Yungay neighborhood, in Santiago, what to do

Located in the company of Jesus 2789, corner with Libertad Street, the French hairdresser is a must of the Yungay neighborhood.Courtesy French hairdressing

Unique gastronomy

If it is about eating, the Yungay neighborhood mixes the traditional Chilean food, with food in the step and restaurants that They cannot be missing in the list of any lovers of gastronomy. Some of the forced stops are:

French hairdresser

Barber, restaurant and house-museum. This true neighborhood icon It offers a letter that mixes dishes of French origin with those typical of Chile, such as choclo pastele and roasted milk. In addition, to live the full experience, they also offer different hair cutting services.

Yungay Viejo

This bar, located in front of Yungay Square, takes the traditional concept of a neighborhood restaurant. It is characterized by offer a wide variety of beershamburgers, sandwiches, raw and of course Typical Chilean chorrillaa combination of fries, meat, fried egg and caramelized onion.

Gargola space

A Casona of 1920 It gives life to this furniture store, art and restaurant gallery that, according to its website, “has a varied letter, which seeks Highlight identity in Chilean kitchenbased on national products, always linked to family and national history and heritage, and Emphasis on pastry

The Church of San Saturnino attracts attention for its Gothic style, its starry sky, its stained glass windows and decorative pillars.Courtesy oh! Santiago

Heritage in Yungay

He First Republican neighborhood of Chile Surprise with its old constructions that maintain the beauty of yesteryear. Yungay mixes different constructive styles, becoming a must for architecture and heritage lovers.

Church of San Saturnino

The strong demographic growth of the Yungay neighborhood led to Santiago's archbishopric to build the San Saturnino Parish in 1844. First it was an adobe and wood chapel, until in 1887 the temple was inaugurated that can be traveled today: Gothic style, with a star blue sky and decorative pillars, the architect's work Teodoro Burchard.

Yungay Square

The heart of the neighborhood and a meeting point for neighbors and tourists. The most significant is the Chilean broken monumentopened in 1888located in the center of the square. A national identity element that represents the harsh conditions lived by Chilean soldiers in the war against the Peru-Bolivian Confederation, the work of the Chilean sculptor Virginio Arias. In a small plaque you can read: «Grateful Chile of their children for their civic and warriors.»

Passage Adriana Cousiño, Lucrecia Valdés and Hurtado Rodríguez

In the 1920sin the southernmost part of the Yungay neighborhood, beautiful and elegant were built cités that today can be traveled as A trip to Chile's past. A typical construction of Santiago that can still be seen in several points of the capital. Declared typical zonethey are a true point of tourist attraction in Yungay neighborhood.