El Paseo Ahumada, Santiago is one of the busiest and one of the most attractive thoroughfares in the city of Santiago in Chile. This pedestrian walkway leads to the city’s historic center, Plaza de Armas. In a way, Paseo Ahumada, Santiago is the main road to your sightseeing in Santiago de Chile. You need to get down at Universidad de Chile train station in order to reach Paseo Ahumada in Santiago de Chile.
Paseo Ahumada is one of the most frequented tourist attractions in Santiago de Chile. This unique walkway of El Paseo Ahumada stretches from Plaza de Armas in the center of Santiago to the Alameda del Libertador Bernardo O'Higgins in the southern end of the city. The walkway with cafes, open terraced restaurants, bookstores and numerous shops on both sides is an interesting path to walk along. You can get the true essence of the city right here. The ambiance here is different in the weekend than the weekdays as the office goers make way for the enchanting street performers and visitors.
As soon as you set out for walking tour on Paseo Ahumada you will notice the Crillón building built in the last century on the northern corner right on the junction of Pase Ahumada and Agustinas. The magnificent architecture of Banco de Chile built during the years 1921-1925 also captures the attention of passersby. The building houses an attractive shopping center where you will find everything under one roof.
As you walk down the Paseo Ahumada you end up at plaza de Armas, the most attractive tourist hotspot in the city of Santiago, Chile. If you feel hungry because of long walk you can just drop in to Portal Fernández Concha for a ‘food break’. It houses an array of eateries and fast food centers that offer varieties of local delicacies that you are sure to love.
Those who have come earlier can notice that both Paseo Ahumada and Plaza de Armas have undergone major transformations that created a lot of controversy regarding preserving heritages. The fountains that used to adorn the place earlier are removed elsewhere while the cobblestone pathway has changed to a wider walkway paved in modern style. But it is for sure that the changes of El Paseo Ahumada, Santiago could not take away the real charm of it. The liveliness and the appeal are still there to attract tourists from all over the world.
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