San Rafael - El Placer

San Rafael is a seafront neighborhood with surf spots and chiringuito beach bars on Brava Beach, and a popular promenade for strolls and sunset viewing along Rambla Lorenzo Pacheco. Casual restaurants serve fried seafood and chivito steak sandwiches. Capilla San Rafael is an ornate, towering church, while early 20th-century mansions and the 1948-built Hotel San Rafael give the area an old-fashioned resort vibe.