Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #6 in Santiago, Chile

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Number of sights 17 sights
Distance 10.5 km
Ascend 71 m
Descend 89 m

Experience Santiago in Chile in a whole new way with our self-guided sightseeing tour. This site not only offers you practical information and insider tips, but also a rich variety of activities and sights you shouldn't miss. Whether you love art and culture, want to explore historical sites or simply want to experience the vibrant atmosphere of a lively city - you'll find everything you need for your personal adventure here.

Individual Sights in Santiago

Sight 1: O'Higgins Park

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O'Higgins Park, covering approximately 75 hectares, is Santiago, Chile's second largest public park after Metropolitan Park. It is situated in the center of the capital city, within the Santiago Commune.

Wikipedia: O'Higgins Park (EN)

1103 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 2: Plaza Ercilla

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Plaza Ercilla is an urban park located in the Chilean commune of Santiago, in the Metropolitan Region. Its name is due in homage to the Spanish writer and soldier, Alonso de Ercilla, author of the epic poem La Araucana, which narrates episodes of the beginning of the Conquest of Chile.

Wikipedia: Plaza Ercilla (ES)

757 meters / 9 minutes

Sight 3: Museo Histórico Militar

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The Historical and Military Museum of Chile or in its acronym MHM, is an establishment located in the commune of Santiago, Chile. Of a permanent nature, it is a non-profit institution, open to the public and at the service of society and its development. The administration of the museum is in charge of the Garrison of the Chilean Army. It was created to make known to the citizens the military history of Chile and its value as a historical-cultural heritage, the formation of the nation and also to publicize the values and traditions of the Army.

Wikipedia: Museo Histórico y Militar de Chile (ES)

910 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 4: Palacio Piwonka Jilabert

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The Piwonka Palace is located at 412 Ejército Avenue in front of the church of San Lázaro in the Santiago district of the capital of Chile. It is one of the palaces that is part of the Eighteenth Quarter and is used as the Central House by the Diego Portales University, which restored it while maintaining its initial attributes.

Wikipedia: Palacio Piwonka (ES)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 5: Diego Portales

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Diego Portales

Diego José Pedro Víctor Portales y Palazuelos was a Chilean statesman and entrepreneur. As a minister of president José Joaquín Prieto's government, he played a pivotal role in shaping the state and politics in the 19th century, delivering with the Constitution of 1833 the framework of the Chilean state for almost a century. Portales' influential political policies included unitarianism, presidentialism and conservatism which led to the consolidation of Chile as a constitutional, authoritarian republic with the franchise restricted to upper class men.

Wikipedia: Diego Portales (EN)

77 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 6: Iglesia San Lazaro

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The church of San Lázaro is a Catholic temple dedicated to San Lázaro located on Calle Ejército Libertador corner Gorbea, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. Inaugurated on August 15, 1930, it is under the administration of the Order of the Mother of God. It was declared a National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, by Supreme Decree No. 21, of January 16, 1992.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de San Lázaro (Santiago de Chile) (ES)

699 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 7: Palacio Heiremans

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The Heiremans Palace is a building located in the República neighborhood of Santiago de Chile, which houses the Salvador Allende Solidarity Museum and the Salvador Allende Foundation.

Wikipedia: Palacio Heiremans (ES)

1 meters / 0 minutes

Sight 8: Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende

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Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende

The Museum of Solidarity Salvador Allende (MSSA) (Spanish: Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende) is a contemporary art museum located in Santiago, Chile, named after Salvador Allende, president of Chile between 1970 and 1973.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende (EN)

122 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 9: Casonas de Avenida República

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The Casonas de Avenida República are a group of mansions built during the second half of the nineteenth century in the Barrio República, part of the old town of Santiago, in the sector bounded to the north by the Alameda, Ejército to the east, Blanco Encalada to the south and Avenida España to the west.

Wikipedia: Casonas de Avenida República (ES)

1201 meters / 14 minutes

Sight 10: Antiguo Teatro Carrera

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The Carrera Theater is an old theater located in the Concha y Toro neighborhood, specifically on Libertador General Bernardo O'Higgins Avenue, between Maturana and Concha y Toro streets, in the center of the city of Santiago, Chile. Opened in 1927, a restaurant and bar has been operating in the place since 2012. The theater was declared a National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historical Monument, by Decree No. 487, of September 29, 1989.

Wikipedia: Teatro Carrera (ES)

699 meters / 8 minutes

Sight 11: Iglesia de la Gratitud Nacional

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The National Shrine of Mary Help of Christians, initially named the Church of National Gratitude to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, is a neo-Gothic style temple in Santiago de Chile that is located in the same place where, during colonial times, the hermitage of San Miguel stood.

Wikipedia: Iglesia de la Gratitud Nacional (ES)

475 meters / 6 minutes

Sight 12: Conjunto Virginia Opazo

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The Conjunto Virginia Opazo is an architectural ensemble designed by architect Luciano Kulczewski, which is located in the Barrio República, in downtown Santiago, Chile. It consists of 33 two-story terraced houses. The residential subdivision was inaugurated in 1944, and was declared as a National Monument of Chile on November 10, 1992, within the category of Zona Típica.

Wikipedia: Conjunto Virginia Opazo (EN)

1097 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 13: Edificio Corporativo Empresa de los Ferrocarriles del Estado

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The Correos de Chile sorting station is a building located on Exposición Street, in the commune of Estación Central, city of Santiago, Chile.

Wikipedia: Central clasificadora de Correos de Chile (ES), Website

1042 meters / 13 minutes

Sight 14: Planetario Chile

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The Chile Planetarium, also known as the Planetarium of the University of Santiago de Chile or Usach Planetarium, is located in the premises of said university in the commune of Estación Central, Santiago de Chile. Since its inauguration in the 1980s, it has become one of the main tourist settings in Santiago. It is one of the 50 most reputable audiovisual centers for astronomical dissemination in the world, and its 20-meter diameter dome places it among the largest planetariums.

Wikipedia: Planetario Chile (ES), Website

1034 meters / 12 minutes

Sight 15: Museo Artequin

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The Artequin Museum is an interactive Chilean museum, inaugurated in 1992 and installed in the Paris Pavilion, located in the commune of Estación Central in the city of Santiago.

Wikipedia: Museo Artequin (ES), Website

387 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 16: Parque Quinta Normal

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Quinta Normal Park is an urban park in the city of Santiago, Chile. The park is in a commune, or district of the same name, Quinta Normal. The park is bounded by Matucana Avenue to the east, Portales Avenue to the south and Santo Domingo Street to the north. It is home to several museums, including the Chilean National Museum of Natural History. Near the park is the Museum of Memory and Human Rights. The park is also near a public library.

Wikipedia: Quinta Normal Park (EN)

852 meters / 10 minutes

Sight 17: Matucana 100

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Matucana 100Osmar Valdebenito from Santiago, Chile / CC BY-SA 2.0

The Centro Cultural Matucana 100 is a cultural center located in the commune of Estación Central in Santiago, Chile, near Quinta Normal Park. Matucana 100 is a not-for-profit corporation that hosts and plans cultural events and educational programs related to the contemporary arts including dance, theatre, music, photography, the visual arts and cinema. The center takes its name from its street address.

Wikipedia: Centro Cultural Matucana 100 (EN)

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