Skyline of Santiago with the Gran Torre, Santiago, Chile, South America

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Santiago

Surprising, cosmopolitan, energetic, sophisticated and worldly, Santiago is a city of syncopated cultural currents, madhouse parties, expansive museums and top-flight restaurants. No wonder 40% of Chileans call the leafy capital city home.

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  • birdeye view of Andes and Santiago, Chile

    Cerro San Cristóbal

    Santiago

    The best views over Santiago are from the peaks and viewpoints of the Parque Metropolitano, better known as Cerro San Cristóbal. At 722 hectares, the park…

  • Sign outside La Chascona, one of Pablo Neruda's homes.

    La Chascona

    Santiago

    When poet Pablo Neruda needed a secret hideaway to spend time with his mistress Matilde Urrutia, he built La Chascona (loosely translated as 'Messy Hair')…

  • Vitral en el techo del Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (GAM)

    Centro Gabriela Mistral

    Santiago

    This striking cultural and performing-arts center – named for Chilean poet Gabriela Mistral, the first Latin American woman to win the Nobel Prize in…

  • Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

    Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

    Santiago

    Exquisite pottery from most major pre-Columbian cultures is the backbone of Santiago's best museum, the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino. As well as…

  • Museo Ralli

    Museo Ralli

    Santiago

    This little-visited museum on a quiet residential street in Vitacura boasts a stunning collection of contemporary Latin American art mixed in with…

  • Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende

    Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende

    Santiago

    Picasso, Miró, Tápies and Matta are some of the artistic heavyweights who gave works to the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende. Begun as a populist…

  • Palacio de la Moneda, Presidential Palace.

    Palacio de la Moneda

    Santiago

    Chile's presidential offices are in the Palacio de la Moneda. The ornate neoclassical building was designed by Italian architect Joaquín Toesca in the…

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