Santiago de Chile/Sanhattan and East

• Parque Bicentenario

  address: Av. Bicentenario
  A beautiful park, still under construction. Large extension of grass, children games, dog games, a very nice pond with black neck swans. There is also a restaurant, a café (Le fournil) and Vitacura's city hall. Trails for walking and biking.

Max Montecinos

• Estadio Nacional de Chile

  address: Av. Grecia 2001
  This is the site of sports events (both football and others), concerts and social events including the yearly Teletón charity event. A National Historical Landmark opened in 1938, the World Cup finals were player here in 1962. A decade later, people opposing the dictatorship, were interned here.

• Cerro CalánThis hill also hosts the astronomical observatory of the University of Chile, which is open to visitors.

• Parque Padre Hurtado (ex Intercomunal de La Reina)One of the largest activity parks in Chile, popular among young adults and families on the weekend. Large green expanses, a lake with boats, barbecue grills and there are often unofficial cultural and sports events taking place.

• Parque por la Paz Villa GrimaldiThe site of Villa Grimaldi, infamous as a torture center during the Pinochet dictatorship, has now been turned into a memorial park. In 2004 it was listed as a national monument.

• Pueblito Los DominicosArtisan village next to the mountains, also featuring a beautiful Dominican church. It's a great place to see and buy traditional crafts.

Select neighborhoods and muncipalities

• Sanhattan, an unofficial district which also stretches into Providencia is known for its skyscrapers.
• Ñuñoa, southeast of Providencia, is a multicultural part of Santiago, featuring the city's only mosque and a slew of churches of different denominations. A large part of the population are immigrants from Europe, the Middle East or North America.
• Vitacura in the northeast is one of the most upscale municipalities of Santiago.
• The gargantuan Lo Barnechea comprises about half of the area of the whole Santiago province and stretches almost to the Argentinan border. It's home to on one hand the richest families in the country and on the other, poor inhabitants of mountain camps who don't even have a reliable access to drinking water. Geographically Lo Barnechea is part of the Andes and you can even see glaciers here. It's also where the ski resort El Colorado is.

• Club de Jazz de Santiago

  address: Av. Ossa 123
  The Club de Jazz de Santiago is arguably the best of the city's many jazz clubs. Located in the northern part of the Ñuñoa neighborhood, this small club routinely brings in some of the best local, national, and international artists specializing in everything from Latin Jazz to Blues to Bossa Nova.
• El Colorado ski resort is located in the Andes.

Juan de Dios Santander Vela

• Alonso de Córdova - A street in the upscale district of Vitacura lined by shops specializing in luxury brands goods, like Emporio Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo and Louis Vuitton.

Malls

• Alto Las Condes

  address: Av. Pdte. Kennedy Lateral 9001
  Located at the junction of Presidente Kennedy and Padre Hurtado, it's accessible by bus. It's one of the largest malls in Santiago with 5000 parking spaces, 200 stores, medical center, supermarket and movie theater.

• Parque Arauco

  address: Avda. Presidente Kennedy 5413
  A large mall both by area and sales, accessible by bus. It has large department stores, a medical center, a food court and plenty of restaurants.

• Apumanque

  address: Manquehue Sur 31
  At the junction of Avenida Apoquindo and Manquehue Sur, it features chain stores, restaurants and services for kids.

• Isidora GoyenecheaA very nice and safe neighbourhood with plenty of high end restaurants.

• Temple Asian Lounge

  phone: +56 2 23942463
  address: Vitacura 2825, Las Condes
  One of the best kept secret in Las Condes, this Japanese restaurant offers incredible dishes, like the Karaage or the Onigiri. Great atmosphere, too.

• Boragó

  phone: +56 2 29538893
  address: Nueva Costanera 3467, Vitacura
  Frequently named as the best restaurant of the country, this innovative place offers "Chilean haute cuisine", using only local and rare ingredients in its dishes.

• Anakena

  phone: +56 2 23633177
  address: Av. Kennedy 4601
  Designed to look like an outdoor market with a number of dishes that combine Asian, European, and South American cooking styles.

• Café Dante

  address: Jorge Washington 10
  A meeting point for friends, with a lot of history and nice service.

• Plaza San Enrique (Lo Barnechea) - Different entertainment venues, especially catering to a younger crowd. Two popular clubs here are Sala Murano and Static.
• Plaza Ñuñoa (Ñuñoa) - A traditional neighborhood of Santiago with restaurants, bars, music halls and theaters. Patrons include students from three large university campuses.
• Paseo San Damián (Las Condes)

• La Leyenda

  address: Doctor Sotero del Río 474
  This Peruvian restaurant/bar plays music from all over Latin America at weekends until 5AM to a diverse crowd of locals with roots all over South America. Unpretentious and entertaining.

• Batuta

  phone: +56 2 22747096
  address: Jorge Washington 52
  A good spot to see mainstream Chilean rock and metal bands, although it is expensive by Chilean standards.

Wineries of Maipo

• Viña Cousiño Macul

  address: Calle Quilin 7100, Penalolen

• Viña Santa Carolina

  phone: +56 2 2380367
  address: Calle Til Til 2228
  Founded in 1875, it's now listed as a national monument. Tours are available for 10 persons or above, call them at least three days in advance. The tour goes through houses and cellars and includes wine tasting. The entrance is approximately 600 m from the Rodrigo Araya metro station.

• The Ritz-Carlton

  phone: +56 2 24708500
  address: Calle El Alcalde 15
  A very nice hotel in an orderly and modern neighborhood. There are restaurants and bars nearby, a small park across the street and the neighborhood is modern and organized.

• W Santiago

  phone: +56 2 27700000
  address: Isidora Goyenechea 3000, Las Condes
  Located in the heart of Santiago's business district, the hotel is very close to South America's tallest skyscraper: the Costanera Center. It has a great bar/restaurant, one spectacular gym and spa (The O2), and plenty of fine restaurants in Isidora Goyenechea street.

• Grand Hyatt Santiago

  phone: +56 2 29501234
  address: Av Presidente Kennedy 4601
  Has a 90-m² (1000 sq ft) lagoon-style pool, health club, and several restaurants.

• Santiago Marriott Hotel

  phone: +56 2 22462000
  address: Av Presidente Kennedy 5741
  A popular business hotel in Las Condes, near excellent dining and shopping. Offers comfortable accommodations, a Lobby Bar, two first-rate restaurants, meeting space, and other modern amenities and services.