Tips & Tricks
Valle Nevado (Avenida Vitacura 5250, Vitacura, Santiago) – opened in 1988, this is a ski resort complex located 46 km. east of Santiago (on the El Plomo foothills in the Andes Mountains). Some just ski (and/or conduct other winter sports) for the day, while others book full-fledged vacations here, since a number of hotels and […]
Sensation Innerspace (Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho, Santiago) – this is a major Trance and House music DJing event that takes place in Santiago every April (just weeks after a similar event, “Ultra Music Festival”, is held in Miami, USA). Held at Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho (a one-time railway station that was converted into a cultural […]
Parque de las Esculturas (Av. Santa María 2201, Providencia, Santiago) — along the banks of the not so beautiful Mapocho River running through Santiago lies a tranquil park with about 30 sculptures made by Chilean artists. This is a gem of the city that’s rarely mentioned in most English-language guides on Santiago. Concerts are held […]
Viña del Mar (beach resort town) – since the Chilean capital is landlocked, those who want to go to the beach during the country’s warm months must take a 2 ½ hour car ride to the seashore. Near the regional town of Valparaiso is the famed resort known as Viña del Mar (a.k.a. “La Ciudad […]
VTR Open (Club Naval de Campo las Salinas, Av. Jorge Montt 12100, Las Salinas, Viña Del Mar, Chile) – this beach resort town plays host to this major pro tennis tournament (played every February on outdoor red clay courts), which attracts regional and international tennis pros like Rafael Nadal, David Sánchez, Tommy Robredo, Carlos Berlocq, […]
Mapocho Golf Club (Costanera North Salida #32, Pudahuel, Santiago) – located on the western outskirts of Santiago, this 18-hole golf course welcomes both golf pros and students of the sport. Since this is a public golf course, it even provides free golf classes (if they’re unable to do so themselves). See its website for hours […]