Cerro Santa Lucia

Nestled in the heart of Santiago is a small fort on a small hill, the very spot on which conquistador Pedro de Valdivia founded Santiago in 1541. We spent a lovely morning winding our way up the stone walkways and crumbling narrow staircases to the viewpoints at the top, followed by a well-earned late lunch in Barrio Lastarria, a fashionable, bohemian neighbourhood.