The Central Coast
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We’ve compiled the best of the best in The Central Coast - browse our top choices for the top things to see or do during your stay.
Perched on a bluff overlooking the sea, the house is a shrine to the life, work, and many passions of the Chilean poet and Nobel laureate Pablo...Read More
Either walk up from Plaza Aníbal Pinto or ride the Ascensor Concepción to one of the most popular of Valparaíso's famous cerros (hills). The...Read More
Tired of the frenetic pace of Santiago, poet Pablo Neruda longed for a calmer place overlooking the sea, and he found it here in the house that...Read More
The art nouveau Palacio Baburizza, built in 1916, houses the city's fine-arts museum. Former owner Pascual Baburizza donated this large collection...Read More
Algarrobo's prettiest beach is Playa El Canelo, located in a secluded cove south of town. It's actually two beaches in one, divided only by...Read More
Just north of the rock wall along Avenida Peru and flanked by the old Muelle Vergara is a stretch of sand that draws crowds of people from December...Read More
Just north of the Mantagua humedal (wetlands), a long stretch of enormous sand dunes and golden sands hugs the coastline for 7 km (4 miles...Read More
Zapallar's raison d'être is a crescent of golden sand kissed by blue-green waters, with a giant boulder plopped in the middle. Cropped at each...Read More
In Valparaíso, riding one of the city's 14 ascensors (funiculars) is a must. El Peral, built in 1902 and now a national monument, is one of...Read More
This steep 40-meter (131-foot) funicular, built in 1902 and named for Queen Victoria of England who died a year earlier, connects Avenida Elías...Read More
At the south end of Playa Zapallar is a rocky point that holds Caleta de Zapallar, where local fisherfolk unload their boats, sell their catch...Read More
This private yacht club next to Playa San Pedro organizes and participates in numerous regatas throughout the year, including the Regata Mil...Read More
South of Algarrobo, El Quisco is a long beach of pale sand guarded on either end by stone jetties. In the middle of the beach is a boulder with...Read More
This crypt in the basement of the Palacio Lyon is the finest art space in the city. Temporary exhibits by top-caliber Chilean artists are displayed...Read More
Near the south end of town, the lovely early 20th-century, neocolonial church seems out of place surrounded by modern buildings. It was once...Read More
Just offshore from the Cofradía Náutica, this tiny island and penguin sanctuary shelters 20 species of marine birds, including some 350–500...Read More
In a somewhat secluded cove 23 km (14 miles) southwest of Valparaíso, Laguna Verde is a stunning and largely uncrowded stretch of yellow-sand...Read More
Just north of town a white arch announces the tiny family-friendly Balneario Las Salinas beach area, a crescent of yellow sand that has the...Read More
This 4.5-hectare protected island off the coast of Cachagua, a few miles south of Zapallar, is one of the world's most important Humboldt penguin...Read More
Valparaíso's main wharf, Muelle Prat, bustles with activity. Vendors hawk their offerings, from trinkets and snacks to face painting and temporary...Read More
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