I'm not a big fan of Santiago but I think this city has a lot of interesting places to visit even though I haven't visited all of them.
1.- La Moneda Palace: The house of government is an idispensable place to visit because is a building with a lot of history. It has a very beautiful architecture too: It is the only build in South America of a pure Italian Neo-Classical style (it was built between the years 1786 and 1812 and was designed by the italian architect Joaquín Toesca).
2.- Central Station: originally called "Alameda Station" and designed by the famous architect Gustav Eiffel, The Central Station is the main rail terminal in Chile which make it a place with a very hectic life (specially commercial). The dark side (as some Star Wars's fans says) of this place is the crime: since it is such a crowded place, the thieves can steal things from people (mainly tourists) easily.
3.- Sta Lucia Hill: to my mind this is one of the most beautiful places in Santiago and one with a lot of history too. This place was the hill where Pedro de Valdivia watched the Mapocho Valley for first time and reclaimed it as property of the Spanish Crown. Like the mentioned places before, this place has a beatiful architecture with a lot of fountains, gardens and viewpoints; all of them were part of the remodeling plan promoted by Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna in the year 1872. Besides, the National Library is next to it and that's another interesting place to visit.
4.- The Palace of Fine Arts: this museum is the oldest in South America and possesses a lot of importan art collections. It also has a great French architecture. Furthermore, since the museum is located in the Forestall Park, you could take a nice walk towards Baquedano Square and buy an unusual flavored ice cream (like pepper, tomato, cinnamon, etc) in Emporio La Rosa.
5.- Quinta Normal Park: this is a huge park with a lot of museums and university faculties. You could spend all day inside and perhaps you couldn't visit all its features like The Natural History Museum, The Contemporary Art Museum, The Children's Museum, The Science and Technology Museum, etc.
This list is not in importance order, but if you ask me the top one in the list should be Sta Lucia Hill and then all the others.
1.- La Moneda Palace: The house of government is an idispensable place to visit because is a building with a lot of history. It has a very beautiful architecture too: It is the only build in South America of a pure Italian Neo-Classical style (it was built between the years 1786 and 1812 and was designed by the italian architect Joaquín Toesca).
2.- Central Station: originally called "Alameda Station" and designed by the famous architect Gustav Eiffel, The Central Station is the main rail terminal in Chile which make it a place with a very hectic life (specially commercial). The dark side (as some Star Wars's fans says) of this place is the crime: since it is such a crowded place, the thieves can steal things from people (mainly tourists) easily.
3.- Sta Lucia Hill: to my mind this is one of the most beautiful places in Santiago and one with a lot of history too. This place was the hill where Pedro de Valdivia watched the Mapocho Valley for first time and reclaimed it as property of the Spanish Crown. Like the mentioned places before, this place has a beatiful architecture with a lot of fountains, gardens and viewpoints; all of them were part of the remodeling plan promoted by Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna in the year 1872. Besides, the National Library is next to it and that's another interesting place to visit.
4.- The Palace of Fine Arts: this museum is the oldest in South America and possesses a lot of importan art collections. It also has a great French architecture. Furthermore, since the museum is located in the Forestall Park, you could take a nice walk towards Baquedano Square and buy an unusual flavored ice cream (like pepper, tomato, cinnamon, etc) in Emporio La Rosa.
5.- Quinta Normal Park: this is a huge park with a lot of museums and university faculties. You could spend all day inside and perhaps you couldn't visit all its features like The Natural History Museum, The Contemporary Art Museum, The Children's Museum, The Science and Technology Museum, etc.
This list is not in importance order, but if you ask me the top one in the list should be Sta Lucia Hill and then all the others.
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I've never visited "La Moneda", I really ought to! There is a museum right underneath it if I'm not mistaken. From what I've heard there are always interesting exhibitions there. =)
I'm not a big fan of Santiago but I think this city has a lot of interesting places to visit even though I haven't visited all of them.
1.- La Moneda Palace: The house of government is an idispensable place to visit because is a building with a lot of history. It has a very beautiful architecture too: It is the only build in South America of a pure Italian Neo-Classical style (it was built between the years 1786 and 1812 and was designed by the italian architect Joaquín Toesca).
2.- Central Station: originally called "Alameda Station" and designed by the famous architect Gustav Eiffel, The Central Station is the main rail terminal in Chile which SVA make it a place with a very hectic life (specially commercial). The dark side (as some Star Wars's fans says) of this place is the crime: since it is such a crowded place, the thieves can steal things from people (mainly tourists) easily.
3.- Sta Lucia Hill: to my mind this is one of the most beautiful places in Santiago and one with a lot of history too. This place was the hill where Pedro de Valdivia watched the Mapocho Valley for first time and reclaimed it as property of the Spanish Crown. Like the mentioned places before, this place has a beatiful architecture with a lot of fountains, gardens and viewpoints; all of them were part of the remodeling plan promoted by Benjamin Vicuña Mackenna in the year 1872. Besides, the National Library is next to it and that's another interesting place to visit.
4.- The Palace of Fine Arts: this museum is the oldest in South America and possesses a lot of importan art collections. It also has a great French architecture. Furthermore, since the museum is located in the Forestall Park, you could take a nice walk towards Baquedano Square and buy an unusual flavored ice cream (like pepper, tomato, cinnamon, etc) in Emporio La Rosa.
5.- Quinta Normal Park: this is a huge park with a lot of museums and university faculties. You could spend all day inside and perhaps you couldn't visit all its features like The Natural History Museum, The Contemporary Art Museum, The Children's Museum, The Science and Technology Museum, etc.
This list is not in importance order, but if you ask me the top one in the list should be Sta Lucia Hill and then all the others.
Ignacio,
I agree with you one of the best places to admire Santiago(if you can do that of course) is the Sta Lucia the problem in my opinion is the making-out couples. They can be a bit annoying
regards,
miss
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