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The area is known as Cerro Castillo because:
-it's a hill
-there are numerous old houses built like castles

It's a quiet residential area - no cafes, no restaurants, no toilets - but is Vina's poshest address. Some of the houses are spectacular -tudor houses nestle next to gothic mansions and there are the eponymous castles dotted around the place, the most notable being the local police HQ. The Presidential Palace is also to be found on Cerro Castillo.

It was on Cerro Castillo that Chile's wealthiest families from Santiago and Valparaiso had their seaside residences in the country's most elite Balneario. It shows in the architecture.

At the foot of the hill is the Club Arabe-Siria and opposite is the Castillo Wulf, now the town council. Also just around the corner is the Cap Ducal, a restaurant and hotel right on the water and shaped like a cruise liner.

The new Sheraton is also at the foot of the hill.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/14437 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13922
The Sendero Bicentenario is a self-guided walking tour of the entire city.

The easiest and most popular part of the tour is around Cerros Concepcion and Alegre - the ex-British and German enclaves with the city's finest architecture, hotels and restaurants - but it's well worth exploring other parts of town as well.

You'll be treated to incredible views of the city and the ocean at pretty much every turn.

You should be careful not to wave around expensive cameras in some areas, especially behind the Matriz Church, but overall the city is safe and welcoming.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13922 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13818
The scale models of the ships are cool and the building itself is quite interesting.

It costs about 50p to get in.]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/13818 http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2074
Out of the seven cerros, it is the more artistic; home of many painters, writers and dreamers.

No specific place to recommend, a simple stroll through the Cerro Conception will remind you of Montmartre, Soho, and many other places with not only staggering beauty, but also a mind of its own.

Beautiful, and cultivated: the girl of my dreams!]]> http://www.ivebeenthere.co.uk/tips/2074