San Francisco Church

San Francisco Church is a Catholic church located in Barón Hill, Valparaíso, Chile. The church served as lighthouse to the navigants who were arriving Valparaíso until the early 20th century, being the first recognizable point of the city.

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Church
Denomination: Catholic
Description: national monument of Chile
Also known as: “Iglesia San Francisco” and “San Francisco Church, Valparaíso”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Estación Barón and Library of the National Congress of Chile.

Estación Barón

Railway station

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Estación Barón is a railway station, which is situated 550 metres southwest of San Francisco Church.

Library of the National Congress of Chile

Library

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The Library of the National Congress of Chile is a service of the National Congress of Chile that serves as an information center for the Senate and the Chamber of Deputies. Library of the National Congress of Chile is situated 1 km southwest of San Francisco Church.

Torre Reloj Barón

Monument

Photo: Carlos yo, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Torre Reloj Barón is a monument, which is situated 470 metres southwest of San Francisco Church.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Barrio Recreo and Panteón Hill.

Barrio Recreo

Neighborhood

Photo: Luis Felipe Tapia Yanfka, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Barrio Recreo is a neighborhood.

Panteón Hill

Neighborhood

Panteón Hill in one of the 42 hills of the city of Valparaíso, Chile. It is surrounded by Ecuador and Cumming Streets and it has its base on Condell Street.