Santiago is one of those metropolitan joys where the more you look, the more you find. Funky cafes and dance clubs dot Bellavista, Forest Park art collections range from pre-Columbian to contemporary, and architecture runs the gamut from the 16th-century San Francisco Church to mirrored office towers. Shop with the locals at Mall Panora¡mico and give your palate meals to remember with hearty Chilean fare.
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Santiago is a wonderful city. Terrific restaurants and many wonderful sights to see but the night we went to the ballet was one I will never forget. The theater is magnificent, reminiscent of the Paris Opers House. We had lovely seats and were shocked by how inexpensive they were. I have seen ballet performances all around the world but their production of Raymonda was breathtaking. The costumes and sets were lavish. The company was one of the finest I’ve ever seen. Go!
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The Gabriela Mistral Center, GAM, is a contemporary cultural center, located in a historical building in the heart of Santiago. It is found between Alameda, the capital city’s main avenue, and the Lastarria neighborhood, a circuit that includes cinemas, arts, design, gastronomy, bookstore and parks. The building that hosts it was the emblematic building both of Salvador Allende’s government, commissioned for the UNCTAD III, and the dictatorship, when it became the seat of the military junta. GAM was inaugurated in September 2010, in order to bring culture closer to all audiences. Its mission and name are inspired by the Gabriela Mistral Metropolitan Cultural Center, inaugurated in 1972 and named after Chile’s first Nobel Prize-winning poet. GAM is a diverse and open meeting space. Today, it consists of 22.000 m2 hosting ten halls for theater, dance, circus, classic and popular music, visual arts, popular arts, and conferences. There are also five squares and a library, BiblioGAM.
Chile’s most famous poet is Gabriela Mistral who was born in 1889. She published her first work when she was 25. She lived and worked in Mexico, Brazil, Spain, Portugal and the U.S. She was the first Latin American to win the Noble Prize in Literature in 1945. Although the cultural center was named for her, it features art and history for a wide variety of Chilean artists. They also have performances regularly of contemporary artists. Nearby is an area of historic monuments on Calle Jose Victorina Lastarria. This area has many historical monuments, patrimonial architecture, and simply feels vibrant with an old-world charm. Some streets still preserve the original cobblestones. There are also a nice selection of restaurants to choose from. The Barrio Lastarria maintains its urban characteristics and traditional charm within this great city. The GAM is definitely worth your time
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Multidisciplinary cultural center of contemporary line that offers Theater, Dance, Contemporary Circus and Music shows. In addition of Contemporary Art exhibitions and Film cycles.
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