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San Fernando Slideshow
San Fernando
Travel Blogs from San Fernando, Chile
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Wine festival
... and Alma had the inside scoop on a wine festival taking place about a two-hour drive south of Santiago in a town called San Fernando. This festival only takes place once a year, for two days, and brings together all the different wineries in the region. ...
A Road Less Travelled
It is a bit of a trek to get here, flight out of La Paz at 4.15 am, via Iquique in northern Chile, to Santiago and a 2 1/2 hour drive south, but boy is it worth it. The lodge itself exceeds our expectations, on the edge of the Andes, among forests and ...
We've seen dinosaur footprints!
It''s another beautiful day, Gary and I leave e children at the lodge and head to Casa Silva, a vineyard. We taste some wine, buy some wine and then head to the Polo Club for a lovely lunch. We return to the lodge, pack our bags hastily as we need to be ...
Purple Angel
... - again the Syrah was my favourite. However it was In the shop that the fun really began! Our guide had told us that Chile's best Carmenere is called Purple Angel and that the President of Chile had given Purple Angel to Obama. Well, if it's good enough ...
Colchagua Valley / Wine Country
... and if you have the time and are adventurous you can visit a copper mine, hot springs, or continue west to the coast. Chile has only recently come to understand how valuable wine tourism can be and once you get into the Colchagua Valley you see ...
Pablo Neruda and Route 66
... 8230;.. We arrived at the beautiful Casa de Silva Winery at about 4pm. We have had beautiful weather since arriving in Chile and this afternoon was spectacular…bright and sunny and warm, a perfect day for our tour of this picturesque setting ...
Colchagua Part 1
... , Chilean by choice, is still planted in small amounts in the Bordeaux region of France, but has found a comfortable living in Chile, specifically the Colchagua Valley. And who wouldn't thrive in this valley with skies that know few clouds, views ...
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