Plaza de los Poetas

Good place to rest if hiking the Cerros

I found myself resting and eating my small sack lunch oneday while exploring the nearbt Cerros by foot. It;s justdown the street from one of Pablo Neruda's homes in Valparaīso. There is a staute of ...

Pleasant Square

nice square commemorating the important literary history of the city. Very nice architecture around and some lovely gardens.

Another neglected area of Valparaíso

This is another area of the city which would benefit from some TLC - or just some tidying up? Tourism is clearly important to Valparaíso these days, so they need to focus more effort on making it a gr...

Fun statues, close to Neruda's house

Nice stop-over point on the way to Pablo Neruda's house. Shake hands with a statue. Put your arm around another. The park is a little dirty, but not out of the ordinary for Valpo standards.

On the way down from la Sebastiana

You get there by walking downhill from la Sebastiana (Neruda's house and museum). There are nice souvenir stalls on the way as well. Try the different flavours of alfajores.