the 100 most interesting tourist destination for the 21 st Century, by the magazine Travel and Leisure (January 2000)
Our journey includes the visit of to two vineyards knowing the different styles of each one. Usually, we try to show you a big vineyard plant and a family one, so you can see and learn about the differences and taste different wines. After that, we are going to taste the local flavors in a very nice restaurant and before coming back to Santiago we go on a visit to Museum of Colchagua: very attractive for its amazing collections, fossils, paleontology, pre- Columbian samples such as fabrics, vessels, basketry and ornaments, among others.
Important collections referred to our colonial times for instance: The original proclamation of the minutes of the first National Government Junta of 1810 , a vertical piano, in neo-classical style with carved woods and Chinese silk, that belonged to Bernardo O'Higgins, the most important figure of the independence period (1778-1842); The binnacle used by Policarpio Toro Hurtado, that legendary sailor who incorporated Eastern Island to the Chilean Territory (1888). Besides, you will be able to appreciate a significant assortment of coaches, carriages that used to belong to the old states of Colchagua and a collection of old agricultural machinery, unique in its gender.
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