Down Home Santiago
Description:
To touch upon a bit of what is the cultura guachaca, or urban cowboy/country boy in the city feeling of Santiago, consider staying over in Bellas Artes, just a ten block walk away, in comfortable middle-class surroundings, and then set off towards Metro Cal y Canto, where many locals believe the "real Santiago" begins. Even if you don't take the metro a pee, inside is well worth it for hte dioramosa that depict the founding of this part of the city.
Move along to the Mercado Central, a giant old hangar of a building with overpriced (but tasty) seafood optoins, or walk over the river to the Vega, which is where people and restaurants buy their supplies for the week. For cheap eats, choose a stand here, generally in the scond of therr main sections fo the Vega, called the Vega Chica, and don't mind the cats.
Make sure to pop into the Estación Mapocho, a converted old train station which often has exhibitions inside, and when you've worked up a thirst, pop into the somewhat tourist-friendly but best-visited-in-the-daytime Piojera, for a terremoto (young wine mixed with pineapple icecream) for a classic taste of Santiago.
Make your way back along Bandera for used clothing shopping most days of the week (closed on Sundays) and through Plaza de Armas for more classic architecture, churches, street entertainment and other photo-ops. Don't miss the guides on Segways that ciruclate around the Plaza giving information!
Move along to the Mercado Central, a giant old hangar of a building with overpriced (but tasty) seafood optoins, or walk over the river to the Vega, which is where people and restaurants buy their supplies for the week. For cheap eats, choose a stand here, generally in the scond of therr main sections fo the Vega, called the Vega Chica, and don't mind the cats.
Make sure to pop into the Estación Mapocho, a converted old train station which often has exhibitions inside, and when you've worked up a thirst, pop into the somewhat tourist-friendly but best-visited-in-the-daytime Piojera, for a terremoto (young wine mixed with pineapple icecream) for a classic taste of Santiago.
Make your way back along Bandera for used clothing shopping most days of the week (closed on Sundays) and through Plaza de Armas for more classic architecture, churches, street entertainment and other photo-ops. Don't miss the guides on Segways that ciruclate around the Plaza giving information!
Author: bearshapedsphere
Day 1 - Santiago
To touch upon a bit of what is the cultura guachaca, or urban cowboy/country boy in the city feeling of Santiago, consider staying over in Bellas Artes, just a ten block walk away, in comfortable middle-class surroundings, and then set off towards Metro Cal y Canto, where many locals believe the "real Santiago" begins. Even if you don't take the metro a pee, inside is well worth it for hte dioramosa that depict the founding of this part of the city.
Move along to the Mercado Central, a giant old hangar of a building with overpriced (but tasty) seafood optoins, or walk over the river to the Vega, which is where people and restaurants buy their supplies for the week. For cheap eats, choose a stand here, generally in the scond of therr main sections fo the Vega, called the Vega Chica, and don't mind the cats.
Make sure to pop into the Estación Mapocho, a converted old train station which often has exhibitions inside, and when you've worked up a thirst, pop into the somewhat tourist-friendly but best-visited-in-the-daytime Piojera, for a terremoto (young wine mixed with pineapple icecream) for a classic taste of Santiago.
Make your way back along Bandera for used clothing shopping most days of the week (closed on Sundays) and through Plaza de Armas for more classic architecture, churches, street entertainment and other photo-ops. Don't miss the guides on Segways that ciruclate around the plaza giving information!
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Hotel Foresta
Location:
view in google mapsVictoria Subercaseaux 353
Santiago, Chile
Phone:
+56 2 639 6261 / +56 2 639 48622
Andes Hostel
Location:
view in google mapsMonjitas 506, Barrio Bellas Artes
Santiago, Chile
Phone:
(0)2 632 99903
Mercado Central
Location:
view in google mapsSan Pablo 967 Interior
Vergara and Av. 21 de Mayo
Santiago, Chile
Phone:
+56 2 696 83274
La Piojera
Location:
view in google mapsAillavillu, 1030
Santiago, Chile
Phone:
(0)2 698 1682,(0)2 671 83185
Estación Mapocho
Location:
Santiago, ChilePhone:
2/787-0000