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Places to Visit in Santiago | Mavimore

There are many places to visit and see in Santiago. We are sure that the places to visit, from cathedrals to squares and museums, will excite you. For a fun trip to Santiago, it will be enough to spend about 3-4 days in the city. We have listed for you the most important places to visit and see in the city. You can make your choice among these places and create your travel plan. Santiago ranks first among the important cities to which many tourists flock every year. Among the places you should see in the city, which is eye-catching with its modern and natural structure, are Ahumada Street, Plaza de Armas, Santiago Cathedral, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago (Chilean National History Museum), Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace), Santiago Municipal Theatre, Biblioteca. Nacional de Chile (National Library), Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes MNBA (Palace of Fine Arts), Cerro San Cristobal Hill and La Chascona House is located. You can find detailed information about these places mentioned above below. Ahumada Street, considered the heart of the city, is one of the streets where you can see the most famous names of the city. There are many cafes and restaurants on the street, which is one of the meeting places of many theater and cinema artists. You can sit in one of these cafes and sip your coffee to get to know the city and its people. Ahumada Street attracts attention with its very colorful structure. Children’s games and street shows organized on the street ensure that visitors stay here for a long time. Besides, there is Plaza de Armas at the end of the street. The street is one of the most popular places for shopping lovers. Here you can find many shops, souvenir shops, accessory shops and shops selling clothes. You can also watch the view of the street from the high hill and watch the sunset here. Plaza de Armas, one of the most authentic and interesting places in Santiago, is one of the oldest squares in the region. Designed in a square shape, the square is the first square built in a grid layout. Additionally, this square is used as a meeting point by most people in the city. The square was designed by Petro de Gamboa in 1541. The most popular feature of the square is that it is used only by pedestrians. There are many cafes, restaurants, hostels and hotels on this square. This very lively area is one of the places where musical performances of various orchestras are held on special days. Since the city is crowded, there are many places to visit around this square. You can also see many ceramic products exhibited in the square. Santiago Cathedral, whose construction started in 1748, was completed many years later. The completion date of the cathedral, which was completed 240 years later, is 1800. The structure was built by Manuel Tolsa. Santiago Cathedral; It is also called the Sun Temple. One of the most important features of the cathedral is the large number of bells it has. There are 16 bells in total in the cathedral, each weighing around 12 tons. We definitely recommend you to see this historical cathedral while you are in Santiago. Inside the cathedral you can also find many sculptures, engravings, altars, antiques and paintings. The most interesting thing you will see in this structure, which plays a great role in the photographs of tourists who visit it, is the priest walking around with a bell in his hand. You can spare some of your time in Santiago Cathedral to see this interesting ritual. Located north of Plaza de Armas, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago has been located in Santiago since 1982. The building hosted the Royal Courts of Chile between 1804 and 1807. In 1818, the building began to be used as a congress building. The National History Museum, which has a very historical past, is one of the places where many important works are located in one area. Opened to visitors as a museum in 1911, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago offers women’s clothing, sewing machines, furniture and decorative items to visitors. In addition, visitors can see many items related to Chilean daily life in the museum. You can enter the museum between 10.00 and 17.00. Palacio de la Moneda, built by Italian architect Joaquin Toesca between 1784 and 1885, is one of the places where you can examine the bureaucratic buildings of Chile. The building was bombed and seriously damaged as a result of the military coup in 1973. After this date, the Presidential Palace was restored and started to be used again on March 11, 1981. Today, you can still find many things in this building related to the points damaged by the coup in 1973. Additionally, if you visit the building in the morning, you can also see the official ceremony held at 10:00 every day. In this ceremony, you can watch the changing of the guard ceremony of male and female soldiers wearing green uniforms. You should definitely spare some of your time for the Presidential Palace, one of the important historical places of the city. Santiago Municipal Theatre, built by French architect Edward Baines in 1857, was seriously damaged in the earthquake in 1906. The first opera play performed in the field of theater was Giuseppe Verdi and Ernani Opera. The theater, which has a total audience capacity of 1,800, has become a very famous city symbol. The capacity of the Municipal Theatre, which was seriously damaged after the fire, was reduced to 1,500 people. The internal structure of the theater, whose restoration work has begun, has been further enriched and built. The building, which became even richer between 1952 and 1959, still hosts many cultural events today. Since 1955, the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra has been giving its concerts here, attracting thousands of tourists. Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, the number one address for book lovers, is an important center where the city’s most important resources are located. Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, one of the largest libraries in South America, moved to its current building in 1925. It is possible to find valuable manuscripts and important out-of-print books in the library. Since many of the important works were donated to this library by their owners, we believe that you can find the work you are looking for here. You can spend some of your time in this library and access important English resources. The library’s opening hours are between 09.00 and 19.00 every weekday. Those who want to visit Biblioteca Nacional de Chile on Saturday should visit the library between 09.15-14.00. The library is closed on Sundays. You can visit this library just to see its magnificent architecture. Santiago, one of the most important art centers of South America, appears as a very important building with the Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes MNBA, that is, the palace of fine arts. Protected by the organization called the Art Association since 1880, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes MNBA is one of the most important places where you can see contemporary works of the country. The museum building was built in 1910 for the independence of Chile. Previously, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Chile was also providing education in this building. In addition, a second-hand market is held in the garden of the museum on certain days. Food, books, clothes and CDs are sold in this market. For those who want to enter the museum, it is free on Sunday. You can check out the website to see the events taking place in the museum. Cerro San Cristobal Hill, where you can find the most beautiful view of the city, is one of the places you should definitely visit in Santiago. Those who wish to reach the hill can reach this hill by taking the cable car from the Bellavista region. The hill has an altitude of approximately 880 meters. It also has the title of the second highest district in the city. The hill is also known as Tupahue among the public. There is also a church at the top of the hill. As you go up the hill, the Statue of Mary also attracts attention. Statue Pope II. It was built by John Paul. When the weather is nice, you should definitely climb this hill and watch the view of the city. In addition, those who wish can have a small picnic here while sipping their tea. The zoo, located on the slopes of the mountain, is also one of the must-see places when you come here. La Chascona, one of the three houses of the famous poet Pablo Neruda, is visited every year by thousands of people who love the artist. La Chascona literally means messy hair. The reason why the house took this name is a reference to the poet’s lover. It is possible to come across objects taken from many different parts of the world inside the house. Inside the house, you can also find Pablo Neruda’s personal belongings and many works and paintings belonging to his close friends Picasso and Salvador Dali. You can also find Neruda’s Nobel Prize in Literature while visiting the house. The poet, who was very afraid of the sea, had the living room of his house designed in the shape of a ship in order to satisfy this longing. You should definitely see this wonderful and authentic place when you come to Santago. Mavimore Turizm is a travel agency registered with TÜRSAB. Document number: A-8307 Ahumada Street Ahumada Street, considered the heart of the city, is one of the streets where you can see the most famous names of the city. There are many cafes and restaurants on the street, which is one of the meeting places of many theater and cinema artists. You can sit in one of these cafes and sip your coffee to get to know the city and its people. Ahumada Street attracts attention with its very colorful structure. Children’s games and street shows organized on the street ensure that visitors stay here for a long time. Besides, there is Plaza de Armas at the end of the street. The street is one of the most popular places for shopping lovers. Here you can find many shops, souvenir shops, accessory shops and shops selling clothes. You can also watch the view of the street from the high hill and watch the sunset here. Plaza de Armas, one of the most authentic and interesting places in Santiago, is one of the oldest squares in the region. Designed in a square shape, the square is the first square built in a grid layout. Additionally, this square is used as a meeting point by most people in the city. The square was designed by Petro de Gamboa in 1541. The most popular feature of the square is that it is used only by pedestrians. There are many cafes, restaurants, hostels and hotels on this square. This very lively area is one of the places where musical performances of various orchestras are held on special days. Since the city is crowded, there are many places to visit around this square. You can also see many ceramic products exhibited in the square. Santiago Cathedral, the construction of which started in 1748, was completed many years later. The completion date of the cathedral, which was completed 240 years later, is 1800. The structure was built by Manuel Tolsa. Santiago Cathedral; It is also called the Sun Temple. One of the most important features of the cathedral is the large number of bells it has. There are 16 bells in total in the cathedral, each weighing around 12 tons. We definitely recommend you to see this historical cathedral while you are in Santiago. Inside the cathedral you can also find many sculptures, engravings, altars, antiques and paintings. The most interesting thing you will see in this structure, which plays a great role in the photographs of tourists who visit it, is the priest walking around with a bell in his hand. You can spare some of your time in Santiago Cathedral to see this interesting ritual. Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago (National History Museum of Chile) Located in the north of Plaza de Armas, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago has been located in Santiago since 1982. The building hosted the Royal Courts of Chile between 1804 and 1807. In 1818, the building began to be used as a congress building. The National History Museum, which has a very historical past, is one of the places where many important works are located in one area. Opened to visitors as a museum in 1911, Palacio de la Real Audiencia de Santiago offers women’s clothing, sewing machines, furniture and decorative items to visitors. In addition, visitors can see many items related to Chilean daily life in the museum. You can enter the museum between 10.00 and 17.00. Palacio de la Moneda (Presidential Palace) Built by Italian architect Joaquin Toesca between 1784 and 1885, Palacio de la Moneda is one of the places where you can examine the bureaucratic buildings of Chile. The building was bombed and seriously damaged as a result of the military coup in 1973. After this date, the Presidential Palace was restored and started to be used again on March 11, 1981. Today, you can still find many things in this building related to the points damaged by the coup in 1973. Additionally, if you visit the building in the morning, you can also see the official ceremony held at 10:00 every day. In this ceremony, you can watch the changing of the guard ceremony of male and female soldiers wearing green uniforms. You should definitely spare some of your time for the Presidential Palace, one of the important historical places of the city. Santiago Municipal Theater Santiago Municipal Theatre, built by French architect Edward Baines in 1857, was seriously damaged in the earthquake in 1906. The first opera play performed in the field of theater was Giuseppe Verdi and Ernani Opera. The theater, which has a total audience capacity of 1,800, has become a very famous city symbol. The capacity of the Municipal Theatre, which was seriously damaged after the fire, was reduced to 1,500 people. The internal structure of the theater, whose restoration work has begun, has been further enriched and built. The building, which became even richer between 1952 and 1959, still hosts many cultural events today. Since 1955, the Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra has been giving its concerts here, attracting thousands of tourists. Biblioteca Nacional de Chile (National Library) Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, the number one address for book lovers, is an important center where the most important resources of the city are located. Biblioteca Nacional de Chile, one of the largest libraries in South America, moved to its current building in 1925. It is possible to find valuable manuscripts and important out-of-print books in the library. Since many of the important works were donated to this library by their owners, we believe that you can find the work you are looking for here. You can spend some of your time in this library and access important English resources. The library’s opening hours are between 09.00 and 19.00 every weekday. Those who want to visit Biblioteca Nacional de Chile on Saturday should visit the library between 09.15-14.00. The library is closed on Sundays. You can visit this library just to see its magnificent architecture. Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes MNBA (Palace of Fine Arts) Santiago, one of the most important art centers of South America, appears as a very important building with the Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes MNBA, that is, the Palace of Fine Arts. Protected by the organization called the Art Association since 1880, Museo Nacional De Bellas Artes MNBA is one of the most important places where you can see contemporary works of the country. The museum building was built in 1910 for the independence of Chile. Previously, the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Chile was also providing education in this building. In addition, a second-hand market is held in the garden of the museum on certain days. Food, books, clothes and CDs are sold in this market. For those who want to enter the museum, it is free on Sunday. You can check out the website to see the events taking place in the museum. Cerro San Cristobal Hill Cerro San Cristobal Hill, where you can find the most beautiful view of the city, is one of the places you should definitely visit in Santiago. Those who wish to reach the hill can reach this hill by taking the cable car from the Bellavista region. The hill has an altitude of approximately 880 meters. It also has the title of the second highest district in the city. The hill is also known as Tupahue among the public. There is also a church at the top of the hill. As you go up the hill, the Statue of Mary also attracts attention. Statue Pope II. It was built by John Paul. When the weather is nice, you should definitely climb this hill and watch the view of the city. In addition, those who wish can have a small picnic here while sipping their tea. The zoo, located on the slopes of the mountain, is also one of the must-see places when you come here. La Chascona House La Chascona, one of the three houses of the famous poet Pablo Neruda, is visited by thousands of people who love the artist every year. La Chascona literally means messy hair. The reason why the house took this name is a reference to the poet’s lover. It is possible to come across objects taken from many different parts of the world inside the house. Inside the house, you can also find Pablo Neruda’s personal belongings and many works and paintings belonging to his close friends Picasso and Salvador Dali. You can also find Neruda’s Nobel Prize in Literature while visiting the house. The poet, who was very afraid of the sea, had the living room of his house designed in the shape of a ship in order to satisfy this longing. You should definitely see this wonderful and authentic place when you come to Santago.

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