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How to Visit Valparaiso: What It Costs and How Long to Allow
There is no ticket to buy, so the money goes on four things instead. What each one costs, when everything opens, and how long to give the city.
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Short reads, each answering one question you are likely to have before a day in the port city: what a visit actually costs when there is no ticket, which hill to climb, the facts that surprise people, where the light falls for photographs, and whether to come for the day or stay the night. For the longer planning pieces, open the guides. To compare fares straight away, start with a tour to valparaiso.
The hills
Valparaiso Cerro by Cerro: Every Hill Worth Climbing
More than forty hills, and five you will actually walk. What each one holds, which lift reaches it, and how steep it really is.
Surprising facts
14 Facts About Valparaiso That Will Surprise You
A canal two continents away ended the boom. The parliament does not sit in the capital. One lift runs straight up inside a shaft.
Photography
Photographing Valparaiso: Where to Shoot and When
The city faces west, so the painted walls take the light late and the bay goes flat at noon. Where to stand, and at what hour.
Day trip or stay
Valparaiso Day Trip or Overnight? An Honest Comparison
A ten-hour day out of Santiago gives you about three hours in the city. The city's best hour is the one after those vans leave.
The practical answers are on visiting Valparaiso and the FAQs, and every fare sits side by side on Valparaiso Tours.