5 Best Places to Shop in Viña del Mar, The Central Coast

Viña's main shopping strip is Avenida Valparaíso between Cerro Castillo and Plaza Vergara, where wide sidewalks accommodate throngs of mostly local shoppers. Stores here sell everything from shoes to cameras, and there are also sidewalk cafés, bars, and restaurants.

For one-stop shopping, locals head to the mall. Espacio Urbano, on the north end of town, is a longtime favorite.

This popular department store is located south of Plaza Vergara.

On the beach, near the pier at Muelle Vergara, the Feria Artesanal Muelle Vergara is a crafts fair open daily in summer and on weekends the rest of the year.

Viña's largest mall, Marina Arauco, offers the wide range of department stores, shops, restaurants, and movie theaters you'd expect in any major city.