On these pages you will be able to get all the useful information you need to reach Chile and Viña del Mar, how to get around, whether you need a visa for entering and how to book accommodation at the conference venue at special rates.
Check the tourist information on the following website: https://www.chile.travel/en/where-to-go/destination/vina-del-mar/
CITY OF VINA DEL MAR, CHILE
Viña del Mar is one of Latin America’s most modern tourist cities. Its offering includes a wide range of activities, from gorgeous beaches and rural areas to different tourist attractions including excellent wineries within less than 60 kilometers away. It has attractive resorts such as Playa Reñaca, the Salinas and Concon. Its attractiveness in tourism allows it to have major international hotel chains, lots of shopping centers, restaurants and bars. Other attractions are the Jardín Botánico Nacional (National Botanical Garden), known as Parque Metropolitano de Valparaíso (Metropolitan Park of Valparaiso), the Quinta Vergara where the Festival de la Canción (Song Festival) is performed, the flower clock, located in front of Caleta Abarca, on the road connecting the sector with Valparaiso and Muelle Vergara (Vergara Pier), from where you can observe the bay of Valparaiso, as an important viewpoint. In addition, Viña del Mar is just a few minutes from Valparaíso, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Visitors can explore and learn about customs, the most traditional Chilean dishes and, especially, Chile’s main port.
Valparaiso is a great natural amphitheater, with a particular geography of a bay surrounded by hills. In these hills the greatest number neighborhoods are located, while the sea is one of the most important ports of the country. Also, There are 42 hills, some of the most important are Baron, Mariposa, Cerro Alegre, Cerro Concepción among other hills, where homes and neighborhoods of the city are located. Some of them still have scenic elevators which were built to quickly get to the heights of Valparaiso and enjoy their viewpoints that allow you to observe the surroundings.
What to visit in Viña del Mar:
Flower clock
Oceanic rock
Reñaca beach
Peru avenue
Fonck museum
Quinta Vergara park
Vergara palace
Rioja palace
Cerro castillo
Wulff castle
Viña del mar casino
Vergara pier
Reñaca (place)
Cochoa (place)
Concon (place)
Concon dunes
What to visit in Valparaiso:
House Museum La Sebastiana
CONCEPCION Hill
ALEGRE Hill
Baron Hill
Prat pier
Museum Of Fine Arts of Valparaiso
Reina Victoria elevator
Port of Valparaiso
Artillery elevator
MONEY AND CURRENCY
The Chilean currency is the Peso. Chile has the following banknotes: 1.000 ; 2.000 ; 5.000 ; 10.000 and 20.000 pesos. The coins in circulation are: 10 ; 50 ; 100 ; 500 pesos. Generally, outside of major hotels, you cannot pay with a foreign currency.
CURRENCY EXCHANGE RATE
There are banks and currency exchange kiosks located at the airport, in the city and in main shopping malls. You will have to show your passport to exchange money.
LANGUAGE
The official language in Chile is Spanish. English will be the working language of the conference.
VOLTAGE IN CHILE
The voltage in Chile is generally 220 V, and the frequency is 50 Hz. The plugs and sockets are of type C and L.
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