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Chile is a long, narrow country stretching along South America's western edge, with more than 6,000km of Pacific Ocean coastline. Santiago, its capital, sits in a valley surrounded by the Andes and Chilean Coast Range mountains. The city's...

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Attractions of Chile

Plaza de Armas de Santiago

4.2

(27.8K)

Open 24 hours

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Bicentenario Park

4.8

(18.4K)

Open until 11:00 PM

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Fantasilandia

4.6

(19.4K)

Closed

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Flower clock

4.6

(17.3K)

Open 24 hours

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Rapanui

4.7

(19.1K)

Closed

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Cerveza Patagonia - Cerveceria Bariloche

4.5

(11.1K)

Closed

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Golfo di Napoli Trattoria e Pizzeria

4.6

(8.6K)

Open until 11:30 PM

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La Fonda del Tío

4.6

(7.4K)

Closed

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Plaza de Armas de Santiago

4.2Park

Omar RachidOmar Rachid

Plaza de Armas is the main square in Santiago, Chile, and one of the most important historical landmarks in the city. Established in 1541 by Spanish conquistador Pedro de Valdivia, it has served as the political, social, and religious center of Santiago for centuries. The square is surrounded by significant buildings, including the Metropolitan Cathedral, the Central Post Office, and the Royal Court Palace (now the National History Museum). It's a vibrant public space where locals and tourists gather, often featuring street performers, artists, and cultural events. The square also has a statue of Pedro de Valdivia and a fountain commemorating the colonial era. It's a must-visit spot for anyone exploring Santiago's rich history and culture. While Plaza de Armas is a bustling and historically rich area, tourists should remain cautious and vigilant while exploring. Like many popular urban centers, the square can attract pickpockets and opportunistic thieves who target distracted visitors or those displaying valuables like phones, cameras, or jewelry. Purse snatchers and phone thieves are known to operate in crowded areas, so it’s important to keep belongings secure and out of sight. Avoid walking alone, especially in less crowded sections or side streets, and it’s strongly advised not to visit the area after dark, as the risk of theft or other incidents increases. Staying aware of your surroundings, traveling in groups, and using common sense can help ensure a safe and enjoyable visit to this iconic Santiago landmark.

Discovering DestinationsDiscovering Destinations

Where : Plaza de Armas – Santiago - Chile Title: It’s a great place to start your Santiago’s tour Plaza das Armas is a great place to start your Santiago’s tour since is downtown really center located and has almost everything around it. You will also find lots of tourism agencies and guides trying to sell you some tours that you can take it or not. You will also find the Santiago’s Free Walking tour that starts around there and it’s a great choice to visit all streets of Santiago for free and understand where you are in the city to go out and explore more on your own. Grade: Eli = 5, Serge = 4 Recommend: Nice spot to start to explore the city, we recommend it, just stay focus in your wallet and enjoy the rest!

Dr. Richard ZhaoDr. Richard Zhao

Plaza de Armas, the vibrant heart of Santiago, is a must-visit destination! This bustling hub is alive with energy, attracting tourists from far and wide. When we were there, the beautiful square was abuzz with numerous attractive activities, from couples dancing the lively Chilean rhythms to street performers like the mesmerizing golden Buddha statue. But what truly makes this place special were the friendly and stunningly handsome and beautiful men and women police officers, who like live midels and add a touch of warmth and charm to the experience. Their welcoming smiles and helpful nature make exploring this iconic plaza an absolute delight!

Ana RebecaAna Rebeca

Beautiful place, astonishing. There's a subway station that is right under this Plaza and you can walk there. Be ready to take lots of pictures, because the architecture is incredible. If you go when the sun is setting (which might vary depending on when you're there), the light will be perfect (as you see in the picture), however, it will be full of people. In the morning it's a bit less crowded. I've heard people saying you should be careful because you might be robbed and not even notice, but I honestly think that's an overstatement. However, precaution is never too much, right?

Ismael BobbyIsmael Bobby

Plaza de Armas is the bustling heart of Santiago, Chile, offering a blend of historical significance and vibrant local culture. The square is surrounded by impressive architecture, including the Metropolitan Cathedral and the Central Post Office. It's a perfect spot for people-watching, enjoying street performances, and soaking in the lively atmosphere. "Santiago Chile Travel guide" by Robert Rio which I purchased on Amazon, was extremely helpful. It provided insightful information on the history of Plaza de Armas, as well as recommendations for nearby attractions and eateries.

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Bicentenario Park

4.8Park

Steve BintleySteve Bintley

This is a really large park and great for a big walk. There’s not a huge number of trees, so on a sunny day it’s hard to find much shade but at least there is plenty of seating throughout the different areas. At one end of the park there is a restaurant complete with outdoor seating but unfortunately it seemed to be closed when I visited in the morning. A dedicated section for dogs is present and the large open spaces were being used by groups exercising, plus lots of joggers round the perimeter path. Playground area, water features and ponds, plus lots of statues and sculptures provide plenty of entertainment as you’re wandering through. Around the water features and ponds there’s also plenty of wildlife such a flamingos. With the mountainous backdrop and nice view of the central skyscrapers at one end the whole place remains very attractive. My only criticism would be the dusty nature of all the paths, which are made more of sand than gravel or concrete - prepare for dirty feet if you’re wearing flip flops! As a public open space it’s great though, whether you want total relaxing or watching the bustling world go by.

Lukas Otto HoffmannLukas Otto Hoffmann

El Parque Bicentenario en Santiago de Chile es un espacio verde excepcional, uno de los principales pulmones de la ciudad. Este parque ofrece una combinación perfecta de naturaleza, arte y recreación, ideal para disfrutar solo, en pareja, con amigos o en familia. Al ingresar, te encuentras rodeado de una amplia variedad de árboles, flores y arbustos que crean un entorno relajante y fresco. Uno de los principales atractivos es su hermosa laguna, habitada por cisnes y peces de colores, que puedes alimentar con comida disponible en dispensadores por solo $200 pesos. El parque está diseñado para ser inclusivo y funcional, con áreas de juego destinadas a niños de todas las edades, equipadas con juegos seguros y entretenidos. Además, hay mesas y sombrillas perfectas para disfrutar de un picnic en un día soleado. Si te gusta el arte, puedes encontrar diversas esculturas y manifestaciones artísticas a lo largo del parque, así como un mirador desde el cual se puede apreciar una vista panorámica del lugar. Las instalaciones están bien mantenidas y equipadas. Los baños son limpios y cuentan con papel higiénico, jabón y secadores de manos. También hay numerosos bebederos de agua diseñados para adultos, niños y mascotas. Esto demuestra el compromiso del parque con la comodidad y la accesibilidad para todos los visitantes. Para los amantes del ejercicio, el parque ofrece amplios senderos para caminar, trotar o andar en bicicleta. Si prefieres explorar los alrededores sobre ruedas, puedes alquilar bicicletas y scooters a través de una aplicación móvil. Además, hay personal de seguridad y personal del parque dispuesto a ayudar y guiar a los visitantes. El Parque Bicentenario también cuenta con estacionamiento gratuito, aunque puede llenarse rápidamente, especialmente en los fines de semana. Para aquellos que prefieren el transporte público, hay opciones cercanas y la municipalidad de Vitacura está adyacente al parque, facilitando la realización de trámites. Un aspecto importante a destacar es la conciencia ambiental y el respeto por el espacio. Es fundamental que todos los visitantes colaboren en mantener el parque limpio y cuidado, no solo para preservar la flora y fauna, sino también en reconocimiento al arduo trabajo del personal de mantenimiento y jardinería.

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Parque precioso. Siendo uno de los pulmones verdes de Santiago, este parque está lleno de árboles de todo tipo, flores y arbustos. De igual manera posee una bella laguna en la que se encuentran cisnes y peces de colores realmente preciosos, los cuales a través de unos dispensadores de comida (que cuestan $200 pesos) pueden ser alimentados. El parque dentro de si posee áreas destinadas a niños de diversas edades, teniendo juegos capacitados para ellos; por otro lado también posee mesas y sombrillas donde puedes pasar un buen rato para comer con la familia/amigos. Si te dedicas a pasear a través del parque podrás encontrar diferentes esculturas, manifestaciones de arte, y fuentes de agua ideales para fotografiar; por otro lado en uno de los extremos también se encuentra un mirador, desde el cual se puede observar la totalidad del parque, siendo ideal para tomar fotografías. Si deseas ir al baño, encontrarás que hay más de un espacio para ello, en donde se encuentran a disposición confort (papel higiénico), jabón, secadores de manos y toallas de papel. De igual manera, algo que me llamó mucho la atención es que existen multitud de bebederos de agua, los cuales están diseñados para que personas adultas, niños, personas pequeñas y mascotas puedan hidratarse. Si deseas dar una vuelta por los alrededores del parque o por su costanera (paralela a av. Bicentenario) existen bicicletas y scooters los cuales funcionan a través de una app que debes descargar, el cobro se realiza a través de una tarjeta visa virtual que debes inscribir previamente. Otra buena cualidad de este parque es que posee diversas casetas de guardias y personal del parque que te ayudarán a encontrar lo que buscas, y a quienes puedes recurrir si ocurre algún incidente. También es bueno mencionar que al costado del parque se encuentra la municipalidad de Vitacura, en la cual se pueden gestionar diversos trámites. Por último y más importante, recuerden cuidar este espacio, no solo por la flora y fauna que deben ser protegidos, sino también por la cantidad de personas auxiliares de aseo y jardinería que trabajan arduamente para mantener un espacio lindo y limpio para nosotros 💖.

Amy LeeseAmy Leese

Chile Lindo fonda was amazing. Not packed despite so many people visiting. Everything is well spread out to allow for people to enjoy the park and attractions. Amazing atmosphere. I think the best finds I've been to in Santiago. Oooo and choripan michelada empanadas and terremotos everywhere!!! We settled by the main stage so the kids could enjoy themselves and queues for food and drink were smaller. Loved the mini zoo. Beautiful to see the staff ensuring the animals and children were safe. Train is always a big hit and the horse riding!!! Plus all the usual Fonda games!!! Love love love this fonda

Anna SAnna S

A beautiful park with lots of greenery and a peaceful atmosphere. It’s well-maintained, including the toilets, and there are plenty of places to sit and relax. It’s a great spot for a picnic or just to chill. There’s even a designated area for dogs to play, which is a nice touch. However, the roads and the dog park are incredibly dusty. My dog ended up looking like a piece of mud after playing there! I feel like there could be a better solution than having so much dust on the paths—it really takes away from the experience. Overall, it’s a lovely park, but the dusty roads…. Omg 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

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Fantasilandia

4.6Amusement Park

Barbara Leilane Ferreira SantosBarbara Leilane Ferreira Santos

Fomos na penúltima semana se janeiro de 2025. O parque estava cheio mas não como pensamos que o encontraríamos por ser período dr férias de verão. Fantasilândia fica dentro do parque O'Higgins em Santiago. Fomos de Providência até lá de metro. Muito rápido o deslocamento, não gastamos meia hora. Pegamos o metrô na estação Pedro de Valdivia, descemos em Los Heroes e pegamos outro metrô para O'Higgins. O metrô é todo identificado, há vários mapas indicando as linhas e placas sinalizando para qual direção você deve seguir e onde você faz a integração (siga as placas COMBINACION). O metrô passa a cada 5 minutos! Dentro do vagão tambem há muita sinalização, basta acompanhar as paradas. Os funcionários de colete fluorescente te ajudam a entender as baldeaçoes. Nossa dificuldade foi seguir o moovit que nos indicou integrar com uma ônibus sendo que pegando outro metro seria mais rápido. IMPORTANTE comprar o cartão do metrô antes, se chama Bip! (custa 1300 pesos, cerca de 8 reais). E as tarifas do metrô variam de acordo com o horário podendo ser baixa média ou alta. Na dúvida, recarregue o valor alto. As operadoras de caixa fazem o cálculo (quantas pessoas vão e quantas voltam) e te mostram na calculadora. Pagamento somente em dinheiro (solo efectivo) Nos caixas de autoatendimento é possível recarregar utilizando cartão de débito como wise. Voltando ao Fantasilândia, cheguem cedo, o parque abre as 10 da manhã. Compre o ingresso pelo site. É mais rápido e mais barato. Há promoção para quem tem 40 anos ou mais e para a familia: compre 2 adultos + 2 crianças, com preços que valem a pena. Paguei 9999 pesos por adulto (cerca de 60 reais) e 15000 pesos para a adolescente (cerca de 90 reais). Uma dificuldade com as compras em sites chilenos é na identificação de quem está comprando os bilhetes. RUT é um número de identificação deles. Nem sempre aparece a opção de marcar que somos estrangeiros e o site fica marcando que o documento está incorreto. Neste caso, utilizei o número do passaporte ou do meu CPF, porém o CPF faltando os dois últimos dígitos pois não havia mais espaço no campo. Aproveitamos o parque de 10h as 18h (o sol se põe as 21h) e voltamos de metrô (que funciona até as 23h). Compre água na entrada do parque, é mais barato, mil pesos (cerca de 6 reais) lá dentro você vai encontrar por 2500 pesos. Há opção de alugar os lockers também por mil pesos, tenha certeza se já retirou tudo da bolsa antes de tranca-la pois se abrir, para fechar precisará de outra ficha. E os brinquedos que giram não permitem irmos com óculos, chapéu, bolsa ou celular. Na montanha russa muita gente deixa os pertences jogados no chão na sua vez de brincar e recolhem ao sair do vagão. Pela quantidade de pessoas que fazem isto, acho que seguro, mas não arrisquei. Paguei o locker. O celular, se estiver naquela capinha a prova d'água com cordão preso ao pescoço é permitido. O raptor, boomerang, montanha russa e o tsunami são muito da hora. Na verdade não teve nenhum de que não tenhamos gostado. Banheiros limpinhos e há uns umidificadores gigantes que soltam névoa pra gente se refrescar. Use muito protetor solar e compre as raspadinhas (as de fora do parque São mais baratas).eles batem fruta congelada com muito gelo, vira uma espécie de sorvete natural e sem leite. Uma delícia o de Frutilla (que é morango mas parece ter outra fruta junto) e de maracujá.

Ana RebecaAna Rebeca

Dude, this place is INCREDIBLE. They have awesome rides. There was this freak show going around when I was there with people dressed as vampires, zombies and other scary things. And it was great. The actors were really really good, very in character and really scared me sometimes. The scary house is paid apart from your entrance but if you're into scary stuff I super reccomend it. You will feel scared. And then you'll laugh about it. It's fun. There are 2 scary houses in the same place, but I'm pretty sure you can get a deal for after 5 or 6pm The food in this place is heaven. Best hamburger I had in Chile. I absolutely recommend it. Not to mention that it is HUGE. A giant delicious burguer. And the fries are great too. Basically I had my best meal of Chile in Fantasilandia It is very easy to get there and there is a lot to do. There are not many lines for the rollercoasters, and I went on all the rides I wanted to (basically the entire park) in just one day.

Graf D.Graf D.

Poor man‘s Disneyland - in a good way. The screams of joyful terror coming from the rides are just as loud, the waiting lines much shorter and the admission fee costs even less than a tenth of the big American originals. (Around 20 USD per adult, kids half price, January 2024) They offer rides for all ages, from gentle carousels to terrifying roller coasters. Everything is a little smaller and - of course - lacking all the lore from known comics and movies, but the core amusement park business is the same. They do not want you to take food inside and might check your bags. Bringing water is okay. There are a lot of mostly greasy options to eat inside, not cheap, but not as absurdly overpriced as in the big US parks. Note: online booking, which is even cheaper, only works for Chilean nationals.

Laura GonzalezLaura Gonzalez

Es la segunda vez que voy! Excelente el servicio,no espere casi nada para entrar..aunque adentro estaban las filas llenas para entrar a los juegos ( fui jueves de verano,pensando que no había tanta gente) quiero resaltar que puedes ingresar agua..me parece muy bien! Aqunue igual compre adentro agua! Porque lo resaltó? porque no me gusta el agua de la marca que ellos manejan ahí adentro y me dejaron pasar mi botella de agua de la competencia! Por tanto sol se me acabó la mía ( igual compre adentro) 🤭 los lavamanos que hay en ciertos lugares del parque me parecen super genial ..y sobretodo que habiendo tanta gente nunca los vi sin jabón y mucho menos sin papel para secarse las manos! Otro punto podría ser que debido a cantidad de personas las bebidas se acabaron rápido ..y la reposición casi ni duraba en los refrigeradores...no estaban muy frías! Peroooo siempre la disposición de los chicos en buscar las más frías y ofreciendo siempre la mejor opción para el calor! Un valor agregado son carritos y coches para los niños más chicos! Punto positivo! Este año pude ver show en vivo con personales bien particulares, agradables para la comodidad! Me monte en el tren que hace el recorrido en áreas específicas del parque..es como por la parte de atrás y ..muy bueno . excelente! Lo único como crítica constructiva..los parlantes que tenía ..porque ponen música de paseo ...no se escuchaba bien...nosé si por qué se veían viejas ( imagino que daba alución a la antigüedad que tienen los trenes) o en realidad había mucha transferencia. ( Podrían no estar , ya que los que íbamos en el tren... íbamos masy hablando de cuál sería nuestra próxima aventura en el parque) no sabía que vendían alcohol o por lo menos vi detrás del tren minero como que si vendían cerveza, no compré, las vi tarde jejeje) guarden sus pertenencias en los lockers, son muy buena opción , además que se está más cómodo ( leen bien las especificaciones de los lockers) el líneas generales estaba muy limpio! Compre un souvenir en la tiendita! Quería regalarle a alguien que no es de Chile! Como recomendación colocar en algunos por ejemplo Fantasilandia 2024 sería genial! 🤩

Mirko BonichMirko Bonich

There are some attractions missing, but it's mostly because it's about to move somewhere bigger, still the attractions remaining are good and safe, some still remain since the very beginning. There's a zone for kids and at the entrance of every attraction are instructions and guidelines related to minimum height, warning about leaving their belongings in a locker or a safe place before getting inside due to some attractions have very strong and sudden turns and twists to lose objects. Overall, it is a great place to enjoy with a group and lose the fear, or at least try. Careful, things are expensive inside. But service got better over the years.

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Attractions of Chile

Plaza de Armas de Santiago

Bicentenario Park

Fantasilandia

Flower clock

Movistar Arena

Buin Zoo

Metropolitan Park of Santiago

Araucano Park

Parque Forestal

Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Pradanos

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Restaurants of Chile

Rapanui

Cerveza Patagonia - Cerveceria Bariloche

Golfo di Napoli Trattoria e Pizzeria

La Fonda del Tío

"La Cervecería" Kunstmann

Pizza Cala

El Faro Bistro Mendoza

Pizzería Tiramisú

Ocean Pacific's Buque Insignia

El Asadito · Mendoza

Plaza de Armas de Santiago

Bicentenario Park

Fantasilandia

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