La Serena

La Serena is a charming city of about 200,000 people (2012) in Northern Chile. Its historic center stands out with a beautiful and well-preserved neocolonial architecture characterized by its balconies, small squares and stone churches of several centuries old, its extensive beaches and for being one of the cities with the best quality of life in Chile. Wikivoyage

Population 195,382 (Wikidata)

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Before you go

Emergency numbers in Chile

Visas and entry What your passport needs for Chile

Tourist office · 400 m Oficina de Turismo

Getting there

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Best-documented sights

All of them in the guide

Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.

Markets

Persa Cienfuegos
Covered hall
1. Monday: 10:00–19:00
2. Tuesday: 10:00–19:00
3. Wednesday: 10:00–19:00
4. Thursday: 10:00–19:00
5. Friday: 10:00–19:00
6. Saturday: 10:00–19:00
7. Sunday: closed
10:00–19:00
360 m from the centre
La Recova

No hours mapped

410 m from the centre
Feria Persa Modelo O'Higgins
Covered hall

No hours mapped

460 m from the centre
Mercado La Serena

No hours mapped

1.1 km from the centre
Feria de Abastos
Covered hall

No hours mapped

1.1 km from the centre

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Eating nearby

All 29 places to eat

Somewhere to run

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