Sights in Viña Del Mar
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Parque Quinta Vergara
Nowhere is Viña’s nickname of ‘the garden city’ better justified than at the magnificently landscaped Parque Quinta Vergara; the entrance is on Errázuriz at the south end of Libertad. It once belonged to one of the city’s most illustrious families, the Alvares-Vergaras, but when they fell on hard times they sold it to the city council. Their residence was the Venetian neo-Gothic–style Palacio Vergara, which houses the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes.
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Museo de Arqueología e Historia Francisco Fonck
The original moai (Easter Island statues) standing guard outside the Museo de Arqueología e Historia Francisco Fonck are just a teaser of the beautifully displayed archaeological finds from Easter Island within, along with Mapuche silverwork and anthropomorphic Moche ceramics. Upstairs are old-school insect cases and a lively explanation of how head shrinking works (finished examples are included).
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Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes
Housed in the neo-Gothic–style Palacio Vergara, the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes has interesting collection of 17th- to 19th-century European and Chilean art that includes works by Murillo, Modigliani, Rubens and Sorolla y Bastida. Major concerts and the celebrated Festival Internacional de la Canción are held in the striking concrete amphitheater in the grounds.
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Quinta Vergara
Once the residence of the prosperous Alvares-Vergara family and now a public park, the grounds of the magnificently landscaped Parque Quinta Vergara contain the Venetian-style Palacio Vergara, which dates from 1908. This building houses the Museo Municipal de Bellas Artes, which has a reasonable collection of European and Chilean art.
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Jardín Botánico Nacional
There are over 3000 plant species in the 61 hectares of parkland that comprise Chile’s Jardín Botánico Nacional. It’s 8km southeast of the city center; catch bus 203 from Viana east to the end of the line (CH$440), then cross the bridge and walk about 1km north up Camino El Olivar.
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Castillo Wulff
Squat-looking Castillo Wulff hangs half over the sea: skip through the art exhibitions to the tower at the back, where you can peer through the thick glass floor at the rocks and waves below.
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Museo Palacio Rioja
The Museo Palacio Rioja is an elegant century-old mansion with lovely gardens, now a municipal museum. It also hosts movies and musical performances.
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