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Valparaiso Slideshow
Top Hotels in Valparaiso
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Hotel Patrimonial Valparaiso
15 reviews -
Casa Higueras Valparaiso
73 reviews
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Radisson Acqua Hotel & Spa Concon Valparaiso
78 reviews -
Hostal Caracol Valparaiso
16 reviews
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Puerta De Alcala Hotel Valparaiso
9 reviews -
Grand Hotel Gervasoni Valparaiso
63 reviews
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Ultramar Hotel Valparaiso
53 reviews
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Hotel Latitud 33 Sur Valparaiso
20 reviews
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Hotel Manoir Atkinson Valparaiso
39 reviews
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Da Vinci Valparaiso
78 reviews
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Hotel Casa Thomas Somerscales Valparaiso
31 reviews
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Cabanas Los Maitenes Valparaiso
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Montemar Bay and Beach Cabanas Valparaiso
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The Inns At Valparaiso
29 reviews
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The Brighton Valparaiso
57 reviews
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Valparaisos Vineyard Inn
29 reviews
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Zerohotel Valparaiso
56 reviews
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Hotel Acontraluz Valparaiso
47 reviews
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Hostelling International Valparaiso
3 reviews
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Hotel Puerto Valparaiso
2 reviews
Valparaiso
Travel Blogs from Valparaiso, Chile
Chilling out in Chile.....16-18 Nov
This is a top pick! Tuesday 16th November Arrived in Valparaiso, which is about an hour from Santiago, early in the morning around 5am. Most people got off at the station a few miles from Val at the nearby beach resort, we were the only ones left on the bus. We had to get ...
Discovering Neruda
This is a top pick! ... when this is over, surviving only on tea herbs and ice shavings!!! This trip is my first time wandering out of Santiago and on to Valparaiso, which is where Isla Negra is located. Isla Negra, by the way, is not an island. On the way to Isla Negra, I ...
Decaying and totally charming
This is a top pick! ... tasty and cheap ($4 for a pretty good bottle), so we made up several months of tea totaling in a few days. I enjoyed Valparaiso, but I think that was more of a function of the walking tour with our knowledgeable guide and the really nice and genuine ...
Missed the bus....again
This is a top pick! ... now I am plan-less for 5 hours whilst I wait for the bus. Hence the rambly and rather pointless entry you are now reading! Valparaiso seems alright, a coastal port with decent weather and a beach. There´s a nice old town up on the hills with lots of ...
The City of Hills
This is a top pick! Valparaiso is another amazing city for taking photos. This city is a huge U-shaped amphitheater overlooking the ocean, making it one of Chile's most important port cities and also a good place to go to the beach. The city is also built right ...
Searching for the Sun
This is a top pick! ... ... maybe some slightly less loose behaviour is needed - an apartment for the next few days atleast looks like a start. Dashing straight for Vina Del Mar and Valparaiso, the weather is superb, sunny and hot, the beaches brilliant - all looks ...
Fuera de la Tierra
This is a top pick! ... through an "unsafe" part of town. But, he said, that was one of the few times he felt like he was in Chile. And Valparaiso is that way. Perhaps we carry a preconception of South American cities should be hectic and dirty, a web of narrow alleys that ...
Chilean Warmth
This is a top pick! ... the Andes Mountains, I was more than ready to find a good place to stay once I was dropped off in Valparaiso, Chile. Looking for the easiest exit out of the bus terminal, I headed towards the main gate ...
It's a little... Chile.
This is a top pick! ... of Paradise - Valparaiso in spanish - is near paradise itself. A city of 23 spectacular hills overlooking the pacific, Valparaiso layers its weatherboard houses upon each other, upon vibrant murals and street art like a spongecake of colour and ...
Colours on the hills
This is a top pick! As a last stop before the visit of my parents I am in Valparaiso now. First impression except for it s realy sad weather at the time is that is even more Western than the previous parts of Chile I visited. We didn't do that much on our first day, but ...
Between the devil and the deep blue sea
This is a top pick! ... and Tony already had 1 so no have a pair!) Went back into town and picked up a bus to go out to the coast at Valparaiso. This was about 2 hours away and the weather was still good as we arrived. This is a huge port town but is famous for being quite ...
Pearl of the Pacific
This is a top pick! ... we are glad to jump back on the comfortable bus back to Santiago. We relax and dream about the hills of Valparaiso, remarkable for their characterful houses that seem like they are perched in heaven above the ominous darkness of the business district ...
Beautiful UNESCO listed Valparaiso
This is a top pick! ... - He's main house that he loved was Isla Negra in Chile's Central zone only a few hours further down the coast from Valparaiso. Sebastiano was interesting but not amaing like the first one - but the views over the port were wonderful... He truly was an ...
Happy, Happy New Year!
This is a top pick! ... legendary New Years party and one of the biggest fireworks displays in South America. The famous fireworks show runs from Valparaiso and continuous for 21km along the beach and kicks off shortly after midnight in one synchronised explosion! ...
San Pedro de Atacama and Valparaiso
This is a top pick! ... we felt brave enough to get on another bus to Valparaiso, a resort on the Chilean coast close to the capital Santiago. Valparaiso, Chile's very own Brighton We've heard some great opinions from other travelers about Valparaiso, and although it was a ...
Valparaiso and Vina Del Mar
This is a top pick! ... there, its time to get out! We quickly legged it out, but others weren´t so lucky and lost cameras, money and passports. Valparaiso is the home of Chiles Naval Fleet, where 6 vessels are docked (Soon to be upgraded) and is also the crime ...
Valparaiso
This is a top pick! Hi Guys, You can read our update from Valparaiso in our entry from Santiago, Chile entitled 'A Brief Stop in Chile!'. Cheers, K & ...
I speak Spanish well. I learned it from a booook!
Valparaiso is one of the major port cities in Chile and a large part of the city is a UNESCO world heritage site. The city centre stretches along the coast but the vast majority of the city's residential areas are spread over the numerous very steep hills ...
The city of hills
This is a top pick! ... SUNNY and WARM – no more waterproofs! After a pleasant breakfast at our hostal we went out to explore the town. Valparaiso consists of a beautiful, natural deep water harbour guarded on all sides by hills on which the town is built. For many years ...
Riding the Ascensores
This is a top pick! To get up and down from the seafront to the houses on the hill, just take an old ascensor, or lifty cably cary thingy. They are loads of fun. Groovy Cafes Big flashback to Melbourne. Valparaìso is quite a bohemian, arty place, and it is full of ...
Sleepless In Santiago
This is a top pick! ... pollution! Most disappointing. I also saw more dogs in that city than I've ever seen in my life before. Yesterday I arrived in Valparaiso, Chile's second city and biggest port. It is built on a crescent of 43 hills, which are serviced by mad little ...
Feb. 5, 2006 - Viña del Mar, Reñaca, Valparaiso
... We spotted 2 hotels, the Monte Carlo and the Piero Hotels for future reference.... Just a 20-minute ride took us to Valparaiso, Chile's 2nd largest city, and which is described by Lonely Planet as "... the single most distinctive city in Chile and one ...
The crazy colours of Valpo
Today we headed back to the Coast and a favouriote spot of mine Valparaiso, mum I knew would love this crazy bohemian spot like me, we ended up having a tour guide as well initially Carlos then we managed to tag onto another tour with a great guide who ...
Wierd museum exhibitions and a luxurious bus trip
... is still pretty bad, but I'm getting by. The bus ride was great - on time and tons of leg room. At the bus station at Valparaiso I jumped in a taxi and headed to my new home - Patiperro hostel. Its really cute here. I've only just arrived, so I need to ...
Villarica - Chillan - Santiago - Valparaiso
mit einem tag zwischenstop in chillan kommen wir nach valparaiso. eine uns riesig erscheinende stadt die voll zwischen und an huegeln liegt. deshalb hat man auch viele lifte ind diese stadt gebaut und man kann mit 16 stueck fahren. die hauser sind alle ...
Part 3: Valparaiso
... Naval Museum. Not only is it situated high up on a hill providing essential viewing out over the port and the rest of Valparaiso , but it was also fascinating to find out more about the formation of Chile as it has become today, though coverage of ...
port Santiago czyli Valparaiso
... na ulicy (mini teatrzyk)... Na nasza ostatnia wycieczke przed wyjazdem wybralismy sie do polozonego nad Pacyfikiem miasta Valparaiso. Do czasu wybudowania Kanalu Panamskiego miasto przezywalo swoj rozkwit ze wzglegu na ogromne znaczenie portu. To tutaj ...
Paradise Valley
... a tour of Valparaiso, stopping at the first Wall Street in South America, a behind the scenes tour of the first microbrewery in Valparaiso, and a tasting session at the best (open to opinion) restaurant in town. He pointed out all the famous buildings and ...