What to see in Santiago de Chile in two days

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Day 4: What to see in Santiago de Chile in two days: Plaza de Armas: Casa Colorada, Cathedral of Santiago de Chile, Correos de Chile - Cerro de Santa Lucía

Today we have a quiet day forecast. After visiting Valparaíso yesterday in one day and before yesterday knowing Santiago de Chile in 1 day, visiting practically the most important of the city, today is a light day, as a complement to the first, which will be the second part and will complete it with the places what to see in Santiago de Chile in two days. Of course, although we have considered it as a more relaxed day, we still have several things to see in Santiago de Chile, so we will take it easy to also enjoy the city and "watch life go by", that we like to do so much when we travel.


We have breakfast in the lounge of the Sommelier Express Hotel when it is 8 am and after 9 am we set off for the Plaza de Armas, where we were on the first day, but where we did not stop for too long.

Main Square. Santiago of Chile in two days.

The Plaza de Armas we can say that it is the center of the city, that meeting place where you will never find yourself alone, whatever the time of day. In the past it was a gallows that have now been replaced by a fountain that honors Pedro de Valdivia, surrounded by palm trees that are a sign of gratitude, especially on days like today, in which early in the day, the heat begins to be noticed

Plaza de Armas in Santiago, Chile

After a walk around the Plaza de Armas, without a fixed course, only delighting in the views and trying to enjoy every detail we approached the Casa Colorada, one of the few colonial houses that are still standing and which is still Keep the front.

Casa Colorada

From here we approach the Cathedral of Santiago de Chile, which is a few meters away to visit it and enjoy the perspective that is from here of the Plaza de Armas.

Santiago de Chile Cathedral

It is after 11 in the morning when we look at the clock, so we just toured this area, getting lost in the adjacent little streets and making a stop in emblematic buildings such as the Chilean Museum of Pre-Columbian Art or the Chilean Post Office building.

Mail from Chile

And this is when twist a little day and Roger has been from last night when we arrived from Valparaíso has a little fever that has been increasing as the day progressed, so we decided that it is best to return to the hotel, rest and recover a little, ending the route what to see in Santiago de Chile in two days We had planned for today.


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This idea, in addition to recovery, especially comes considering that tomorrow is the day we fly to Calama to enter the Atacama Desert, a few days in which in addition to the altitude, we will have to be at full capacity since we have scheduled excursions every day and the idea is not to have to stop doing any of them.

The initial idea, if this had not happened, would have been to visit the Santa Lucia Hill in addition to returning to the Bellavista and Lastarria neighborhoods to enjoy them more calmly and calmly, so after the experience we believe that although fast, a visit Santiago de Chile in one day is quite complete to get an initial idea of ​​the city.

As the morning progresses Roger continues to raise his fever, so we order food directly in the room and after a couple of warm showers and a couple of pills, when in the middle of the afternoon we see that the fever has sufficiently lowered and is quite lively, we take advantage the moment to go out for a while and approach the Cerro Santa Lucía, one of the most tourist places in the city that we really wanted to know.
Although we had read that there is an elevator to be able to climb to the top, we prefer to take it easy and climb on foot, to be able to enjoy this green space in the middle of the city with peace that in the nineteenth century the mayor of the city It turned into a park leaving the old rocky hill that it was forgotten.

We take one of the trails that take us to several intermediate points from which you have beautiful views of the city of Santiago de Chile and where we also take the opportunity to buy a couple of soft drinks in a kiosk that give us energy to continue with the ride Improvised afternoon.

San Cristobal Hill from Santa Lucia Hill

Views of Santiago de Chile from Santa Lucia Hill

Little by little we reach the Mirador Tower, the highest point of Santa Lucia Hill, where we enjoy new views of the city and a well-deserved rest after an ascent under a quite stifling heat.

Mirador Tower of Santa Lucia Hill

Views of Santiago de Chile from Santa Lucia Hill

A good option to get to know Santa Lucia better is to book this panoramic tour in Spanish that goes up to some of its best-known zeros.


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It's after 7 p.m. when we begin the descent, taking advantage to get money in a State Bank that is right at the foot of the Santa Lucia Hill, with the N26 card, as we have read in many agencies and premises of San Pedro Atacama does not accept credit cards, in addition to not having many ATMs, so just in case, we have preferred to go safe on that issue and then not find ourselves without money.

It is 8 o'clock in the afternoon when we return to the Sommelier Express Hotel, ready to have dinner directly at their restaurant, tomorrow at 4 in the morning be ready when they come to find us from TransVip to take us to the airport from where at 6:40 p.m. Tomorrow our flight to Calama leaves.
The second part of our trip to Chile and Easter Island begins!

Day 5: Santiago de Chile - Calama - San Pedro de Atacama: Valley of the Moon and Death Valley Tour in the Atacama Desert

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