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Chile, a crazy geography
DAY 02: SANTIAGO DE CHILE
After breakfast at the Hotel you will depart Santiago for a full day heading towards the coast to Viña del Mar & Valparaíso.
 
Enjoy the first stop in Pomaire, a small village where the inhabitants work the local clay to make a variety of dishes, pots and interesting sculptures amongst other handicrafts.
 
Continue to the coast and visit the beach area of Reñaca and the town of Viña del Mar, known as the Garden City for its pretty parks and flower lined streets. Visit the Gaming Casino and the coastal road, continue to the picturesque port of Valparaiso built in the 16th century on a total of 43 hills which are reached by narrow windy streets, staircases and a series of lifts (funiculars) which is now declared by UNESCO as patrimony of Humanity because of its eclectic architecture and urban development. You may wish to visit the Museum house of Pablo Neruda, La Sebastiana. The house is situated on one of the hills overlooking the bay and contains some of the poets collections, specifically related to the sea.
 
After lunch you will continue to Isla Negra.
 
Isla Negra is a small beachside community with a pretty beach backed by fragrant pine trees. This is the place Chilean Nobel Prize for Literature winner Pablo Neruda chose to build one of his houses. The eccentric architecture houses some of his collections, including bottles, figureheads from ships, shells and various other eclectic articles.
 
In the afternoon return to Santiago.
 
Accommodation at Hotel of your choice.
 
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