First sightseeing tour with a guided walking visit and free entrance to museums, libraries and churches in Viña del Mar, with views of magnificent squares and monumental works that showcase the Garden City.
The meeting point will be at the Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, also known simply as the Parish of Viña del Mar. It is a Catholic church located at the crossroads of Calle Álvares and Plaza Eduardo Grove, right in the heart of the city of Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile, where Saint Padre Hurtado, a Chilean saint, was baptized. Designed by Emilio Jecquier in 1912.
We then head into Palacio Vergara, a heritage building located inside Quinta Vergara Park in the city of Viña del Mar. It was declared a Historic Monument by Exempt Decree No. 2479 of July 31, 2008.
The storey of the site is that after the 1906 earthquake destroyed the family mansion of the city's founders, Blanca Vergara commissioned the architects Ettore Petri and Alejandro Petri to build a new building on the foundations of the old one. Inspired by Venice's Ca' d'Oro, the palace was inaugurated in 1910.
The tour will then continue to Plaza José Francisco Vergara, more commonly known as Plaza Vergara or simply Plaza de Viña. This square is located in the centre of Viña del Mar in the Valparaíso Region of Chile, specifically on the land formed by the extension of Avenida Libertad, across the bridge of the same name, between Calle Arlegui and Calle Valparaíso. The square is surrounded by grand palaces that now house clubs.
We'll go into Palacio Rioja, a building located in Viña del Mar, Valparaíso Region, Chile, in the Población Vergara area, on Calle Bella between 3 and 4 Norte. The palace, together with its surrounding park, was declared a National Monument of Chile, in the category of Historic Monument, by Supreme Decree No. 262 of May 14, 1985. The Museum of Decorative Arts of Viña del Mar has been housed here since 1979.
The site belonged to the Spanish-born businessman Fernando Rioja Medel, from whom it takes its name.
It now houses the Palacio Rioja Museum of Decorative Arts, which exhibits and preserves a collection of nearly 384 pieces, including furniture, textiles, and decorations typical of the Chilean aristocracy of the early 20th century. Highlights include Empire-style pieces, exact replicas of Napoleonic furniture, fine wall textiles, and ornamental elements.

And we'll end at the Fonck Museum, which is now the Francisco Fonck Museum of Archaeology and History. It is located at Calle 4 Norte 784, corner of 1 Oriente, Viña del Mar, Valparaíso, Chile.
We will say goodbye next to the original moai brought from Easter Island in 1951, and visitors can decide whether or not they want to go into the museum.