Neighbourhood guide

Bellavista

Murals, Neruda and lively nights

Santiago

The vibe

Between the Mapocho River and Cerro San Cristóbal, Bellavista is Santiago’s bohemian district: colourful houses covered in murals, restaurants, bars and La Chascona, Pablo Neruda’s house.

Good to know

The Cerro San Cristóbal funicular leaves from the top of Pío Nono street.

When to go

Afternoons for La Chascona and the hill, evenings for the bars.

Getting there

Metro to Baquedano (lines 1 and 5), then cross the bridge.

The story

How the neighbourhood came to be

The district has long drawn artists and writers. Neruda built La Chascona here in the 1950s; ransacked after the 1973 coup, the house is now a museum.

Did you know?

1The Cerro San Cristóbal funicular has run since 1925.
2La Chascona is named after the nickname of Matilde Urrutia, Neruda’s partner.

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