Friday, 16 January 2009

Vina del mar

Viña del Mar is one of Chile's most fashionable beach resorts, as it was only 5 mins down the road from Valparaiso we checked it out. It was packed with people!


First stop was the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes which is housed in the Palacio Vergara

Very grand place with lots of European paintings dating from the 15th to the 19th century.

One very crowded beach!
The town was founded in 1874 as a weekend retreat and garden residence for the wealthy elite from Valparaíso and Santiago, and it has remained a top beach destination for Santiaguinos ever since

Rocky outlook
A castle... looks like something out of Disney World!

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