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Santiago “del Nuevo Extremo” was founded on February 14, 1541 in the Mapocho River valley at the foot of Cerro Santa Lucia, by Don Pedro de Valdivia. The layout of the city that continues to this day, was conducted by the conqueror.
Although Santiago was about to disappear by the Indian attack, an earthquake and a series of floods, the city began to fill quickly. It was these disastrous events, which together with the consolidation of the city as the capital contributed the remodeling of the city. From the colonial period until today, the leaders have been concerned to make important urban works.
The Red House “La Casa Colorada”(1769), Calicanto Bridge “Puente de Calicanto” (1780), Palacio de la Moneda (1805), the “Alameda de las Delicias” (1820), The General Cemetery, the transformation of the Cerro Santa Lucia “Sta. Lucia Hill” in a walk (1872), the National Congress Building (1875) and the channeling of the Mapocho (first century), among others, have contributed in turn Santiago into a city with a rich past and a promising future.
The climate of this area is the height of Mediterranean, temperate, with regular temperature variations between winter and summer. Rainfalls are concentrated between the months of March and September (autumn and winter) and are very scarce during the summer. The average annual temperature is 14 º C in winter the average is 9 ° C and in summer is 22 º C, although it may exceed
30 º C during this season.
Like any big city that boasts of being so, the entertainment possibilities are not limited to daytime hours. Overnight Santiago becomes a city where the fun until the wee hours of the morning is the watchword. The most traditional and trendy to party are the Bellavista (central sector), Sweden street (in Providence) and Plaza Ñuñoa (in Ñuñoa), here there are pubs, restaurants and discos of different styles and for all tastes. |
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Public transport has: Metro, city buses and taxis who operate 24 hours.
There also offer night tours that include tours by neighborhood landmark, panoramic views of the city, dinner and / or show, to end at some place in the bohemian Santiago. |
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PLAZA DE ARMAS
Historically it has been the big stage of the city where the ritual takes place daily occurrence.
The first square was renamed Plaza Mayor, following a name with tradition stemmed Spanish, but just six months after the founding of the city, with the first major Indian attack, renamed, rebuilt since the city adopted a character military camp and that place resulted in main square.
CENTRAL MARKET
Located in Ismael Valdes Vergara ST, between 21 de Mayo ST and Paseo Puente (Metro Cal y Canto), construction of this building was undertaken by the Chilean architect Fermín Vivaceta according to plans designed by Manuel Aldunate. Galvanized iron structure was prefabricated in England and assembled in Santiago. It was inaugurated in 1872 by the Mayor of Santiago, Don Benjamin Vicuna Mackenna, with a major exhibition of artists. It is one of the best places to taste the typical Chilean cuisine, especially from the seafood.
TEATRO MUNICIPAL
The “Teatro Municipal” Municipal Theater of Santiago belongs to the Municipality of Santiago. It was opened on 17 September 1857, with the opera Ernani, G. Verdi. It has three stable bodies, Santiago Philharmonic Orchestra, Ballet de Santiago and the chorus of the Teatro Municipal , and paint shops, apparel, decor, lighting and sound among others. 794 Agustinas Santiago, www.municipal.cl
THE ALHAMBRA PALACE
The Alhambra Palace is a Moorish palace, designed by Manuel Aldunate, Chilean architect who traveled to Spain to study the original fortified palace in Granada. It now houses the National Society of Fine Arts and was declared a national monument on 15 June 1973. Company 1340, www.snba.cl
ART FILMS IN ALAMEDA
Alameda Art Center it is a multicultural space where activities primarily related to cinema, music, sculpture and artistic events that offer to the public a different look and avant-garde.
Alameda Art Center has existed since 1993, since become a landmark for the cultural events of the capital, where a convergence of diverse social groups to be found in the sensitive regions most important city, the Plaza Italia. A few blocks east is the Museum of Fine Arts, the French Cultural Institute, that of Spain, two dining quarters and two major universities.
Address: Alameda 139, www.centroartealameda.cl
NATIONAL MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
The National Museum of Fine Arts contribute to knowledge and dissemination of artistic practices contained in the visual arts by the codes, the time and the contexts in which they develop.
NATIONAL HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The National Historical Museum provides the community access to knowledge and recreation of the history of the country, to recognize it, through the collection, preservation, research and dissemination of tangible and intangible heritage which forms the historical memory of Chile. |
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