Valparaíso Sights

  1. Iglesia Catedral de Valparaíso

    The Iglesia Catedral de Valparaíso is the town's largest church, which overlooks the Plaza Victoria.

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  2. Iglesia Matriz

    Plaza Matriz is Valparaíso's historic core, directly uphill from the Mercado Central, where El Plan narrows and the distinctive hills' architecture starts to take shape. The plaza's major landmark is the Iglesia Matriz, a national monument dating from 1842. This is the fourth church to occupy this site since the construction of the original chapel in 1559. Be on your guard in this area as robberies are not uncommon.

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  3. Mirador Diego Portales

    Above the Feria Persa Barón (flea market), sits the Mirador Diego Portales; it's reached by Ascensor Barón and offers a panorama of the city towards the west. Nearby, the bell tower of the historic Iglesia San Francisco (1845) served as a landmark for approaching mariners who gave the city its common nickname 'Pancho' (a diminutive of Francisco).

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