| Santiago de Chile (Santiago de Chile (es)) | |
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| Information | |
| Country |  Chile |
|---|---|
| Altitude | Between 510 and m |
| Area | 641,4 km² |
| Population | 5 145 599 hab. |
| Density | 8 022,45 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 3580000 |
| Telephone prefix | 56 2 |
| Spindle | UTC − 04: 00 |
| Location | |
 33 ° 26 ′ 16 ″ S 70 ° 39 ′ 2 ″ W | |
| Official site | |
Santiago de Chile is the capital of Chile.
Understand
The city spans approx 35 km. There are still a few colonial houses scattered around the city center, but in recent years skyscrapers have multiplied especially in the center and east of the city. Santiago is located in a basin at the foot of the Cordillera. Pollution is quite high there, especially in winter.
To go
By plane
Air France operates a daily non-stop flight from Paris-Charles-De-Gaulle, departure 23 h 30, arrival at Arturo Merino Benítez international airport at 8 h 50 (D 1) summer time or 10 h 00 (D 1) winter timetable, duration 14 h 30 minutes.
From the airport, two bus companies transport you to the city center, to the metro station Pajaritos or the station Los Heroes.
The Los Héroes line serves the regional bus station Pajaritos (Pajaritos metro stop), long distance bus stations Santiago and Alameda (Universidad de Santiago metro stop), San Borja (Estación Central metro stop), Los Heroes (Los Héroes metro stop) as well as the train station Estación Central (Estación Central metro stop).
The Aeropuerto - Los Héroes bus route is served by the company Centropuerto. The departure station is on level 1, to the right of the exit, opposite gate 5. The service is provided every day from 6 h 00 To 23 h 30 from the airport and from 5 h 55 To 22 h 30 from Los Héroes. The frequency of shuttles is 10 min during the week and 15 min weekends and holidays. The journey time is approximately 45 min. The cost for a one-way ticket is CLP 1500.
By bus
Regional station Pajaritos (Pajaritos metro, Av. general Oscar Bonilla 5600), serves Valparaiso and Viña del Mar as well as Arturo Merino Benítez international airport.
Four bus stations provide interregional and international connections:
- Alameda Terminal (Universidad de Santiago metro, Av. Bernardo O’Higgins 3750, tel. (56-2) 7762424).
- Santiago Terminal (formerly Terminal Sur, Universidad de Santiago metro, Av. Bernardo O’Higgins 3850, 150 meters from Alameda bus station, tel. (56-2) 3761750).
- San Borja Terminal (formerly Terminal Nord, metro Estación Central, Av. San Francisco de Borja 184, tel. (56-2) 7760645).
- Los Héroes Terminal (Los Héroes metro, calle Tucapel Jimenez 21, tel. (56-2) 4200099).
Long-distance buses offer four types of seats: Clásico tiltable at 130 °, Semi cama tiltable at 140 °, It made me tiltable 155 ° and Premium tiltable 180 °.
Tur Bus - It is possible to consult the timetables and prices of this company on their website https://www.turbus.cl/wtbus/indexCompra.jsf, but unfortunately not to book from abroad because it is necessary to have a Chilean identity number and a Chilean payment card.
Best prices for Puerto Montt by Tur Bus (seen on September 5, 2015 for a departure on November 5, 2015): departures from Alameda terminal at 17 h 15 and 19 h 15, arrived the next day respectively at 6 h 25 and 8 h 40, price 9800 CLP in semi cama.
Cruz del sur - This company offers three daily connections to the island of Chiloé (Ancud and Castro) from the Los Héroes terminal. Departures at 19 h 30 (cama, 25000 CLP), 19 h 45 (pulmann, 17000/18000 CLP), 20 h 30 (cama, 25000 CLP), arrived at Ancud / Castro the next day respectively at 9 h 45/11 h 15, 11 h 05/12 h 30, 11 h 05/12 h 25. All destinations, timetables and prices can be viewed on the online reservation http://www.busescruzdelsur.cl/VEL/
By train
Access to the train station Estación Central is done by metro line 1 or by the Aeropuerto - Los Héroes bus line (Estación Central metro stop).
By car
- If you need to rent a car in Santiago, all the major rental companies are present at the Airport. To travel in the city you will necessarily need to go through the ring road (Avenida Américo Vespucio), it has become chargeable by a system managed on the internet, the lessor will offer to charge you for the ring road the number of days (not necessarily consecutive) that you will need. Once your car is registered, control is done by cameras on gantries, so no toll barrier.
- Even if you rent a car through a "big" international rental company, you are strongly advised to check the condition of the car very closely, bodywork, tires, play in the steering ... Do not hesitate. to take photos of the car, showing that the photo was taken in the rental car's parking lot. In South America a rental car can be over 100,000 kilometers.
- It is always prudent to visit Santiago at the end of the trip, so you can return your car a day or two before your departure by plane. As a result, you will be less stressed if there is a problem with the return of the car, and will have more time to discuss than if your plane takes off in an hour.
- In the event of theft or damage, the rental company will retain a deductible for you, so it is preferable that at night in Santiago (and elsewhere) your car "sleeps" in a closed and / or guarded car park, you will find it everywhere.
- The traffic in the center of Santiago is quite dense at certain times, prefer public transport which although crowded remains safer.
Circulate
By Metro
To use the Santiago metro, buy a "beep" at any station. It is a magnetic card that you recharge as and when you need it. Attention the last metro leaves at 22 h 30. The card can also be used on buses. You can also buy single tickets (around 600 Ch $).
To see
- Plaza De Armas – The main town square with the cathedral and the main post office.
- San Francisco Church and Museum – The oldest church in the city. On the square in front of the entrance, opposite the Plaza Hotel, stands a Moai from Easter Island. Museum: 1000 Ch $. Photos prohibited inside the museum.
- 1 La Moneda rue de la Moneda (Metro Moneda) – It is the Presidential Palace, at 10 h every day changing of the guard in front of the doors. As regards the visits, inquire on the spot because it was a question of stopping them
- La Chascona Fernando Márquez de La Plata 0192, Barrio Bellavista,
56 2 777 87 41, 56 2 737 87 12, e-mail : [email protected] 
jan-feb Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 19 h, March-Dec Tue.- Sun. : 10 h - 18 h, Mon closed. 
Guided tours only; in Spanish: 2500 Ch $, in English or French: 3500 Ch $. – One of the three houses of the poet Pablo Neruda. La Chascona ("the ruffled", after the nickname of his third wife) contains several collections and works of art collected by Neruda. - Casa Colorada – Former colonial mansion.
- Cerro Santa Lucia – Park on a hill with beautiful statues and fountains. Stairs or a free elevator located on Huerfanos Street will take you to the top from where you can contemplate the city and its skyscrapers.
- Cerro San Cristobal and Metropolitano Park – The other main hill in town. The summit, dominated by a statue of the Virgin (Cumbre) of 14 m, is accessible by cable car (900 Ch $ one way, 1600 Ch $ round trip). The park contains a zoo, two swimming pools, a botanical garden, a Japanese garden, a cultural center and picnic areas.
- Palacio Cousino 438 Dieciocho Mon.- Fri. : 9 h 30 - 13 h 30 and14 h 30 - 17 h, sat.- Sun. : 9 h 30 - 13 h 30. 2 100 CLP. – Palace belonging to a wealthy family of Spanish and Portuguese origin. The architecture is a mixture of French and Spanish styles. Guided tour only. Photos prohibited inside.
- Alternative city-tour – We invite you to get to know the real Chilean capital, its people, its cuisine, its public transport and the most authentic travel destinations. Our guides and assistants will show you the most important and curious of the tour, but not only in Spanish, We have guides who speak English, German and Italian. They will pick you up from your hostel. They accompany you, after the tour they will give you a lunch and a typical drink. They will teach you how to use public transport which you can use for free during the whole tour.
- Museum of Pre-Columbian Arts (Museo Chileno by Arte Precolombino)
- National Museum of Fine Arts (Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes)
- 2 National Historical Museum (Museo Histórico Nacional) Plaza de Armas 951 (In the Palacio de la Real Audiencia, next to the cathedral), 56 2 24117010, e-mail : [email protected]
- Graffiti - Street Art – Around the streets, outside the Center, you can find (more or less) artistic graffiti. They are particularly numerous and some very well made in the portions of the streets Catedral, Santo Domingo and Rosas located between the streets Ricardo cumming and Maturana as well as around. Metro access from the station Cumming.
jan-feb Tue.- Sun. : 
Guided tours only; in Spanish: 2500 Ch $, in English or French: 3500 Ch $Do
- 1 The funicular of Cerro Tupahue and Cerro San Cristobal departure from Plaza Caupolican (at the end of avenue Pio Nono, next to the zoo), 56 2 735 2081 – The funicular starts at the ascent of Cerro which dominates the city, then once at the top you can admire the whole city (cloud of pollution) and also take a cable car (if it has been repaired) which joins Cerro Tupahue
- The city center of Santiago is always very animated on the "Plaza De Armas" and in the pedestrian streets "Paseo Ahumada" and "Paseo Del Estado". There is always something going on there: street shows, puppeteers, preachers ...
- Stroll through the artistic district of Bellavista at the foot of Cerro San Cristobal.
To learn
To work
To buy
Very pretty jewelry made of lapis lazuli and silver. There is a craft market "feria Santa Lucia" to get there crossing the main avenue facing the hill of the same name.
In addition to lapis lazuli, Chile has another stone that some collectors want to buy: orbicular diorite. Although many mineral stores in the capital have it for sale (never in the window!) Be aware that the exploitation of this stone is illegal, the quarry which is located on a beach is protected and guarded. Buying orbicular diorite contributes to the plundering of the country.
Eat
Street vendors offer you a mote con huesillos, Chilean specialty. It is a decoction of peaches with sprouted wheat. Ice cream is delicious. Taste ice cream flavored with milk jam (manjar) or flavored with exotic fruits such as chirimoya alegre (custard apple) or lucuma (Pouteria lucuma is a tree in the Sapotaceae family, which produces a fruit known as lucuma in the Andes)
Cheap
- Donde Zacarias Avda. Libertador Bernando O'Higgins n ° 1602 – Rather noisy popular bar-restaurant. Several hearty and tasty daily specials with a drink included are available for less than 5,000 CLP 10% service. The restaurant is very popular with locals. The service is fast.
Average price
Luxury
Have a drink / Go out
Santiago is rich in nightlife, one of the flagship activities is The Santiago Pub Crawl, which invites you to spend the evenings in the company of people from all over the world who are there for fun too. This is why the time of an evening with The Santiago Pub Crawl you go to three different bars and end the evening in one of the nightclubs of the city! This type of activity allows you to meet new people and have fun at the same time ...
To go out, the best place is the Bellavista Quarter, a bohemian district that is becoming more and more "bobo". 2 main streets: Pio Nono to drink a cheap beer on crowded terraces (not necessarily very well frequented, be careful with your business ...) and Constitución where there are mainly restaurants. In between: the Patio Bellavista with restaurant, small shops, pubs and bars with live music, especially not to go to Suecia street in Providencia, as some old guides recommend, the area has changed a lot, most discos have closed , and it became very poorly attended. Otherwise, an evening that brings back more than two thousand people, and this, by word of mouth, every Wednesday: the After Office ... Located on the top floor of a parking lot in full center of the city, it is the most "in" evening of Santiago ... inquire ... The national beer is Escudo. (escupo according to the daily joke, which means "spit", no doubts, it is very correct) Taste the Pisco Sour and the Vaina!
Housing
Cheap
- Hostal Providencia – Private rooms and dormitories, good atmosphere and invaluable advice to discover the city and its secret places. Just ask the staff who are always ready to help. THEhostal is located in the Providencia district a stone's throw from the lively Bellavista district (but without the noise).
- Dominica Hostel Dominica 24, Santiago, 56 2 7327196 Dormitory: 8000, double: 25000. – New concept of youth hostel that combines design, innovation, multiple services, and above all a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to have the best possible stay in Santiago. THE'hostal is located in the heart of Bellavista, bohemian district of Santiago.
- Sammy's hostal Toesca 2335, Santiago, 56 2 6898772 Dorm: 6000-7000, single: 10000, double: 18000. – is a nice inexpensive place with many advantages included in the price: internet access (several computers and WiFi throughout the building), very complete and all-you-can-eat breakfast until 12 h, games room with billiard table, TV with games console, ping-pong table, kitchen, clean rooms, bicycles that can be borrowed for free,… The staff is at your disposal for all your questions. there are adorable pets.
- Plaza de Armas Hostel Compania 960, Apt. 607, Plaza De Armas (Metro Plaza de Armas, exit Paseo Ahumada), 56 2 6714436 room available from 13 h, to be released before 11 h. Dormitory: 6000-8500 Ch $, ch. private: 20,000-32,000 Ch $. – Located upstairs (no patio), right in the center with a view of Plaza De Armas, near the metro and museums. Free Internet and Wifi. Living room with TV and DVD player.
- Residencia Familiar Tabita Guttiérrez Principe de Gales 85 - 81 (overlooking Moneda, between San Martin and Amunategui), 56 2 6715700, e-mail : [email protected] Single from 8000 Ch $. – Family and quiet atmosphere, in the city center. Laundromat, cafeteria, Internet (500 Ch $ / h).
- 1 Ventana Sur Hostel Claudio Arrau 0340, Providencia (Near Metro Santa Isabel), 56 2 895 0768, e-mail : [email protected] Dorm: 6,000-7,000 Ch $, Single: 12,500 Ch $, Double: 20,000-25,000 Ch $. – Superb Hotel, very friendly and well located. Free swimming pool, breakfast, Internet and Wifi.
If you can't find a hotel, if you arrive late at night and your budget is tight, you can go and sleep in a dating hotel. They are very numerous in town. They are priced by the hour during the day, but at night for the price of an hour you will have a room between 20 h and 8 h. The room must be free at 8 h in the morning otherwise you will be charged the hourly rate.
Middle class
- Bilbao3561 Av. Francisco Bilbao at the crossroads of Calle San Juan de Luz, Providencia (Metro Station Bilbao), e-mail : [email protected] $ 60 / night $ 30 cleaning fee (USD). – 58 m2, fully equipped for up to 4 people with 2 bedrooms, dining room, fitted kitchen and bathroom with washing machine, TV (2), WiFi, Computer. The rent includes unlimited calls to landlines in Chile and to a large number of international destinations plus a series of local access numbers that allow calls to the apartment at the cost of a local call from a large number of cities in the world. 32 € per day. Decreasing rates for rental period beyond a week and beyond a month.
Luxury
Communicate
Security
Manage the day-to-day
Change money
A bureau de change is located at the airport after immigration to the customs area. The exchange rate is less favorable than in town and moreover a flat rate of 1.5 USD is applied to each transaction. There is no other bureau de change at the airport.
In town, there are several exchange offices on the street Catedral in the portion which runs along the left side of the Cathedral. An even more interesting rate is offered by the AFEX agency located on level -1 of the Shopping Center Vivo El Centro from the street Puente. (November 2015).
Diplomatic representations
Canada Nueva Tajamar 481 - Pison 12, Torre Norte (Edificio World Trade Center), 56 2 652-3800, fax : 56 2 652-3912
1 France Condell 65, Providencia, 56 2 2470 8000, fax : 1 312 2470 8053, e-mail : [email protected]
