Tango, rambla and the Andes

Who it is for

For travellers from Brazil who want four nearby cities, with wine, beef and short flights.

Not for anyone looking for nature, since this is a city trip.

The strategy

Buenos Aires and Montevideo are a boat crossing apart. Then a flight leads to Santiago, and Valparaiso closes the trip a little over a hundred kilometers away.

What you will see

• Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires. Opera house opened on May 25, 1908, with Aida, a horseshoe-shaped hall for about 2,480 people and acoustics ranked among the world's best.
• The Rambla, Montevideo. Twenty-two uninterrupted kilometers of boardwalk between the port and Punta Gorda, built starting in the 1920s.
• Cerro Santa Lucía, Santiago. The former Huelén, a 69 m rock outcrop over the city, landscaped by Vicuña Mackenna in 1872 with terraces, staircases, and the Terraza Neptuno.
• Ascensor El Peral, Valparaíso. A 1902 funicular that departs from a gateway beside Plaza Sotomayor and reaches the Paseo Yugoslavo, a lookout suspended over the port.

Day by day

Buenos Aires

1. 1
   Day 1: Historic center and the south

   1. 2Plaza de Mayo and Casa RosadaEssential
   2. 5Palacio BaroloWorth a visit
   3. Caminito and La BomboneraUp to half an hourIf there is time
2. 2
   Day 2: North, museums and a milonga

   1. 6MALBAWorth a visit
   2. 4El Ateneo Grand SplendidUp to half an hourWorth a visit
3. 3
   Day 3: Colón, Corrientes and the river

   1. 1Teatro ColónEssential
   2. 9Obelisco and Avenida 9 de JulioUp to half an hourIf there is time
   3. 8Reserva Ecológica Costanera SurWorth a visit
4. 4
   Day 4: Tigre and the Paraná Delta (day trip) · if you have more time

   

Montevideo

1. 5
   Day 5: Ciudad Vieja and Centro on foot

   1. 4Plaza Independencia and Palacio SalvoUp to half an hourWorth a visit
   2. 6Torres García MuseumUp to half an hourWorth a visit
   3. 3Mercado del PuertoEssential
   4. 5Teatro SolísWorth a visit
   5. 2Ciudad Vieja and Plaza MatrizEssential
2. 6
   Day 6: Rambla, river and soccer in a single day

   1. 1The RamblaEssential
   2. 8Estadio CentenarioWorth a visit
3. 7
   Day 7: A Sunday of street market and drums · if you have more time

   1. 7Tristán Narvaja FairWorth a visit

Santiago

1. 8
   Day 8: The founding grid and the 20th century

   1. 4Plaza de Armas and Catedral MetropolitanaWorth a visit
   2. 2Museo Chileno de Arte PrecolombinoEssential
   3. 8Mercado Central and La VegaWorth a visit
   4. 1Cerro Santa LucíaEssential
2. 9
   Day 9: Museo de la Memoria, La Chascona, and San Cristóbal

   1. 3Museo de la Memoria y los Derechos HumanosOne to two hoursEssential
   2. 7La ChasconaUp to half an hourWorth a visit
3. 10
   Day 10: The high city, the market, and the mountains · if you have more time

   1. Sky Costanera and Gran Torre SantiagoIf there is time

Valparaíso

1. 11
   Day 11: The hills of the heritage circuit

   1. 9Plaza SotomayorUp to half an hourIf there is time
   2. 1Ascensor El Peral and Paseo YugoslavoEssential
   3. 2Palacio BaburizzaEssential
   4. 4Ascensor Reina VictoriaUp to half an hourWorth a visit
   5. 8Paseo 21 de Mayo and Museo Naval y MarítimoWorth a visit
2. 12
   Day 12: Working port, murals and Neruda · if you have more time

   1. Iglesia La Matriz and Plaza EchaurrenIf there is time
   2. 6Museo a Cielo AbiertoUp to half an hourWorth a visit
   3. 5La SebastianaUp to half an hourWorth a visit