3. What to do/ Where to go in Santiago

Santiago, Santiago, I love this city.





Well, if I have show a tourist the beautiful places in this city, I will begin for the Santiago center with my top 5 places to go:


- Santa Lucia Hill: This place with a very beautiful colonial architecture, it was created by Benjamin Vicuña Mackena. The most amazing sculture is the water fountain with a big statue. This statue represents the sea god, Poseidon. On the top of the hill, we can see a beautifil view of Santiago, we can see the San Cristobal Hill, the Central House of the Universidad Catolica and the principal way, Alameda Ave.


- Plaza de Armas: This place was for a long time the kilometer 0 of the city. This place was founded when the first spanish arrived this place in the XVI century. This square is surrounded for the great Cathedral, the Portal Fernandez Concha, the Central Post Office, the Santiago' s Municipality and the National Historic Museum.


- Parque O'Higgins: This is the perfect place for a long walk, sorround for beautiful trees. This place is special for to do a big barbecued because it have very much grills, special for have a great time with the family.


- Central Market: This place is special for tourist who loved the great and the good food. This centenary place was build in the half of the XIX century and the great gastronomic speciality are all the food with shellfish. Near this place are other tipical restaurant, La Piojera, and they are famous for the traditional drink called "Terremoto".



- San Cristobal Hill: This great hill is bigger than Santa Lucia Hill. In this place we can see the perfect combination between nature and the city. This hill have a great zoo full of beautifuls animals like monkeys, tigers, penguins. It have a little japanese garden, very calm. On the top of the hill is the big statue, the Virgen Marie and we can see a great view of this city.