On the night of 24, 25 and 26 July, several restaurants, hotels, shops, etc organize an enlightening activity on Cerro Alegre and Cerro Concepción: Noches Luminosas (Enlightened Nights). All participating businesses will put some extra light and until midnight they will offer their services and several activities such as tastings, discounts and much more.
International dance, film, theatre, Jazz Big Bands, you name it… they are all coming to Valparaiso this summer. Valparaiso will prove it deserves the title of ´Cultural Capital of Chile´ by hosting the 3rd edition of a huge cultural celebration. End November 2010 The 3rd Universal Cultural Forum is coming to Valpo for 6 weeks. Come and celebrate international culture the Valparaiso way…
links: Forum de Las Culturas Valparaiso, Forum Internacional Foundacion
Chile is celebrating its 200th birthday with an array of events, one of them is an international sailing race. On Tuesday the 13th of April, 11 participants of the 2010 Sailing Race will moor in Valparaiso. The meeting and race is organized by the Chilean and Argentinian Armada, while participants Colombia, Venezuela and Mexico also look back on their recent history. (Foto: Velas Sudamerica website)
We did not update the site for a while but we have a good excuse.
A couple of days ago we opened our own Belgian Bistro and Art Deco Hotel in Valparaiso.
If you want to try Belgian Waffles, a Duvel (Belgian Beer) or other Belgian and international classics with a little twist, drop by at ViaViaCafe Valparaiso We are open for friends and organize daily try-outs of the menu . Check out the page for the opening dates and to become a friend.
As Chileans are proud citizens , their national independent day does not take just one day but several days of partying. Around the 18th of September friends and family have spontaneous asados (barbecues) or join a more ‘organized’ popular event called Ramada or Fonda Guachaca. Squares are taken in by chairs, stands, barbecues and dance floors. Huasos (the traditional Chilean cowboys) show off their skills as do the drunks and the Cueca is being danced by young and old.
In the Ex-carcel, an old prison building used as a cultural meeting place nowadays, an oficial fonda guachaca is taken place on the 18th and 19th of September. Entrance fee is CLP5.000 and the fonda kicks off at 21h00.
(image: www.guachacas.cl)
Around new year 2009, Anke and Rodrigo (owners of the bar Poblenou), started a new club for 26 plussers in the ‘barrio puerto’. Every week Club Cigale wants to surprise you with a special theme. On ‘French nights’ waiters and waitresses perform can can and dance to French songs with Alejandro Cid, also known as the Venus del Puerto. On Italian nights, the place is transformed in a nostalgic Italian scene. In between and after the acts the music is popy and light. Rodrigo is an architect and did an excellent job on preserving the building and its original structure and character. If you are an architecture fan, then check out the bathrooms upstairs: they are a showcase of contemporary design fusing with ancient structures. On 6 and 7 February, Club Cigale is in a french mood again with ‘Souvenirs de Paris’. Shows are performed at 1am and 3am.
Club Cigale. Blanco 38, Barrio Puerto, Valparaiso.