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Ex-Carcel
Cerro Carcel
Valparaiso
Chile
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Dec
80°F 26°C
50°F 10°C
Jan
82°F 27°C
52°F 11°C
Feb
82°F 27°C
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Mar
78°F 25°C
49°F 9°C
Apr
70°F 21°C
43°F 6°C
May
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51°F 10°C
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Dec 26
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68°F 20°C
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Dec 27
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Top-Rated Nearby Hotels
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Hotel Acontraluz €201 0.2 mi 0.4 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Zerohotel €178 0.3 mi 0.5 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Da Vinci Valparaiso €62 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Hotel Patrimonial €128 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
Robinson Crusoe Inn €117 0.5 mi 0.8 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Samsara 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Malandrino 0.2 mi 0.3 km 4 of 5 stars
Pasta e Vino 0.4 mi 0.6 km 4.5 of 5 stars
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Top-Rated Nearby Things to Do
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Paseo Gervasoni 0.4 mi 0.7 km 4 of 5 stars
Navy Building 0.6 mi 0.9 km 4 of 5 stars
La Sebastiana (Pablo Neruda's House) 0.7 mi 1.1 km 4 of 5 stars
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“The Bohemian Valparaiso” VirtualTourist.com
TripAdvisor Traveler Rating: 4.5 of 5 stars
TripAdvisor Popularity Index: #4 of 20 attractions in Valparaiso
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While only open to the public on the weekends, this former prison is one of the city's most vibrant art museums. It includes work from former...... more » While only open to the public on the weekends, this former prison is one of the city's most vibrant art museums. It includes work from former inmates, some of whom currently work as presenters at the gallery. « less
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Attraction type: Art gallery
Address: Cerro Carcel Valparaiso
Chile

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“Fascinating and beautiful”
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5 of 5 stars
midnightmuffin   1 contribution
California
Nov 4, 2009

Up until 1999 the Ex-Carcel was, well, a carcel, a working prison. When a new prison was built this space was converted into a community art space. There are also playing fields, a small playground, and lots and lots of murals and artwork on the crumbling walls of the old prison. The Ex-Carcel also offers opportunities to take workshops pertaining... more

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Cerro Carcel, Valparaiso, Chile