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A world apart from mainland Chile, with its own food, myths and pace of life.","hw_hub_city_hero_image":"1306190","hw_hub_city_hero_overlay":"medium","hw_hub_city_hero_cta":"Plan your days | #do\r\nWhat it costs | #money","hw_hub_city_live_stats":"1","hw_hub_city_stats":"16 | UNESCO wooden churches on Chilo\u00e9\r\n3\u20134 | Days to do it properly","hw_hub_city_intro_title":"The heart of Chilo\u00e9","hw_hub_city_intro_body":"Chilo\u00e9 is a large island off the coast of southern Chile, separated from the mainland by the narrow Chacao Channel. Its isolation created a culture all of its own: a mix of Huilliche Indigenous and Spanish traditions, a mythology of ghost ships and forest spirits, and a building tradition of wooden churches and shingled houses that is unlike anywhere else.\r\n\r\nCastro, the island's capital, sits on a sheltered fjord in the middle of the island. Its palafitos, brightly painted houses built on stilts over the water, are Chilo\u00e9's most famous image, and its yellow and purple Iglesia de San Francisco is one of 16 wooden churches across the island listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.\r\n\r\nCastro is the best base for exploring Chilo\u00e9: the churches and markets of the smaller islands, the rugged coast and forests of Chilo\u00e9 National Park, and the Magellanic and Humboldt penguin colony at Pu\u00f1ihuil. Give it three or four days, and bring a rain jacket: Chilo\u00e9 is green for a reason.","hw_hub_city_facts":"Language | Spanish\r\nCurrency | Chilean peso (CLP). Cards widely accepted\r\nGetting here | Bus and ferry from Puerto Montt, about 3.5 hours\r\nGetting around | Local buses or a hire car\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 to four days\r\nBest months | December to March","hw_hub_city_areas_title":"Where to base yourself","hw_hub_city_areas_intro":"Stay in the centre near the Plaza de Armas, or in one of the palafitos along the water, many of which are now hostels and guesthouses.","hw_hub_city_areas_map":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_zoom":"14","hw_hub_city_hostels_pins":"1","hw_hub_city_areas_live":"","hw_hub_city_areas":"Centro | Everything on foot | Around the Plaza de Armas and the San Francisco church. | -42.4800 | -73.7620 |  | \nGamboa palafitos | Stilt houses, views | Palafitos across the river, many of them guesthouses and caf\u00e9s. | -42.4860 | -73.7690 |  | \nPedro Montt palafitos | Stilt houses, waterfront | Palafitos north of the centre, near the fjord. | -42.4720 | -73.7650 |  | ","hw_hub_city_itin_title":"How long have you got?","hw_hub_city_itin_intro":"Slow down to island time.","hw_hub_city_itin":"","hw_hub_city_do_title":"Things to do in Castro","hw_hub_city_do_body":"In Castro, start with the Iglesia de San Francisco on the Plaza de Armas, a huge wooden church covered in shingles and painted yellow and purple, with an interior made entirely of native wood. Then walk to the palafitos of Gamboa and Pedro Montt, the best places to see the stilt houses, especially at high tide.\r\n\r\nThe UNESCO churches are spread across the island, and some of the most beautiful are on the smaller islands. Dalcahue, half an hour north, has a Sunday market and a ferry to Quinchao island, where the church of Achao is the oldest in Chilo\u00e9. Chilo\u00e9 National Park, on the wild Pacific coast near Cucao, has forest trails, dunes and long empty beaches.\r\n\r\nNear Ancud, in the north of the island, boats from Pu\u00f1ihuil visit small islands where Magellanic and Humboldt penguins nest together, from around September to March. Learning about Chilote mythology, from the Trauco to the ghost ship Caleuche, is part of the experience.","hw_hub_city_do_points":"Iglesia de San Francisco | UNESCO-listed wooden church on the plaza\r\nPalafitos | Stilt houses in Gamboa and Pedro Montt\r\nChilo\u00e9 National Park | Forest trails and empty beaches near Cucao\r\nPu\u00f1ihuil penguins | Two penguin species, around September to March","hw_hub_city_do_tag":"things-to-do","hw_hub_city_do_more":"All things to do in Castro","hw_hub_city_free_title":"And what it costs nothing to do","hw_hub_city_free_body":"Castro's best sights are free: the San Francisco church, the Plaza de Armas and the palafitos along the water. The viewpoints over the fjord, especially at the Gamboa palafitos, are beautiful at sunset.\r\n\r\nThe markets, including the crafts market by the waterfront and the Feria Yumbel, are free to browse, with knitwear, woven baskets and smoked seafood.\r\n\r\nThe UNESCO churches around the island are free to visit, though some ask for a small donation.","hw_hub_city_free_points":"San Francisco church | Free to visit\r\nPalafitos | Best at high tide\r\nMarkets | Knitwear, baskets and smoked seafood\r\nIsland churches | Free or by donation","hw_hub_city_free_tag":"free","hw_hub_city_free_more":"All free things to do in Castro","hw_hub_city_food_title":"Eating and drinking","hw_hub_city_food_body":"Curanto is Chilo\u00e9's great dish: shellfish, meat, sausages, potatoes and milcao (potato bread) cooked in a pit over hot stones and covered with nalca leaves, or in a pot in restaurants (curanto en olla). It is a feast, and one of the island's traditions.\r\n\r\nChilo\u00e9 is also famous for its potatoes, with hundreds of native varieties, and for seafood, especially mussels, clams and oysters. Milcaos and chapaleles, potato breads, are sold at markets, and licor de oro, a golden liqueur made with whey, is the local drink.\r\n\r\nThe waterfront markets serve cheap, fresh seafood lunches.","hw_hub_city_food_points":"Curanto | Shellfish, meat and potatoes in a pit\r\nNative potatoes | Hundreds of varieties\r\nMilcao | Potato bread\r\nLicor de oro | A golden local liqueur","hw_hub_city_food_tag":"food","hw_hub_city_food_more":"All food guides for Castro","hw_hub_city_nightlife_title":"Going out","hw_hub_city_nightlife_body":"Castro is quiet at night, with a few bars and pubs in the centre and some palafito caf\u00e9s open in the evening.\r\n\r\nNights on Chilo\u00e9 are about a good meal, a local beer or licor de oro, and conversation.\r\n\r\nIn summer, festivals bring music and dancing to the island.","hw_hub_city_nightlife_points":"Bars | A few in the centre\r\nPalafito caf\u00e9s | Evenings by the water\r\nSummer festivals | Music and dancing\r\nLow-key | Island pace","hw_hub_city_nightlife_tag":"nightlife","hw_hub_city_nightlife_more":"All nightlife guides for Castro","hw_hub_city_transport_title":"Getting around","hw_hub_city_transport_body":"Castro is walkable. Local buses connect it with Dalcahue, Cucao, Ancud and other towns, and car hire is the best way to see the island's churches and coast.\r\n\r\nFrom Puerto Montt, buses take around three and a half hours to Castro, including a ferry across the Chacao Channel of around 30 minutes. Castro also has a small airport, Mocopulli, with flights from Santiago and Puerto Montt.\r\n\r\nFerries leave from Quell\u00f3n, in the south of the island, towards the Carretera Austral.","hw_hub_city_transport_points":"From Puerto Montt | Bus and ferry, about 3.5 hours\r\nMocopulli airport | Flights from Santiago and Puerto Montt\r\nLocal buses | To Dalcahue, Cucao and Ancud\r\nCar hire | Best for the churches and coast","hw_hub_city_transport_tag":"transport","hw_hub_city_transport_more":"All transport guides for Castro","hw_hub_city_money_title":"What Castro costs","hw_hub_city_money_body":"Castro is good value by Chilean standards. Dorm beds run from around \u20ac10 to \u20ac18, and seafood lunches at the markets are cheap.\r\n\r\nThe main extras are car hire, tours to the national park and the penguin boats at Pu\u00f1ihuil.\r\n\r\nCards are widely accepted, but carry some cash for markets and small places.","hw_hub_city_money_points":"Dorm bed | Around \u20ac10\u201318\r\nSeafood lunches | Cheap at the markets\r\nPenguin boats | Small extra cost\r\nCash | Useful at markets","hw_hub_city_money_tag":"budget","hw_hub_city_money_more":"All budget guides for Castro","hw_hub_city_safety_title":"Safety and scams","hw_hub_city_safety_body":"Castro and Chilo\u00e9 are very safe. Take normal care with belongings.\r\n\r\nThe weather is the main challenge: it rains a lot, even in summer, and the Pacific coast can be stormy. Bring waterproofs and layers, and take care on coastal trails.\r\n\r\nIn an emergency, call 133 for police or 131 for an ambulance.","hw_hub_city_safety_points":"Emergency | 133 police, 131 ambulance\r\nRain | Frequent, bring waterproofs\r\nCoast | Stormy on the Pacific side\r\nVery safe | Relaxed island life","hw_hub_city_safety_tag":"safety","hw_hub_city_safety_more":"All safety guides for Castro","hw_hub_city_trips_title":"Worth leaving town for","hw_hub_city_trips_intro":"The island's churches, coast and penguins.","hw_hub_city_trips":"Dalcahue and Quinchao | About 30 minutes | Bus, then ferry | A Sunday market and the oldest church in Chilo\u00e9, at Achao. |  | 1306229\nAncud | About 1.5 hours | Bus | A fortress, a market and the north of the island. |  | 1306230","hw_hub_city_trips_tag":"day-trips","hw_hub_city_trips_more":"All day trips from Castro","hw_hub_city_season_title":"When to go","hw_hub_city_season_intro":"December to March is the warmest and driest time, with festivals and penguins. The rest of the year is cool and wet, but green and quiet.","hw_hub_city_season_note":"Average highs, rounded. Rain is common all year.","hw_hub_city_season_rows":"January | 19 | 4 | Summer, festivals\r\nFebruary | 19 | 4 | Summer, Chilote food festivals\r\nMarch | 17 | 3 | Calmer\r\nApril | 15 | 2 | Autumn, more rain\r\nMay | 12 | 1 | Rainy\r\nJune | 10 | 1 | Winter, wet\r\nJuly | 10 | 1 | Cold and wet\r\nAugust | 11 | 1 | Rainy\r\nSeptember | 12 | 2 | Penguins arrive\r\nOctober | 14 | 2 | Spring\r\nNovember | 16 | 2 | A good month\r\nDecember | 18 | 3 | Summer begins","hw_hub_city_events_title":"What is on while you are there","hw_hub_city_events_intro":"Summer festivals celebrate Chilote food and culture.","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":"Festival Costumbrista Chilote | Summer, usually February | Castro | A festival of Chilote food, crafts and music. |  | \nPenguin season | Around September to March | Pu\u00f1ihuil, near Ancud | Magellanic and Humboldt penguins nest together. |  | ","hw_hub_city_budget_title":"What your trip will cost","hw_hub_city_budget_intro":"Per night, for one person, based on Castro prices.","hw_hub_city_budget_note":"Treat these as a guide. 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Prices and availability are live on each property page.","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_label":"All hostels in Castro","hw_hub_city_hostels_cta_url":"https:\/\/www.hostelworld.com\/hostels\/south-america\/chile\/castro\/","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":"Castro and Chilo\u00e9 questions","hw_hub_city_faq_note":"The ones we get asked most.","hw_hub_city_faqs":"How do I get to Chilo\u00e9? | By bus from Puerto Montt to Castro, around three and a half hours including a short ferry, or fly to Castro's Mocopulli airport.\r\nHow many days do you need in Chilo\u00e9? | Three or four to see Castro, the churches, the national park and the penguins.\r\nWhat are the palafitos? | Colourful houses built on stilts over the water, many now guesthouses and caf\u00e9s. Gamboa and Pedro Montt in Castro have the best.\r\nWhat is curanto? | Chilo\u00e9's traditional feast of shellfish, meat and potatoes, cooked in a pit over hot stones or in a pot.\r\nCan I see penguins on Chilo\u00e9? | Yes, at Pu\u00f1ihuil near Ancud, where Magellanic and Humboldt penguins nest from around September to March.\r\nDo I need a car on Chilo\u00e9? | It helps. Buses connect the main towns, but a car is easiest for the churches and coast.\r\nWhat is the weather like on Chilo\u00e9? | Cool and rainy much of the year. December to March is the driest time.","hw_hub_city_cta_title":"Say yes to hostels, meet the world","hw_hub_city_cta_body":"Compare hostels in Castro: live prices, real reviews and free cancellation on most bookings. 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