Tourism in Valparaiso city
Distance:
Valparaiso - 120 Kilometers away from Santiago
Valparaiso - 406 Kilometers away from Mendoza, Argentina
Main Activity: Tourism and Commerce
Valparaiso is located across from the bay called Quintil by the changos that
inhabited the coast. It was seized in 1536 and baptized Valparaiso by Juan de
Saavedra in hommage to his natal city in Spain.
Valparaiso turned into a key point of the sea routes that came from the Atlantic
Ocean through the cape Hornos to the coasts and islands of the Pacific.
Valparaiso served as a part for landing and supply. In its wavehouses they
stored the merchandise that was to be taken to the parts of the Pacific and
Oceanian.
English immigrants, as well a french and germans settled down in Valparaiso
and managed the import commerce.
Valparaiso turned into the main commercial and financial center of Chile. It was
the pionner in urban development in the country. In the city lived the pioneers
of the new economical class that emerged from the mining in the north
This boom came to its end between 1914 and 1930; the building of the Panama cannal
changed Valparaiso from passing port to terminal part of the sea routes.
The first most important port of Chile. The commercial district is concentrated
in the zone near the bay, while the residential quarters are located on the steeped
hills that surround the city.
Valparaiso is, nowadays, commercial and administrative center of the V Region of
Chile and workplace of Viña del Mar, Reñaca, Concón and the island cities of Quilpe,
Villa Alemana and Peñablanca. It is also seat of the National Congress and an
important university center.
It is also the seat of the legislative power. Its streets are characterized for
a mixture of ancient buildings with others of modern architecture.
The city suffered tremendous damage during the 1.906, 1.907 and 1.971 earthquakes.
The city blends the future with the part. In the shape of an amphitheater, it is
embedded in a ample bay surrounded by high mountains through which the streets,
passages and walkways go up to the top.
Between the foot of the mountain and the sea lays the "plan" of Valparaiso with
the commerce, the financial center, offices and old houses.
Valparaiso, a touristic city. It has great hotels, restaurants
and beaches.
Among the most important beaches outstand: Las Docas beaches, Laguna Verde, The
Torpederos, San Mateo, Portales, Caletas, El Membrillo, Los Cerros, Playa Ancha
and Santo Domingo.
Elevators of: Artillería, Polanco, Turri, Cordillera, Larraín, Las Monjas, Florida,
El Peral, Concepción, Barón and Las Cañas.
It´s also interesting to visit: The Torre del Reloj (The Clock Tower), the Estación
Barón (The Baron Station), Valparaiso Customs. The Past Intendancy of Valparaiso.
The Building of the Bolsa de Comercio. The Reloj Turri (The Turri Clock), the Navy
Club, The Mercury of Valparaiso Daily Journal. "La Sebastiana" Pablo Neruda´s House.
City Tour around Valparaiso:
· Ciudad de Valparaíso - Centro
· Ciudad de Valparaíso - Norte
· Ciudad de Valparaíso - Sur
Tour Site Attractions:
· The Churches of Santo Domingo and Sagrados Corazones
· The Cathedral and of the Padres Franceses and Jesuitas
· The Navy Academy and the Navy and Marine Museums
· The Catholic University of Valparaiso (1928)
· Federico Santa Maria Technological University
· The Municipal Art Gallery
· Municipal Museum of Fine Arts
· The Open Pit Museum and the Museum of Natural History
· Sotomayor, Aníbal Pinto, Bismarck, Simón Bolivar and O´Higgins, Squares
· The Coastline boulevards of Juan de Saavedra and Altamirano Avenue
General Information:
Commerce Schedule: From Monday to Friday 9:00 to 13:00 and 16:00 to 20:00
Saturday 9:00 to 13:00
Hotels in Valparaiso
Cerca al centro urbano y comercial, terminal de buses.
A four star´s hotel located in downtown.
The Grand House, residence of principles of the XX century invites you to appreciate
and to enjoy the sea and the city that rest to its feet, from all its rooms, terraces
and atmospheres, but mainly of a careful and pleasant attention.
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