Top 10: Barrio experiences
- Uncovering the outlandish world of Pablo Neruda at his trademark house/museum in Bellavista
- Climbing the labyrinthine paths and steps of the Cerro Santa Lucía’s hanging gardens (Lastarria)
- Exploring the jaw-dropping fin-de-siecle luxury of the Palacio Cousiño, in Barrio Dieciocho.
- Sipping on a vaina or a pisco sour at one of the laid-back bars of Barrio Brasil.
- Browsing through the second-hand bookstores and curiosity shops of Barrio Lastarria.
The church of San Ignacio, in Barrio Dieciocho
- Viewing the stunning collection of gory and macabre religious art at the Museo Colonial inside the Iglesia de San Francisco.
- Reaching gourmand nirvana at one of the sophisticated restaurants of Barrio el Golf (Santiago Oriente).
- Rubbing shoulders with the élites at a modern art exhibit in the Museo de la Solidaridad Salvador Allende, Barrio República.
- Admiring the unsurpassed panoramic view of Santiago’s from the heights of the Cerro San Cristóbal (Bellavista)
- Letting your inner fashionista go wild in the designer shops and lustrous boulevards of Vitacura (Santiago Oriente).