Chile🇨🇱 | festivalsFestival Internacional de Cine de ValdiviaLatin American premieres, Teatro Cervantes, riverside fish market, Spanish Q&As | things to do and best time to go

The Centro, along the Costanera by the Calle-Calle River, is the best base for backpackers, because most screenings, the bus terminal's taxi line and the riverside market are all within a 10 to 15 minute walk. Evenings here are social, with cafes and bars on Calle Caupolicán and Calle Picarte staying lively and well lit. Solo travelers find it easy to meet other festival-goers in the shared kitchens and common rooms that cluster in this area.Isla Teja, across the bridge, is quieter and leafier. It sits beside the university campus and its museums, so you will often share it with students and film … read more 👉

The Centro, along the Costanera by the Calle-Calle River, is the best base for backpackers, because most screenings, the bus terminal's taxi line and the riverside market are all within a 10 to 15 minute walk. Evenings here are social, with cafes and bars on Calle Caupolicán and Calle Picarte staying lively and well lit. Solo travelers find it easy to meet other festival-goers in the shared kitchens and common rooms that cluster in this area.Isla Teja, across the bridge, is quieter and leafier. It sits beside the university campus and its museums, so you will often share it with students and film people. Walking back after dark is fine along the main avenues, but taxis are cheap for late nights in the rain.The Barrio Collico and Niebla coast are scenic, though they sit 20 to 30 minutes away by bus and make late screenings awkward. Stay central if you plan to see several films a day, and book early because rooms in these two core areas disappear first.