Thanks in large part to the Universidad Austral de Chile (UACh), Valdivia has a full slate of musical concerts, dance, cinema and other performance arts throughout the year.

Teatro Municipal Lord Cochrane (Independencia 455, Tel.: 22-0209) – Concerts, dance and other performances.

Concervatorio de Música (General Lagos 1107, Tel.: 22-1916, Fax: 21-3813, E-mail: comusica@uach.cl / extensionmusica@uach.ck, URL: www.uach.cl/conservatorio) – Hosts weekly concerts.

Cine Club UACh (Friday 7 p.m., Saturday and Sunday 4 p.m., 7 p.m. Universidad Austral de Chile, Campus Isla Teja s/n, Tel.: 22-1209, E-mail: cineclub@uach.cl, URL: www.uach.cl/extension/cineclub. Entry: general public $4, students and seniors $2.) – Chilean and international films, alternative cinema

Movieland (every night. Mall Plaza Los Ríos, Arauco 561, Tel.: 27-8758) – Commercial films in the heart of the city

Location:
Valdivia, Chile

Other Activity Types:
Culture center

Relative price: Budget

Travel Skills: None

Visit the history, anthropology, arts and science museums; spend an afternoon strolling through the Jardín Botánico and Parque Saval on Isla Teja; take a boat tour to the Spanish fortresses or to Punucapa village; sample the beer at Cervecería Kunstmann; explore the beaches and fortalezas of Niebla, Corral and Isla Mancera; visit Parque Oncol and other nature reserves. Further afield, go kayaking or fishing in the Seven Lakes Region.

Currencies accepted
Chilean Peso

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