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Santiago’s many cultural offerings, including fine food and boutiques, are entirely captivating. The Chilean capital is in the spotlight, and for good reason: old world charm meets with modern amenities, breathtaking landscapes and a vibrant culinary scene. And with both ski resorts and beaches just 90 minutes away by car, the city is a cosmopolitan and alluring hub for commencing a Chilean journey.
Work with Indagare to design the perfect itinerary for an immersive journey. Our travel experts know the destination inside and out, and they can make recommendations based on your travel needs and preferences.
Most leisure travelers need to fly through cosmopolitan Santiago en route to the country’s most remote attractions: Patagonia or the Atacama Desert. But that is no reason to bypass the opportunity to explore Santiago. Indagare can arrange a customized itinerary with special access and guided touring. Here is just one example of what our destination experts can create for you.
A half-day city tour will provide an overview of Santiago’s most interesting neighborhoods. Your guide will take you to the historic Mercado Central to see its stalls teeming with exotic produce and seafood, and to visit Pablo Neruda’s beloved home, La Chascona, in bohemian Bellavista. Afterward, stroll through barrio Lastarria, where you may want to see what’s on at the Centro Cultural Gabriela Mistral (a government building turned arts complex named in honor of Chile’s most celebrated female poet) or stop for ice cream made with lúcuma and ulmo honey at neighborhood fixture Emporio La Rosa.
One option for your second day in Santiago is to head west and spend a day exploring Valparaíso (“Valpo”) and Viña del Mar, a vibrant seaport with distinctive hills clad in rainbow-colored Victorian mansions, funiculars and collegiate cafés. Little has been changed or renovated since the city’s heyday in the 19th century and the town is scrappy but charming. Walls are covered with beautiful and vibrant graffiti, representing everything from pithy cultural references to what could be considered works of art.
Another favorite excursion outside of Santiago is wine tasting. Indagare can arrange a car and driver who will take you for tastings of Pinots and Syrahs at our favorite wineries in the Casablanca Valley. Kingston Family Vineyards was founded by the descendants of an American who came to Chile in the early 1900s to search for gold, while Morandé is owned by the man who first saw the valley’s vast wine-making potential. The vineyard is home to an outstanding restaurant.
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The 200-plus room Ritz-Carlton still manages to convey an intimate, boutique feeling despite its size.
This urban retreat created by the owners of Singular Patagonia is a sophisticated yet bohemian option in Santiago’s leafy Lastarria neighborhood.
Santiago’s Mercado Central is a majestic little market located in a bustling part of the city, one of the last remnants of an age when passenger trains pulled in and out of the Estación Mapocho and the grand Cal y...
Built in 2006 on a site between the Palacio de la Moneda—the beautiful neoclassical building that once served as a mint, then the presidential palace, and now houses the presidential offices—and Avenida Libertador Bernardo O’Higgins, better known as “the Alameda,”...
Acclaimed Chilean poet Pablo Neruda had three homes in his native country, which have been made into museums. Neruda was a widely traveled diplomat, an obsessive collector and a prolific poet, and a tour through this home, La Chascona, features...
About a 90-minute drive west of Santiago lies the coastal town of Valparaíso. Because Santiago sits inland, this city on the sea emerged in the late 1800s as Chile’s primary shipping port, and benefitted financially from an influx of wealth....
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Santiago is a sprawling metropolis where contemporary glass-and-steel skyscrapers compete with the Andes for attention. And as one Latin America’s most important hubs, it’s also a mecca for foodies as well.
Santiago's charming Lastarria district, bustling with sidewalk cafés, quaint restaurants and markets, is also home to the hottest new hotel in the city. The intimate nine-floor Singular hotel, which opened its doors in late 2014, was inspired by neoclassical French architecture...
Indagare member Robin Noble, from Portland, Me., sent us this postcard of her 2012 trip to the Chilean desert and beyond.
A trip here can easily be combined with these amazing destinations and more. Contact our team to craft the perfect itinerary.
The majestic Andes, with snow-capped peaks and volcanoes, anchor one edge of the horizon, and a red lunar-like desert bleeds in every other direction. Within the seemingly barren terrain of Chile’s Atacama Desert are pockets of great natural drama: red...
Most North American travelers to Chile head way south, to Torres del Paine in remote Patagonia, or north, to the otherworldly Atacama Desert. But in between the two popular regions and about an hour’s flight south of Santiago, lies the...
Spanning both sides of the Andes Mountains in southern Chile and Argentina, Patagonia tops bucket lists for most outdoor enthusiasts, and can be enjoyed by adventurous travelers of all ages. On the Chilean side, Torres del Paine National Park and...
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