Self-guided Sightseeing Tour #1 in Valdivia, Chile

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Number of sights 10 sights
Distance 2.9 km
Ascend 17 m
Descend 12 m

Experience Valdivia in Chile in a whole new way with our free 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.

Activities in ValdiviaIndividual Sights in Valdivia

Sight 1: Museo de la Exploración Rudolph Amandus Philippi

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Museo de la Exploración Rudolph Amandus Philippi is a museum in Valdivia run by Austral University of Chile. The exhibitions at the museum deals with the exploration of southern Chile, specially those made by the German naturalist Rodolfo Amando Philippi.

Wikipedia: Museo de la Exploración Rudolph Amandus Philippi (EN)

120 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 2: Museo Mauricio van de Maele (Casa Anwandter)

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Museo Histórico y Antropológico Maurice van de Maele or is an anthropology and history museum in Valdivia run by Universidad Austral de Chile. The exhibitions at the museum deals with Mapuche and Huilliche culture and the German colonization of southern Chile. The museums exhibits collections of archaeological artifacts and also tools, toys, jewelry, textiles, ceramics and photo collection. The museum is named after Maurice van de Maele a Belgian amateur journalist, archaeologist and anthropologist who worked in Universidad Austral.

Wikipedia: Museo Histórico y Antropológico Maurice van de Maele (EN)

317 meters / 4 minutes

Sight 3: Submarino O'Brien (S22)

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Submarino O'Brien (S22)

The Chilean submarine O'Brien was an Oberon-class submarine in the Chilean Navy.

Wikipedia: Chilean submarine O'Brien (S22) (EN)

116 meters / 1 minutes

Sight 4: Arturo Prat

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Arturo Prat

Agustín Arturo Prat Chacón was a Chilean Navy officer and lawyer. He was killed in the Battle of Iquique, during the War of the Pacific. During his career, Prat had taken part in several naval engagements, including battles at Papudo (1865), and at the Abtao (1866). Following his death, his name became a rallying cry for Chilean forces, and Arturo Prat has since been considered a national hero.

Wikipedia: Arturo Prat (EN)

284 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 5: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo

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Museo de Arte Contemporáneo or MAC is a modern art museum in Valdivia run by Universidad Austral de Chile. It was founded in 1994 by the then rector of Universidad Austral Manfred Max-Neef and the artist Hernán Miranda. Artists that have had exhibitions at MAC include: Nicanor Parra and Juan Francisco Salazar. MAC was built in the same site of the old Anwandter Brewery that collapsed during the 1960 Valdivia earthquake.

Wikipedia: Museo de Arte Contemporáneo Valdivia (EN)

419 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 6: Plaza de la República

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The Plaza de la República is the official name given to the Plaza de Armas in the Chilean city of Valdivia, capital of the Los Ríos Region, in the south of the country. It is located in the urban center of the city, a few streets from the banks of the Calle-Calle River. It has the particularity of being the only bullring in Chile that bears this name.

Wikipedia: Plaza de la República (Valdivia) (ES)

141 meters / 2 minutes

Sight 7: Catedral de Valdivia

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The Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral Also Valdivia Cathedral Is the main Catholic church of the Valdivia diocese, built in the center of the homonymous city of Valdivia, in the South American country of Chile.

Wikipedia: Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral, Valdivia (EN)

220 meters / 3 minutes

Sight 8: Pedro de Valdivia

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Pedro de Valdivia

Pedro Gutiérrez de Valdivia or Valdiva was a Spanish conquistador and the first royal governor of Chile. After serving with the Spanish army in Italy and Flanders, he was sent to South America in 1534, where he served as lieutenant under Francisco Pizarro in Peru, acting as his second in command.

Wikipedia: Pedro de Valdivia (EN)

390 meters / 5 minutes

Sight 9: Centro Cultural Casa Prochelle I

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The Prochelle I and II Houses are two old mansions located on Teja Island next to the Chilean city of Valdivia, in the homonymous province of the Los Ríos Region. Both, together with the Prochelle Park adjacent to them, have been considered since 1985 Historical Monument of Chile.

Wikipedia: Casas y Parque Prochelle (ES)

886 meters / 11 minutes

Sight 10: Memorial a Rector Fundador

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Eduardo Morales Miranda was one of the founders of Universidad Austral de Chile, and its first rector. He was born to Abdón Morales and Amelia Miranda, who lived in Constitución, Maule Region, Chile. Morales went to high school in Liceo Manuel Blanco Encalada in Talca, and went on later to study medicine in Universidad de Chile, where he became a physician. In 1954 he was elected President of the Directory of Members of the newly created Universidad Austral de Chile. He was elected rector of the university the same year and stayed in that position until 1961 when he renounced. He turned 100 in November 2010.

Wikipedia: Eduardo Morales Miranda (EN)

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