popular Parque Forestal is home to the city’s Fine Arts Museum. Don’t miss the remarkable permanent collection of Chilean art, which consists of works created since the colonial period. Numerou..

The Casa Colorada (1769), one of Santiago’s fine examples of civil colonial architecture, owes its name to its red façade. The house was once home to Mateo Toro y Zambrano, president of the first revolutionary junta of Chile, and now houses the Mus..

If you’re finding the heat of Santiago too much, then head for the hills! The Parque Metropolitano on Cerro San Cristóbal, a hill overlooking the capital to the north of Bellavista , can be reached on foot, by cable car or funicular. Fresh air, pa..

The Palacio de la Moneda in Santiago , the presidential palace since 1846 and now the seat of government, bears the memory of the 1973 coup which led to the death of Allende. A symbol of Chilean resistance, it was designed by the Spanish (1786) and ..

The picturesque, colourful district of Bellavista, in Santiago , lies at the foot of San Cristóbal hill . With a lively atmosphere from dawn to dusk, this area is full of young people, musicians and street peddlers and is home to a multitude of caf..

Consisting of three small houses surrounded by vegetation, La Chascona is the soul of Bellavista , reflecting the colourful atmosphere of this district. It was here that the poet Pablo Neruda lived with his wife during his visits to Santiago . The ..

Stalls heavy with fish and around thirty restaurants serving fish and seafood tempt customers in this beautiful metallic building, which was once an exhibition hall (1868). Now housing Chile’s central market, the building resounds with the cries of t..