Viña del Mar archivos - Turismo Chile

La Campana National Park

This national park, covering 8,000 hectares, was created in 1967. It is divided into three sectors...

Lago Peñuelas National Reserve

20 km from Valparaíso. Lago Peñuelas is an artificial reservoir created between 1895 and 1900 to provide drinking water to the higher parts of the cities of Valparaíso and Viña del Mar. The reserve covers 9,260 hectares, and in the surrounding forest can be found species of plants such as quillay, peumo, litre, rosemary, brambles...

Reñaca

This seaside resort is part of the Viña del Mar coastline, located 7 km. north of the city. The busy holiday season in the summer justifies the assertion that the town now has a life of its own. It has a strong infrastructure with hotels and restaurants, and there are also houses and flats available for let. Reñaca is the...

Quillota

This is located 41 km from Viña del Mar. The sector was at one time inhabited by indigenous people controlled by the Incas. Quillota was founded in 1717. Nowadays it has a population of 70 000 inhabitants. The surrounding areas are popular destinations for rural tourism, for example la Quebrada del Ají, el Criadero...

Vergara Quay

This is situated in Avenida San Martín between 10 Norte and 12 Norte. It is an engineering construction, built in 1910, for the Viña del Mar Sugar Refinery Company, CRAV. You can still see the old crane that was used to load and unload cargo from the ships docked in the quay. The quay was remodeled in 1983 and converted...

Places to Visit in Viña del Mar

Avenida Perú This pretty avenue runs alongside the promenade where you can enjoy a beautiful...

How to get to Viña del Mar?

Viña del Mar is located 112 km northwest of Santiago. You can get there: By bus...

Viña del Mar Municipal Theatre

It was inaugurated on 11th October in 1930 in the presence of the President Carlos Ibáñ...

Viña del Mar’s Beaches

Playa Caleta Abarca The beach at Abarca Cove is very popular and is the most central. At the...

Leisure areas in Viña del Mar

Sausalito Lagoon Tourist Complex Sausalito is the name of the old reservoir known as "La Hacienda" belonging to the Vergara family. It was built at a time when the scarcity of water was threatening local vineyards. Nowadays it is a large tourist complex offering tourists the chance to enjoy beaches, boat trips...

Vantage points in Viña del Mar

Mirador "Padre Alberto Hurtado" This was opened in 1994. It is located on the road that...

Parks and Gardens in Viña del Mar

Quinta Vergara Park This is a beautiful park and an inviting walk for the visitor. Since colonial...

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