About a Place in Santiago: Ñuñoa

It is one of my favourite neighbourhoods in Santiago, because it is very safe and it has a variety of old residential areas to explore, historic buildings to visit and interesting day and night life.
There are a lot of interesting places to visit in Ñuñoa. In one of its main streets, Avenida Grecia, it is located the University of Chile’s Arts and Science faculties, and the National Stadium.

The Municipal Theatre of Ñuñoa is in Irarrazaval Street. About 15 blocks farther west on Irarrazaval is Ñuñoa’s civic hub and nightspot area, Plaza Ñuñoa, one of the most important and attractive squares in the borough. Right on the square is the municipal building, and in the immediate area is a range of restaurants, such as Las Lanzas and La Tecla, as well as a variety of cafés and bars.

Also nearby are located the Universidad Católica Theater, Del Carmen Church and a number of art galleries.
Another thing that I like from this neighbourhood is that you can find parks that are far from the noise of the main roads. Only a few blocks from the Casa de Cultura between Juan Moya and Los Jardines is the long, narrow Juan XXIII park. It’s small but pleasant and has a Japanese design with giant animal sculptures and a 300-seat open-air theatre. There’s also a small but worthwhile botanical garden on Echeñique between Pedro Torres and Carlos Aguirre Luco, about six blocks north.

Mauricio