Viña del Mar

Viña del Mar

Viña del Mar in Valparaíso Region (Chile)

Viña del Mar guide

Relaxation and fine taste define this so-called “Garden City”. Let your imagination run free and enjoy its detailed urban aesthetics that mix modern buildings with white sand beaches and large green areas.

Its long promenade will catch your eye with innovative spaces for outdoor sports, activities and top level gastronomy. You must enjoy the sun, swim in the water or watch the multicolored sunset from its highly popular beach resorts like Reñaca, Concón and Las Salinas.

Walk along its streets and be taken back to last century’s golden age. Numerous castles and old mansions that belonged to wealthy families adorn the city and are today elegant museums or recreation centers. Among these, the glamorous Municipal Casino is a nighttime must-see.

Experience its intense cultural and artistic life with a large variety of concerts and prestigious music festivals. The iconic one, the Viña del Mar Song Festival, held in February every year, is an activity that music lovers mustn’t miss.

What to do in Viña del Mar

Also known as the “garden city”, Viña del Mar mesmerizes tourists with its daytime and nighttime activities throughout the year. Come and enjoy its beaches, its excellent fish and shellfish based food and of course, the music of local and international artists in the International Song Festival, the most important one in Latin America, during February.

Walk along the promenade and if you feel lucky go have fun at the casino and take postcard worthy pictures of Libertad Avenue as you reach the Marga Marga estuary

Food in Viña del Mar

The cuisine of Viña del Mar, like all Chilean cuisine, arose from the mixture of Spanish food and that of several indigenous cultures such as the Inca and the Mapuche, giving rise to traditional dishes prepared with local products that prevail in each region, such This is the case of Viña del Mar, where you can enjoy delicious dishes based on corn, potatoes and beans.

In Viña del Mar, fish and seafood dishes are also famous due to the marine richness of its coasts, being quite appreciated the "Mariscal", a seafood soup with clams and shrimps, seasoned with parsley, garlic and onion; as well as the "Caldillo de Congrio", a fish stock made with cream, garlic, bay leaf, pepper and onion.

Climate in Viña del Mar

In Viña del Mar, the summers are comfortable, arid, and clear and the winters are cold and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 44°F to 70°F and is rarely below 37°F or above 75°F.

Based on the tourism score, the best time of year to visit Viña del Mar for warm-weather activities is from mid December to early March.