welcome to Valparaiso come join us as we take you on a walking tour of the city
we'll be up and down hills riding funicular trains and searching out the
city's best street art
Valparaiso is a port city about an hour and a half away from the capital of
Santiago on the Pacific Ocean famous for its steep funiculars colorful
cliff top homes and street art it's a great spot to incorporate into your
Chile itinerary
we started our day with the funicular ride there are numerous ones dotted
around town all the tubes arrived but some can attract long lines especially
on the routes going uphill the one we are riding today is one of the originals
it's definitely showing its age creaking and some metal ropes pull it up
the hill it's been doing this for almost 100 years
the city is best explored on foot walking around the streets you'll find
the best photo spots and quirky curiosities unique to valparaiso every
corner has something to grab your attention and we'll have you reaching
for your camera it's easy to get lost there are so many side streets and bends
so don't bother trying to follow a map the charm is found discovering at your
own pace
throughout the city you'll find people setting up schools along the streets
they're selling all kinds of trinkets and handmade arty knickknacks
we had sundown drinks at the rooftop bar at wine box hotel if you like the view
watch until the end of this video to see our review of the hotel made out of
recycled cargo ship containers
Peruvian food is popular throughout Chile we had never tried so after
finding this place on TripAdvisor thought we would give it a go the
cuisine is a mixture of ancient Inca Spanish Italian Japanese and Chinese we
had the ceviche fried prawn wontons a kind of potato salad with avocado and an
almost surf and turf stir-fry it was excellent we loved it
back out on the streets we stumbled across this cool artists shop selling
hand-painted crockery a nice little valparaiso themed gifts it's easy to
find stuff like this all over the place and make to a great souvenir to take
home
plaza sotomayor is home to the Saturday market
browsing the stores you'll soon notice the big monument to the fallen sailors
from the Battle of beat Queen
wine box Valparaiso is a hotel made out of converted shipping containers stacked
on top of each other the location was high up a hill giving great views over
the entire city was still only a 15-minute walk from the center the rooms
themselves are long and narrow we love the concept but in reality not sure if
container living is for us one thing we did love was a rooftop bar pisco sours
overlooking the city and Pacific Ocean will leave a lasting memory
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look out for our other videos from Chile on Santiago pucon the wine region and
our three-day road trip across the border to Argentina until next time
happy travels from memory seekers
you