City Tour in Valparaiso, Chile
Trips around Valparaíso - Visiting the Port Quarter
This is the central part of the city. It stretches out between The Plaza de la Aduana and The Plaza Sotomayor. It is interesting to visit:
- Muelle Prat, located in front of The Estación Puerto
- El Puerto, located in front of The Muelle Prat
- Aduana Building
- Ascensor Artillería
- The 21 de Mayo View Point Place
- Navy Museum
- Sotomayor Square
- Echaurren Square
- Costanera Avenue
- Suize Garden Pumpin
Visiting the Hills and View Points
These are residential places that turn Valparaiso into a famous site. It is interesting to visit there: - The Yugoslavo Sidewalk that is located 45 meters above the sea level.
- The Baburizza Palace where the Museum of Bellas Artes is placed.
- The Gervasoni Sidewalk., a view point above the cliffs.
Visiting the Financial and Commercial Quarter and The Outdoor Museum
It goes along the Sotomayor and the Victoria Square. It is interesting to visit:
- Prat Street
- Esmeralda Street
- Anibal Pinto Square
- Condell Street
- Victoria Square
- Outdoor Museum of Valparaiso
Visiting the Plan (heart of the city) of Valparaiso
Arriving there, will take you a three hours round trip by car. You can also go there by trolley bus. It is interesting to visit:
- 21 de Mayo Sidewalk
- Echaurren Square
- Sotomayor Square
- Victoria Square
- Central House of the Catholic University of Valparaiso
- National Congress
Visiting the Hills of Valparaiso
This trip comprises the best sights of the city. It is interesting to visit:
- Camino de Cintura, a street that connects the chain of the hills that surround Valparaiso.
- La Sebastiana, the famous poet Pablo Neruda´s last residence.
- Cerro Alegre, a popular hill.
Tour to the Temples and Churches of Valparaiso
- Matriz del Salvador Church - Anglicana Saint Paul Church - Luterana Church - Sagrados Corazones de los Padres Franceses Church - San Francisco Church
Caleta El Membrillo. From this place, you can see, in the mornings, the arrival of the handmade boats full of fish. Fishermen sell the fish, directly, to the customers. In this place, you can find seafood restaurants, especially, in the famous restaurant “El Castillo” that is located on a hill.
Playa Las Torpederas (Beach) A calm water beach surrounded by paths and gardens.
Laguna Verde (Lake). A little town dedicated to tree exploitation and agriculture. In here, there is a quiet spa that contains beaches of white sand enclosed in a bay and surrounded by high mountains which are covered by rocky walls and pine trees. The place also counts with various accommodations and camping areas.
Caleta de Quintay A fishermen town that is surrounded by a little beach. Near to the Caleta, the ruins of La Ballenera, an old industrial complex oriented to the processing of cetaceans, are situated.
Palacio Ross
Declared a National Monument in 1976. It is located in Salvador Donoso 1337. The palace building faces onto both Avenida Brasil and Calle Bellavista. It was constructed between 1888 and 1890 and enlarged in 1929. Today it is the clubhouse of the German Club.
Estación Barón Clock Tower
Declared a National Monument in 1972.It is located between Avenida España and Avenida Argentina. The tower is built of exposed brick-work, 15.20 meters high, with an interior wooden staircase giving access to the workings of the clock, which was made in England. It dates from 1865 and its location is the site of the station where the first rail was laid for the line which connected Santiago with Valparaíso.
Valparaíso Customs House
Declared a National Monument in 1976. It stands between Calle Bustamante and Calle Lord Cochrane. The building was constructed by a North American, John Brown, in the American colonial style in 1854. It has stuccoed brick walls 1.20 meters thick, and is raised on stone foundations. The roof, staircase and supports of the second storey are of wood.
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