Centro HistóricoPlaza de Armas and Metropolitan Cathedral
Santiago's point zero: the Cathedral, the Central Post Office and the National History Museum around the founding square.
HeritageCentro HistóricoMercado Central
A 19th-century iron structure and the city's best-known seafood kitchen.
Food and DrinkCentro HistóricoMuseo Chileno de Arte Precolombino
A collection of art from the indigenous peoples of the Americas, in the former Royal Customs House.
CultureCentro HistóricoCentro Cultural La Moneda
Exhibitions, a film archive and a design shop beneath Plaza de la Ciudadanía.
CultureBarrio LastarriaCentro GAM
Theater, dance and exhibitions at the most active cultural center on the Alameda axis.
CultureBarrio LastarriaPlaza Mulato Gil de Castro
A courtyard of bookshops, cafés and the Museum of Visual Arts in the heart of Lastarria.
CultureBarrio LastarriaCerro Santa Lucía
Terraces, fountains and lookouts over the historic center. A 20-minute climb.
OutdoorsBarrio Bellas ArtesMuseo Nacional de Bellas Artes
The oldest art museum in South America, in the Palace of Fine Arts.
CultureBarrio Bellas ArtesParque Forestal
A tree-lined promenade along the Mapocho, with the MAC and weekend fairs.
OutdoorsBarrio YungayPasaje Adriana Cousiño
One of the best-preserved residential passageways of 19th-century Santiago.
HeritageBarrio YungayPlaza Yungay
The monument to the Roto Chileno and the neighborhood with the most cités and republican architecture.
HeritageBarrio BrasilPlaza Brasil
A bohemian square surrounded by heritage façades, cafés and bars.
OutdoorsBarrio Concha y ToroPlaza Libertad de Prensa
The most photogenic neighborhood in Santiago: cobblestones, mansions and curved streets from 1920.
HeritageBarrio París LondresParís-Londres streets
Two blocks of 1920s European architecture, next to the San Francisco Church.
HeritageBarrio París LondresSan Francisco Church and Museum
The oldest standing building in Santiago and its museum of colonial art.
HeritageBarrio ItaliaPorta Azul
Design galleries, antique dealers and workshops in the neighborhood with the most independent shops.
ShoppingBarrio ItaliaBarrio Italia food circuit
Restaurants and cafés in restored houses between Providencia and Ñuñoa.
Food and DrinkPlaza ÑuñoaTeatro UC
Theater listings 50 meters from the square, in Ñuñoa's bohemian neighborhood.
CulturePlaza ÑuñoaPlaza Ñuñoa food boulevard
Terraces, breweries and neighborhood cooking around the square.
Food and DrinkParque BustamanteCafé Literario Parque Bustamante
A public library and café overlooking the park, with a free cultural program.
CultureCentro HistóricoParque Almagro
The green lung of south-central Santiago, with old trees, courts and neighborhood life facing the Sacramentinos church.
OutdoorsCentro HistóricoIglesia de los Sacramentinos
An early 20th-century temple inspired by the Sacré-Cœur in Paris, with its crypt and towers above the park.
HeritageCentro HistóricoCasa Central de la Universidad Católica
A 1913 heritage building right on the Alameda, with its palm courtyard and an exhibition gallery open to the public.
CultureBarrio RepúblicaAvenida República
The axis of late 19th-century mansions that today houses university headquarters and faculties.
HeritageBarrio RepúblicaClub Hípico de Santiago
An 1870 racecourse with its grandstand building and gardens, on the western edge of the neighborhood.
OutdoorsBarrio RepúblicaParque O'Higgins
The great public park of southern Santiago, with the Elipse, the Movistar Arena and Fantasilandia.
OutdoorsBarrio BellavistaLa Chascona
The house Pablo Neruda built for Matilde Urrutia on the slopes of San Cristóbal, today a house museum.
CultureBarrio BellavistaCerro San Cristóbal
The funicular climbs from Pío Nono to the lookout and the Virgin, in the Metropolitan Park.
OutdoorsBarrio BellavistaPatio Bellavista
A pedestrian block with restaurants, design shops and lapis lazuli crafts.
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