A cultural roadmap around Chile’s Capital

Let’s kick off the first day with a tour of Barrio Yungay (the Yungay neighborhood), which is like a stroll through Santiago’s historical roots, created after the victory in the Battle of Yungay in 1839.

It is one of the city’s most multicultural areas that preserves much of the original architecture and is known for having several Chilean food restaurants, such as the Amadeus Lab, right on the corner of the Presidential residence and the Amadeus Lab Plaza with its monument of the Roto Chileno (something like the “underdog”) that pays homage to the men who participated in the war against the Peruvian-Bolivian Confederation.

On your second day in the city, we recommend you visit Quinta Normal. This neighborhood is located in the northeast of the city and offers a great park that gave its name to the area, with 35 hectares of vegetation, a lagoon, and walkways that run through the whole area.

Its main attraction is the National Museum of Natural History where you can see the skeleton of a whale and many other species of great importance for the natural and cultural heritage of the country. As you leave the park you can also visit the Museo de la Memoria (Museum of Memory) and learn more about Chile’s contemporary history.

On the third day, we recommend a walk through the streets of José Miguel De La Barra, Santa Lucía and José Victorino Lastarria. In this district, you will get to know another part of our country’s culture at the Fine Arts Museum, with its Beaux-Arts architecture, and displays of permanent and temporary exhibitions.Opposite the museum is the Parque Forestal, an urban park with old trees where you can rest and take a break. Nearby, on Santa Lucía Street, is the entrance to the hill of the same name, an ideal place to take photos of the castle on its summit. Just one street away, you can eat at the restaurants of the Lastarria neighborhood and then visit the Gabriela Mistral Centre (GAM, Centre for Contemporary Culture).