Things to do and places to visit in Santiago

Santiago is a city with several beautiful places, but sometimes the people who live here don`t know even the half, sadly I am in that group. We live so busy that we haven`t time to visit our city. Nevertheless if I have to indicate to a tourist where to go, I think that I would do well.

My top five are:

1. Santiago`s Metropolitan Park:
This is my top one because in the Metropolitan park you can find a lot of interesting, fun and enjoyable things. For example the house`s Anahuac Culture, where art exhibition are done; also in Saint Cristobal hill is the National Zoo with exotic and native fauna, big and beautiful swimming pool, viewpoints, traditional cable car for to climb the hill, and big green areas like the Mapulemu garden where you can see the Chilean flora.

2. Saint Lucia hill and the craft market:
I recommend this place because first of all, the hills into the city are a very attractive for tourists, moreover it is a really beautiful place with interesting architecture and green areas. You can stay here all day and without to get bored. The Saint Lucia`s craft market has several stands whit beautiful Chilean craftwork, so you can to buy souvenirs.

3. Central market:
In this place you can eat Chilean seafood, and this is another thing that the tourists always enjoy. The central market is compound for a lot of restaurants with different prices, some are really expensive and others, very cheap.

4. Pablo Neruda`s La Chascona House - Museum:
I have confess that I`ve never been there, but I think that is a interesting place to visit for tourist and Chilean as well, because it`s part of the big poet`s history. In my opinion it is definitely a good place to know and I want to do soon.

5. Santiago`s Cathedral:
This is a national monument, so we must to take to foreigners to visit it. The architecture in this place is really wonderful, specially the ceiling. In addition to the cathedral, you can go to the Arms Square and to the nearby museums like “Precolombino” Museum.

As you can see, Santiago has many places to visit and things to do, and my top five are just a sample of them.