2024

MUSEO NACIONAL DE HISTORIA NATURAL

Museum of history and natural sciences
Museum offering a tour of the great eras of the continent's history through ... Read more
2024

UNIVERSITY OF CHILE

Schools colleges and universities to visit
This university, which opened in 1872 and today has 50,000 students, ... Read more
2024

PASEO AHUMADA

Street square and neighborhood to visit

The Paseo is located in the heart of the city centre. The street was transformed into a pedestrian walkway on the initiative of the former mayor of Santiago, Patricio Mekis. Today, the hotel is surrounded by numerous bars, shops and restaurants which make it a privileged meeting place in the centre of the capital, especially on Saturday afternoon.

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2024

ESTACIÓN MAPOCHO

Art gallery exhibition space foundation and cultural center
Built between 1905 and 1912 in brick with a metal structure, this station ... Read more
2024

PLAZA MULATO GIL DE CASTRO

Street square and neighborhood to visit
A small square in the heart of Santiago's old town, featuring galleries, a ... Read more
2024

MUSEO DE LA SOLIDARIDAD SALVADOR ALLENDE

Museums
Museum exhibiting contemporary Chilean and international works on ... Read more
2024

TEATRO MUNICIPAL DE SANTIAGO

Operas and theaters to visit
Theater hosting concerts by the Philharmonic Orchestra, performances by the ... Read more
2024

BASILICA DE LA MERCED

Churches cathedrals basilicas and chapels
Neo-Renaissance church, destroyed and rebuilt several times, featuring a ... Read more
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IGLESIA DE SAN AGUSTÍN

Religious buildings
Church built in 1609, destroyed in 1647 and rebuilt around 1656 with a ... Read more
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AUGUSTINIAN CHURCH

Religious buildings

The first stone of the church was laid in 1857 and was consecrated in 1888. Its facade features four terrazzo columns and two octagonal towers. Inside is a superb Walker organ installed in 1875.

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2024

PALACIO COUSIÑO

Palaces to visit
Palace of a wealthy family built in 1870 by a French architect, with ... Read more
2024

IGLESIA DE LA VERA CRUZ

Religious buildings
Pretty neoclassical church affected by a fire during the 2019 social ... Read more
2024

SERNATUR

Tourist office
Chilean public service based in Santiago, whose role is to encourage and ... Read more
2024

MUSEO DE BELLAS ARTES

Fine arts museum
Neoclassical palace inaugurated in September 1910, featuring a museum with ... Read more