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guide","hw_hub_city_hero_h1":"Things to do in Santiago","hw_hub_city_hero_intro":"A modern capital with the snow-capped Andes at the end of its streets, wine valleys an hour away and ski slopes closer than that in winter. The hub of any trip to Chile.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1307712","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"light","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Pick a neighbourhood | #areas\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"3 | Days for the city, plus day trips","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"A capital in the shadow of the Andes","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Santiago sits in a wide valley in the middle of Chile, with the Andes rising steeply to the east and the coastal hills to the west. On clear days, especially after rain in winter, the mountains look close enough to touch. Most of Chile's flights pass through here, so almost every trip starts or ends in the capital.\r\n\r\nThe city is a mix of old and new. The historic centre around the Plaza de Armas has colonial churches, the La Moneda presidential palace and busy markets, while the neighbourhoods east of the centre, Providencia, Las Condes and Vitacura, are leafy, modern and full of caf\u00e9s. In between, Bellavista and Lastarria are where the city goes out, with bars, street art and restaurants.\r\n\r\nGive Santiago three days for the city itself: the centre, the hills of San Crist\u00f3bal and Santa Luc\u00eda, the museums and the markets. Add a day for Valpara\u00edso, a day in the wine valleys and, in winter, a day skiing in the Andes. The city is safe by South American standards, but street theft has risen, so keep your phone out of sight.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Language | Spanish, fast and full of local slang\r\nCurrency | Chilean peso (CLP). Cards almost everywhere\r\nFrom the airport | Bus to the metro, 30\u201340 minutes\r\nTransport card | Bip!, for metro and buses\r\nEmergency | 133 police, 131 ambulance\r\nTap water | Safe to drink\r\nTipping | 10% is usually suggested on the bill\r\nHow long to stay | Three days, plus day trips\r\nBest months | September to November, March to May","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to base yourself","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Bellavista and Lastarria are the favourites for nightlife and atmosphere. Providencia is calmer and well connected, and Barrio Brasil is the budget option near the centre.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"13","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"1","hw_hub_city_areas":"Bellavista | Nightlife, street art | The bohemian barrio below Cerro San Crist\u00f3bal, with bars, clubs and Neruda's La Chascona. | -33.4330 | -70.6340 | Bellavista | \nLastarria | Caf\u00e9s, culture, atmosphere | Cobbled streets of caf\u00e9s, wine bars and cinemas, next to Cerro Santa Luc\u00eda. | -33.4380 | -70.6400 |  | \nProvidencia | Calm, safe, well connected | Leafy and residential, with good metro links, restaurants and bars. | -33.4280 | -70.6150 | Providencia | \nBarrio Brasil | Budget, character | An old neighbourhood west of the centre, with mansions, hostels and local bars. Take care at night. | -33.4440 | -70.6650 | Barrio Brasil | \nBarrio Italia | Design shops, food | A neighbourhood of antique shops, galleries and restaurants south-east of the centre. | -33.4460 | -70.6230 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"Mix the city with a day trip or two.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Santiago","hw_hub_city_do_body":"Start in the centre. The Plaza de Armas has the cathedral and the old post office, the La Moneda palace is where Salvador Allende died during the 1973 coup, and the Museo Chileno de Arte Precolombino has one of the best collections of pre-Columbian art in the Americas. The Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos Humanos tells the story of the dictatorship, and is free and deeply moving.\r\n\r\nThen head up. A funicular and a cable car climb Cerro San Crist\u00f3bal, the hill in the middle of the city, for views across Santiago to the Andes, best at sunset. Cerro Santa Luc\u00eda, closer to the centre, is a short climb through gardens and stairways. In Bellavista, La Chascona, one of Pablo Neruda's three houses, is full of the poet's collections.\r\n\r\nEat at the Mercado Central for seafood and La Vega for fruit and cheap lunches, and wander Lastarria and Barrio Italia for caf\u00e9s, design shops and street art. Football fans can catch a match of Colo-Colo or Universidad de Chile.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Cerro San Crist\u00f3bal | Funicular and cable car for views to the Andes\r\nMuseo de la Memoria | The story of the dictatorship. Free\r\nLa Chascona | One of Pablo Neruda's houses, in Bellavista\r\nMuseo Precolombino | One of the Americas' best pre-Columbian collections","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Santiago","hw_hub_city_free_title":"And what it costs nothing to do","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Many of Santiago's best museums are free, including the Museo de la Memoria and, on some days, the national museums. Free walking tours leave from the Plaza de Armas daily and are a good introduction to the city.\r\n\r\nWalking up Cerro San Crist\u00f3bal or Cerro Santa Luc\u00eda costs nothing if you skip the funicular, and the views are the same. The street art in Bellavista and Barrio Yungay, and the markets of La Vega and the Mercado Central, are free to explore.\r\n\r\nThe Parque Forestal along the river is lovely for a walk, and on weekends the city's parks fill with families and street performers.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"Museums | The Museo de la Memoria and many others are free\r\nWalking tours | Daily from the Plaza de Armas\r\nThe hills | Walk up San Crist\u00f3bal or Santa Luc\u00eda\r\nStreet art | Bellavista and Barrio Yungay","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Santiago","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Chilean food is hearty and seafood-rich. Try a completo, a hot dog loaded with avocado, tomato and mayonnaise, at least once, and empanadas de pino, filled with beef, onion, egg and olive. Pastel de choclo, a sweetcorn and meat bake, is the comfort dish, and seafood stews like paila marina are served at the Mercado Central.\r\n\r\nAt lunch, many restaurants offer a men\u00fa del d\u00eda, a set lunch of a starter, a main and a drink, the best value meal in the city. La Vega market has cheap counters for lunch among the stalls.\r\n\r\nChile's wine is excellent, and Santiago is the gateway to the wine valleys. Pisco sour is the national cocktail (a point of pride shared with Peru), and the terremoto, a sweet mix of pipe\u00f1o wine and pineapple ice cream, is a local tradition.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Completo | The loaded Chilean hot dog. Once\r\nMen\u00fa del d\u00eda | Set lunch, the best value\r\nMercado Central | Seafood stews and fried fish\r\nTerremoto | Pipe\u00f1o wine with pineapple ice cream","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Santiago","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Bellavista is Santiago's nightlife hub, with bars, live music and clubs packed into the streets below Cerro San Crist\u00f3bal, especially on P\u00edo Nono and around Constituci\u00f3n. Lastarria, across the river, has cocktail bars and wine bars in a more relaxed setting.\r\n\r\nProvidencia and Barrio Italia have craft beer and quieter bars, while the big clubs are spread across the city. Nights start late, around 11, and go on until the early morning.\r\n\r\nHostel bars in Bellavista and Barrio Brasil are easy places to meet people. Use ride-hailing apps to get home.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bellavista | Bars and clubs below San Crist\u00f3bal\r\nLastarria | Cocktail and wine bars\r\nBarrio Italia | Craft beer and quieter bars\r\nGetting home | Ride-hailing apps","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Santiago","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"The metro is fast, clean and the easiest way around, with lines covering the centre, Providencia and Las Condes. You pay with a rechargeable Bip! card, which also works on city buses. Ride-hailing apps are widely used and good value, especially at night.\r\n\r\nArturo Merino Ben\u00edtez airport is around 20km north-west of the centre. Airport buses run to metro stations in the centre in around 30 to 40 minutes, and shared or private transfers and apps are easy to book.\r\n\r\nLong-distance buses leave from several terminals near the Universidad de Santiago and Pajaritos metro stations, with frequent services to Valpara\u00edso, around an hour and a half away, and to the south.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"Metro | Fast, with a rechargeable Bip! card\r\nApps | Good value, best at night\r\nAirport | Buses to the metro, 30\u201340 minutes\r\nTo Valpara\u00edso | Frequent buses, about 1.5 hours","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Santiago","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Santiago costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Chile is the most expensive country in South America, and Santiago reflects it, though it is still cheaper than most of Western Europe. Dorm beds start around \u20ac9, with the well-rated ones in Bellavista and Providencia from \u20ac14 to \u20ac24.\r\n\r\nA men\u00fa del d\u00eda costs \u20ac6 to \u20ac10, a coffee \u20ac2 to \u20ac3 and a beer \u20ac3 to \u20ac5. Metro journeys cost around \u20ac1, and many museums are free.\r\n\r\nCards are accepted almost everywhere, including small shops. Prices are in Chilean pesos, and some hotels quote in US dollars; hostels charge in pesos.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | From around \u20ac9, well-rated ones \u20ac14\u201324\r\nMen\u00fa del d\u00eda | \u20ac6\u201310\r\nMetro | Around \u20ac1 a journey\r\nCards | Accepted almost everywhere","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Santiago","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Santiago is safer than most South American capitals, but street crime has risen in recent years. Phone snatching and pickpocketing are the most common problems, especially in the centre, around the Plaza de Armas, on the metro and in Bellavista at night.\r\n\r\nKeep your phone away on the street, carry a bag in front of you, and use apps at night. A common trick is the mustard or bird-dropping scam, where someone stains your clothes and an accomplice offers to help while taking your bag.\r\n\r\nProtests sometimes take place around Plaza Baquedano (Plaza Italia) and the centre; avoid them. In an emergency, call 133 for police or 131 for an ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Emergency | 133 police, 131 ambulance\r\nPhones | Snatching is the main risk\r\nStain scam | Someone helps clean you up while another robs you\r\nProtests | Avoid them around Plaza Baquedano","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Santiago","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Worth leaving the city for","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"Coast, wine and mountains, all within a couple of hours.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Valpara\u00edso and Vi\u00f1a del Mar | About 1.5 hours | Bus | The hillside port of murals and funiculars, and the beach city next door. |  | 1306069\nCaj\u00f3n del Maipo | About 1.5 hours | Bus or tour | A canyon in the Andes with hiking, hot springs and the Embalse El Yeso reservoir. |  | 1306203\nMaipo and Casablanca wine valleys | 1\u20131.5 hours | Metro to some wineries, or a tour | Wine tastings close to the city. |  | 1306204\nValle Nevado and Farellones | About 1.5 hours | Shuttle or tour, in winter | Ski resorts high in the Andes, roughly June to September. |  | 1306205","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Santiago","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"Santiago has a Mediterranean climate. Spring (September to November) and autumn (March to May) are the best times; summer is hot and dry, and winter is cool, with the clearest Andes views after rain and skiing nearby.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, rounded. Winter smog can be heavy on still days.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 30 | 3 | Hot and dry, many locals on holiday\r\nFebruary | 30 | 3 | Hot, the city empties\r\nMarch | 28 | 4 | Warm, grape harvest\r\nApril | 23 | 3 | Autumn colour\r\nMay | 18 | 2 | Cool, quieter\r\nJune | 15 | 3 | Winter, ski season opens\r\nJuly | 15 | 4 | Winter holidays, skiing\r\nAugust | 17 | 3 | Skiing, clear days after rain\r\nSeptember | 19 | 5 | Fiestas Patrias on 18 and 19 September\r\nOctober | 22 | 3 | Spring, a great month\r\nNovember | 26 | 3 | Warm and pleasant\r\nDecember | 29 | 3 | Summer, festive season","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Independence week, music festivals and the ski season.","hw_hub_city_events_source":"manual","hw_hub_city_events_count":"8","hw_hub_city_events_cache":"24","hw_hub_city_events_cta_label":"All events in Barcelona","hw_hub_city_events_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/events\/europe\/spain\/barcelona\/","hw_hub_city_events":"Fiestas Patrias | 18 and 19 September | Parque O'Higgins and across the city | Independence days with fondas, cueca dancing, empanadas and chicha. |  | \nLollapalooza Chile | March | Santiago | The Chilean edition of the music festival. |  | \nSki season | June to September | Valle Nevado and Farellones | Andean skiing within reach of the city. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Per night, for one person, based on Santiago prices.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Treat these as a guide. Wine tours and skiing cost extra.","hw_hub_city_budget_rows":"Shoestring | 11 | 12 | 3 | 3\r\nMiddle of the road | 20 | 22 | 6 | 12\r\nComfortable | 40 | 40 | 12 | 25","hw_hub_city_budget_currency":"\u20ac","hw_hub_city_hostels_title":"Where to stay","hw_hub_city_hostels_intro":"The highest-rated hostels in Santiago, straight from Hostelworld. Prices and availability are live on each property page.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Santiago","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/chile\/santiago\/","hw_hub_city_hostels_source":"api","hw_hub_city_hostels_count":"12","hw_hub_city_hostels_cache":"12","hw_hub_city_picks":"Best for solo travellers |  |  | \nBest for a party |  |  | \nQuietest |  |  | ","hw_hub_city_hostels":"","hw_hub_city_team_title":"","hw_hub_city_team_intro":"","hw_hub_city_team":"","hw_hub_city_faq_title":"Santiago questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How many days do you need in Santiago? | Three for the city, plus a day for Valpara\u00edso and a day for the wine valleys or, in winter, skiing.\r\nWhere should I stay in Santiago? | Bellavista or Lastarria for nightlife and atmosphere, Providencia for a calmer, well-connected base, and Barrio Brasil for budget hostels.\r\nIs Santiago safe? | Safer than most South American capitals, but phone snatching and pickpocketing have risen. Keep your phone away on the street and use apps at night.\r\nHow do I get from the airport to Santiago? | Airport buses run to metro stations in the centre in around 30 to 40 minutes. Transfers and ride-hailing apps are also easy.\r\nCan I ski near Santiago? | Yes, from around June to September. Valle Nevado and Farellones are around an hour and a half away.\r\nIs Santiago expensive? | It is pricier than most of South America, but cheaper than Western Europe. Dorms start around \u20ac9 and a men\u00fa del d\u00eda costs \u20ac6 to \u20ac10.\r\nIs it worth visiting Valpara\u00edso from Santiago? | Yes. It is around an hour and a half by bus, and worth at least a night if you can.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare hostels across Santiago: live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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