Cerro Concepción
Cerro Concepción
4.5
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Monday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Tuesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Wednesday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Thursday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Friday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Saturday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
Sunday
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
About
Throughout the history of this Port City, the inhabitants saw the possibility of being located on this hill that was born as a fort to protect themselves from pirats and corsairs. When the port sector zone was almost completely occupied, the immigrants began to populate this hill with houses using the usual architecture of their countries, mainly European. That generated a cool sector of structures that are preserved until today, in a unique and magical, heritage and Chilean mix. The best viewpoints, miradors and alleys are here and in these streets the richest cultural activities converge, surrounded by the best gastronomy. Come and enjoy with us! This experience is unforgettable!
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- Ali921Edinburgh, United Kingdom1,553 contributionsPart of the city's UNESCO designated area.Part of the city's UNESCO designation. Best done with a guide but nice to wander around and lose yourself within all the narrow artistic streets. Very colourful and some beautiful buildings. Once you get to the top so nice views over the harbour.Visited January 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten January 25, 2024
- HORACIO SVina del Mar, Chile28 contributionsVisit to Cerro ConcepciónCerro Concepción is in the area declared by UNESCO as a world heritage site. There is plenty of place to eat or have a coffee, and it also has different viewpoints towards the sea and the city map. There are many craft shops and small hotels, hostels and lodgings. It is a place worth visiting and exploring on foot.Visited February 2024Traveled soloWritten March 26, 2024
- nick wLondon, United Kingdom1,346 contributionsPhotogenic but beware muggers on way upThis is a much quieter and more photogenic area of Valpairaiso than the city below. There is some great street art, nice cafes and great places for souvenirs. Some of the viewpoints have great views across the city and harbour and then there is the wonderfully archaic funicular. The downside is we witnessed a pair of muggers preying on tourists walking up the hill on the road in broad daylight. Another group of 'spotters' higher up the hill seemed to be coordinating them. Be careful.Visited May 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten May 14, 2024
- AMsaysThornhill, Canada5,034 contributionsColourful NeighbourhoodColourful neighbourhood near Valparaiso’s port. The city is built around 46 hillls (really!) - so take the ascensor/ funicular – one of 15 in the city - to access the area. The renowned architectural heritage and historic reminders of a bygone era together with striking murals and artistic expression in the galleries here create a sense of wonder in this hilly enclave. Tourist shops abound and there are also many restaurants, hostels and cafes. No wonder UNESCO has declared this city a World Heritage Site.Visited May 2024Traveled as a coupleWritten June 6, 2024
- Rafael AbdouchSao Paulo, SP254 contributionsGraffiti and beautiful viewIt is a hill with many intertwined streets, like a labyrinth, covered with graphite and contemporary art. For us, the highlight were the graphites that cover walls and stairs and represent the history of the country, its struggles and its personalities. Worth a visit!Visited January 2025Traveled as a coupleWritten January 16, 2025
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Sachin K
New York City, NY6,555 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
The best way to explore Cerro Concepcion is by walking. One gets to appreciate the colorful paintings over the walls of the buildings, the walkways and the stairs to their best by walking only. Would certainly very highly recommend visiting this UNESCO World Heritage site to any traveler in Valparaíso.
Written January 23, 2020
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vie_voyage
Toronto, Canada170 contributions
Dec 2019
absolutely amazing. the murals blew me away.
you can spend the whole day walking around and seeing the murals, little shops, art galleries.
Tons of little spots with great views for food, coffee, drinks, ice cream etc.
an absolute must if you're in vina or in the area.
highly recommended.
you can spend the whole day walking around and seeing the murals, little shops, art galleries.
Tons of little spots with great views for food, coffee, drinks, ice cream etc.
an absolute must if you're in vina or in the area.
highly recommended.
Written January 2, 2020
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Rob123235
Halifax, Canada417 contributions
Dec 2022
We visited as part of a day tour from Santiago. It was interesting to wander around and admire the different wall murals and smart ways some of them incorporated the structure around them. Definitely worth visiting.
Written December 12, 2022
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Laly912
La Serena, Chile1,211 contributions
Dec 2023 • Friends
Valparaiso is a beautiful city, it is always a pleasure to visit and tour its hills.But, it is sad to see the deterioration that has suffered in recent years in cleaning and safety.
We went to Cerro Concepción, the elevator was closed, we went up the stairs.
The hill has an architectural heritage and you can enjoy a beautiful view of the city.
There are also mirafores, arts workshops, coffee shops, craft stands....
Enjoy the ride!!
We went to Cerro Concepción, the elevator was closed, we went up the stairs.
The hill has an architectural heritage and you can enjoy a beautiful view of the city.
There are also mirafores, arts workshops, coffee shops, craft stands....
Enjoy the ride!!
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Written July 22, 2024
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Marcelo M
Indaiatuba, SP338 contributions
Dec 2023 • Couples
All of Valparaíso is very beautiful, worth staying for about 2 days to explore the hills and historic buildings. We only spent a few hours on the tour and it felt like it was very quick. If you pay attention to the time you plan to visit, during the summer and on holidays it is very busy, with people from Santiago moving there.
Written December 25, 2023
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london057
Dublin, OH683 contributions
Jan 2023 • Family
Like so many places in Valparaiso this is an artsy neighborhood too. Another like so many parts the city 🏙️there are a lot of art 🖼️ galleries too. Lastly. I could spend hours too.
Written July 26, 2023
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Luc S
Dendermonde, Belgium8,631 contributions
Feb 2022
What makes Valparaiso so special ?
It is an old city, chaotic, with old ugly buildings..
But the colors and the murals make it a lovely place...
You could walk ours through the cerro's and the passeo's.
And the shops, and bars...
It is an old city, chaotic, with old ugly buildings..
But the colors and the murals make it a lovely place...
You could walk ours through the cerro's and the passeo's.
And the shops, and bars...
Written March 17, 2022
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CFEIII
Center, TX5,815 contributions
Sep 2022 • Solo
I took a walk out through the city to get to Conception Hill. Well worth the effort! Lots of street art, brightly painted houses, cafes and shops. Pretty upscale section of the city.
Written September 25, 2022
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EricsElectricEmpire
Tampa, FL69 contributions
Jan 2022 • Solo
Great place to ring in the New Year. Had a lot of fun on this hill and the colors during the day are unbelievable. You can get lost in the little alleys but are never really lost, awesome place to wander.
Written January 10, 2022
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WonderingN
NY153 contributions
Nov 2015 • Solo
Good view with different architecture and culture. It is a must-see place in Valparaiso. You definitely can visit it by yourself and there is no need for a group tour.
Written November 19, 2015
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gbarcelofanlord
Minas, Uruguay
Hola que opinan de visitar Valparaíso en febrero? Es recomendable? Somos de Uruguay gracias
Written June 18, 2017
Hola. Yo estuve en febrero de este año y la verdad me pareció muy buen mes para visitar Valparaíso. Había mucha actividad, y se podía transitar sin inconveniente. Aparte es una linda época si quieren disfrutar de las playas cercanas.
Written June 20, 2017
florencianina089
Buenos Aires, Argentina
hola para las fiestas estoy pensando viajar a chile precisamente a santiago y valparaiso soy de buenos aires..argentina donde me recomienda alojarme en valparaiso juntos a mis 4 niños y mi pareja al ser mi primera vez
Written June 11, 2017
Hola!!! Yo estuve pasando año nuevo en Viña... Quizá sea una buena opción para ti, yo rente un departamento a través de AirBnB... Me salió mucho más barato q cualquier hotel. Te recomendaría darle una mirada, eso sí, has todo a través de la página, no hagas pagos por fuera del sistema de pago de AirBnB... Saludos!
Written June 12, 2017
¿Se puede llegar al Cristo Redentor De Los Andes desde Chile? En caso de que si se pueda, ¿me recomiendan algun tour?
Written June 16, 2015
hola ,me podrían decir el precio del ticket de los ascensores ,?y si conviene comprar antes de viajar las excursiones o comprarlas en santiago hasta Valparaiso ?o viajar en transporte publico y hacerlo por mi cuenta?
gracias!!!
Written February 6, 2015
Hola! los precios de los ticket de los ascensores son muy económicos 100 o 200 pesos chilenos por cada subida o bajada. Para movilizarse en la ciudad, te recomiendo hacer en transporte público de día, y quizás por seguridad, hacerlo en taxi durante la noche. El tur por la ciudad puedes tomarlo en Valparaíso mismo, ya que en el mismo hotel u hostal te pueden dar opciones más convenientes. Saludos!
Written February 11, 2015
NO ES SEGURA PARA LOS TURISTAS. Los lanzas/ladrones te siguien y esperan la ocasion para robarte. a mi me asaltaron de una forma violenta en cerro artilleria. Los carabinieros me dicieron q Valpo es una de las ciudades mas peligrosas de chile y los robos son cada vez mas. Hay q ir solo en las zonas mas turisticas, no llevar nada de valor, vigilar mucho. Me tiraron al suelo, imobilizar con un pie y me pusieron un cuchillo a lado de la barriga a las 10:30 de la mañana. Tuve la mala suerte q en aquel momento no pasaba nadie en la calle. yo y mi hermano estabamos un poco alejado del museo naval y ibamos en direccion de la plaza Wellright. Las callejuelas son peligrosas. Mi relato en ingles: Unfortunally, my experience in Valparaiso was very bad. My brother is living in Santiago de Chile and we decided to go to Valparaiso by ourselves. We took the Ascensor Artillería at 10:30 a.m. From there we went to the Naval and maritime museum.
Our mistake was decided to go by walk to the others turistic places.
so we started to walk and then after 15-20 minutes we were robbed violently.
2 men started to run in our direction, the biggest who was also the leader tried to take my bag and snatch my bag. I was stronger than him. So He threw me on the floor, I was immobilized with a foot and he pulled out a switchblade knife. I saw the knife close to my belly and I was ready to receive the knife. I closed my eyes and I got peed on. My brother was with the other guy who was short and thin and asked for the money/la Plata to a meter away. My brother gave the wallet with 200.000 chilean pesos and all documents and credit card. He was able to hide the I-phone 6 (the price is around 800 Eur). he didn´t tried to help me. My brother told me to stop to tighten the purse/the bag. I did it and the man took my bag which contain the samsung S3, sony zt3 waterproof, a small canon camera (value around 60 Eur) and 110.000 chilean pesos. We were on a Cerro/Hill very close to a square with a checkpoint police (carabinieros). we made the complaint of theft which took a lot of time. The police was very very lazy. Then we went to the police office by car to finish to declair. We lost all the money and we asked to the police some money to return to santiago. They gave the money and we made the transfer the following day. The police told us that Valpairaiso is getting the most dangerous city of Chile. The tourists has to go there with a Tour or if they walk alone, the have to go only in the most touristic places. Sometimes the Lanzas/thieves start to follow the tourist and await the opportunity to rob. It a pity that this beautiful city is so unsafe. The police told us that some people who comes to Valparaiso to give the recognition as a UNESCO heritage of humanity were also robbed. Be careful.
Written January 27, 2015
Es una gran lastima que los sistemas de seguridad personal y publicos hayan desaparecido de Chile (si alguna ves los hubo) y se le de tanto auge a Los Derechos Humanos, (politicamente) y no asi al derecho de caminar libre y sin el temor que te asalten o roben.
En mis 47 anos de vida en el extranjero, donde he vivido en mas de 5 paises y visitado otros 40 nunca me he sentido mas inseguro que en mi propio terruno.
En mis visitas a Chile, especialmente a Valparaiso hay que limitarse a lugares donde te sientas seguro, y estar siempre a la defensiva.
Recordemos que los residentes en Chile estan sufriendo las mismas consecuencias que los visitantes. (robos, asaltos y asesinatos)
Es una verguenza politica que el sistema legal y policial no funcione, ( se dice que la policia esta cansada de detener delincuentes que luego son dejados en libertad sin ningun cargo).
Chile es un pais bello y una ciudad tan pintoresca y unica como el Puerto de Valparaiso es una lastima que esto ocurra, los comerciantes, vendedores, hoteleros deberian reunirse y exigir a las autoridades locales mas vigilancia en estos sectores donde son concurridos por los turistas.
Para finalizar quiero recordar el gran numero de personas que son empleadas en la industria hotelera, restaurants y cientos de negocios que viven de las franquicias dejadas por los turistas.
Por ende esta industria deberia resguardar la seguridad del turista
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Written November 29, 2016
Querría saber cómo llegar al Cerro Concepción desde el Puerto en transporte público sin tener que hacer ninguna subida escarpada a pie.
Written January 3, 2015
Gonzalo, Valparaíso es súper caminable, todo queda cerca!!!... Las mejores alternativas para subir a los cerros es hacerlo en Ascensor ya que son un atractivo en sí.... Si estás en el muelle Prat, frente a Plaza Soto Mayor, caminar hacia la Corte de Apelaciones al ascensor "El Peral" (subes al paseo Yugoeslavo), de ahí caminar de cerro alegre al Concepción.... Otra alternativa es caminar a calle Prat hasta el ascensor "Concepción" que te dejará en pleno paseo Gervasoni, un pisco sour y a caminar, jajajjj.... También por un costado de Plaza Aníbal Pinto puedes subir por ascensor "Reina Victoria"..... Te recomiendo hacer el tour free.
Y si pasas por Santiago, no dejes de escribir para orientarte acá en la capital.
Pásalo genial!
Written January 5, 2015
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