南美漫遊: Viña del Mar Day Tour 29.11.2018

Having a relax breakfast at the hotel

Along my way going down to the port

Duoc UC Edificio Cousiño

Subway in Valparaiso

Metro Valparaíso, formerly called "Merval" is the commuter rail system serving the urban conglomeration of Gran Valparaíso, Chile. It consists of one line, 43 kilometres (27 mi) long, serving 20 stations, connecting the cities of Valparaíso, Viña del Mar, Quilpué, Villa Alemana, and Limache.

I paid HK$30 something to buy a metro card which I used only for two way traveled to Viña del Mar.

The Puerto metro station with the trains running "under" the Hotel Ibis

Arrived at Viña del Mar

Quinta Vergara is a park located near to Viña del Mar Metro station. The park features three major landmarks: the Palacio Vergara, the Quinta Vergara Amphitheater and a garden. Every year the park is home to the Viña del Mar International Song Festival.

Palacio Vergara was under maintenance

The Palacio Vergara is the former home of Jose Francisco Vergara, the founder of Viña del Mar. The home was built by the Vergara family in 1910 in a Venetian Gothic style. The home serves as a replacement to the family's former home, which was destroyed in the 1906 Valparaíso earthquake. In 1941 the city bought the building and it was converted into a museum of fine art, which features over 60 works of art. The park around the home features sculptures and statues, including a bust of writer Gabriela Mistral.

Quinta Vergara Amphitheater

The Artequin Museum of Viña del Mar opened in 2008. It is an interactive based museum, which features a collection of photographic reproductions of major works from Western art history.