Valparaiso –an UNESCO protected site – makes for a series of incredible photo ops and exudes an old colonial historic flavor where each spot reveals surprising views uphill to the multicolored houses spread up in layers. Artilleria elevator takes you up to a good spot for admiring Valparaisopanorama and a very busy commercial port. One of the main attractions in Valparaiso is Pablo Neruda’s house that has some of the greatest views over to the Pacific in town. On the very steep way back down there is an area with colorful mosaic covered houses, some Gaudi-like lamp posts and a bench that looks right out of Park Guell in Barcelona and some run-down building fronts painted in Mondrian style.
Santiago is way inland, so if you feel like having a glimpse of the Pacific you need to take a 1.5 – 2 hours drive to Valparaiso and Vina del Mar. All along a series of vineyards responsible for producing some of the local great wines and through a respectable number of tunnels cut through mountains along the way.
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