The park "Parque Metropolitano" - one of the most beautiful and biggest on the planet

If a tourist comes to Santiago de Chile and waits in the endless queue to go up the "San Cristobal" hill with the funicular, one might asks himselfs if there is no other possibility to reach the top of the mentioned hill. Well, there is one, in fact a very beautiful one - for free.

One has to use the subway until the station "Pedro de Valdivia", cross the "Mapocho" river and go straight the "Pedro de Valdivia Norte" Avenue where in the end one finds himself in front of the entrance to the "Metropolitan Park". You can enter walking, by bicycle or even by car, which will be charged. The streets are paved and reach the top where the popular virgen is located. One is able to enjoy passing many beautiful parks using small hiking trails what gives a great alternative to probably the most typical and touristy way to go up the hill with the mentioned funicular. I recommend choosing a day between May and September, when temperatures are lower and one might be able seeing the clear city after a day of rain. Additionally it is possible to see an amazing sunset on top. Recommendable is going down again with the funicular as the hiking trails later on are not that safe anymore. You can use the transportion system until 20:00 which costs 1.000 chilean Pesos (US$ 2) you must invert.