This town is located in the Los Lagos region, facing the Osorno volcano, and offers the ideal starting point if you want to explore the banks of the River Llanquihue and the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. Or visit Puerto Montt and Chiloé Island.

Puerto Varas is a small seaside resort on the banks of Lake Llanquihue, in the heart of the famous Chilean “region of the lakes”, a huge expanse of water and forests overlooked by the volcanoes of the Andes. This region of the great outdoors at the south of the country provides an antechamber, as it were, to Patagonia and the lands of the South. The town was a product of 19th century colonisation, and still bears the influence of these times. The style of its domestic architecture evokes Germany as does the long-standing presence of blue-eyed, blond-haired people in the south of the country. Puerto Varas enjoys an ideal location on the banks of the lake (Llanquihue is the largest lake in the region) with exceptional views over the snowy conical peak of the Osorno volcano (2 652 metres), and is an excellent starting point if you want to discover the outstanding landscapes of the surrounding area. You will find Ensenada 50 km to the east, the gateway to the Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park. This is the oldest park in Chile (1926) and one of the most unspoilt, with ancient endemic flora and a lake, Todos los Santos, which offers crossings and the opportunity to embark on amazing excursions. The village of Peulla nestles at the far end of the lake, and is the gateway into Argentina. The port town of Puerto Montt, some kilometres to the south of Puerto Varas, is considered to be the economic capital of the region. It too was founded by European colonisers, and still conserves ‘traditional’ architecture, with its old wooden houses. You can reach Chiloé Island from Puerto Montt. Its isolation has allowed it to conserve its traditions ... in between sunny spells and showers.