15 Best Things to Do in Santiago

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   Santa Lucía Hill

   Park & nature

   Santa Lucía Hill is a 69-meter-high hill in central Santiago, featuring a 65,300-square-meter park with ornate facades, stairways, and fountains.

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   San Cristóbal Hill

   Park & nature

   San Cristóbal Hill is a prominent hill in northern Santiago, Chile, rising about 300 meters above the city.

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   Sanctuary on San Cristóbal Hill

   Religious site

   The Sanctuary of the Immaculate Conception sits atop San Cristóbal Hill, 863 meters above sea level, and is a major Catholic landmark in Santiago.

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   Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral

   Religious site

   Santiago Metropolitan Cathedral is the main Catholic church in Chile and the seat of the Archbishop of Santiago.

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   La Chascona

   Museum

   La Chascona is a house in Santiago's Barrio Bellavista that belonged to the poet Pablo Neruda.

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   Casa Museo La Chascona

   Museum

   La Chascona was the Santiago home of Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo Neruda, built for his secret lover (and later wife) Matilde Urrutia, its name, meaning 'tousled hair,' refers to her wild…

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   Barrio Lastarria

   NeighborhoodFree entry

   Barrio Lastarria is one of Santiago's most charming and cultured neighbourhoods, a small, walkable enclave of cobbled streets, neoclassical buildings, leafy plazas, and a concentration of bookshops…

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   La Moneda Palace

   Landmark

   La Moneda Palace is the seat of the president of Chile, located in downtown Santiago. It occupies an entire block in the Civic District, bordered by Moneda, Morandé, Alameda, and Teatinos streets.

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   Barrio Bellavista

   Neighborhood

   Barrio Bellavista is a neighborhood dating from 1900, located between the Mapocho River and San Cristóbal Hill in Santiago.

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    Museum of Memory and Human Rights

    Museum

    The Museum of Memory and Human Rights in Santiago, Chile, commemorates victims of human rights violations during the military dictatorship led by Augusto Pinochet from 1973 to 1990.

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    Mercado Central de Santiago

    Market

    Mercado Central de Santiago is the central market of Santiago de Chile. It opened in 1872, replacing an earlier market destroyed by fire.

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    Central Market (Mercado Central)

    MarketFree entry

    Central Market (Mercado Central) in Santiago is a vibrant hub of local life, housed in a striking 19th-century iron-and-glass building in the Santa Lucia district.

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    Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino

    Museum

    The Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art in central Santiago displays artworks and artifacts from Central and South America created before European contact.

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    Plaza de Armas (Santiago)

    Landmark

    Plaza de Armas is the main square of Santiago, Chile. It sits above an old Inca settlement and was the center of the city's original grid layout.

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    Parque Arauco

    MarketFree entry

    Parque Arauco is one of Santiago's premier shopping centers, located in the upscale Las Condes district along Avenida Presidente Kennedy.

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