Tested by us· March 2025Full day (~8 hrs)5 stops
Valparaíso is a city you read by climbing it. Ride its century-old funiculars between hills, follow the street art, and let the fog roll in off the Pacific.
The day, stop by stop
9:30 AM
Ride the Ascensor Reina Victoria
Start with one of the rickety wooden funiculars that haul you up the hillsides. Half the fun is that they still somehow work.
10:30 AM
Get lost on Cerro Alegre
No map. Just wander the lanes following the murals — every wall, staircase and door is painted.
1:00 PM
Lunch with a view at a cerro café
Fresh ceviche and a glass of Casablanca white on a terrace hanging over the port.
3:30 PM
La Sebastiana, Neruda's house
The poet's wonderfully eccentric clifftop home, with the best window in the city.
7:00 PM
Sunset and pisco on Cerro Concepción
Find a rooftop, order a pisco sour, and watch the fog swallow the lights of the port below.