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Colchagua Valley aerial view

Colchagua Valley, Chile

Two hours south of Santiago, the Colchagua Valley is Chile's best-known red-wine country, where Carmenère and Cabernet vineyards climb the slopes of Apalta between the Andes and the coastal range. Colonial haciendas, the town of Santa Cruz with its Museo de Colchagua, and wineries designed by leading architects set the scene for some of the country's most refined rural hotels.

Vik Chile

A hilltop hotel under a sculptural titanium-and-bronze roof in the Millahue valley, with 22 artist-designed suites, an infinity pool and a 4,400-hectare vineyard estate.

Clos Apalta Residence

A Relais & Châteaux residence of six villas and four casitas among the vineyards of the Clos Apalta winery, with French-inspired Chilean cooking, a pool and a hammam.

Hacienda Los Lingues

One of Chile's best-preserved colonial haciendas, with more than 450 years of history, a manor house filled with period furniture, an original chapel and horse riding near San Fernando.

Hotel Santa Cruz Plaza

A colonial-style hotel on the main square of Santa Cruz, steps from the Museo de Colchagua, with an outdoor pool, a spa with heated pool and its own casino access.

Hotel Casa Silva

The 19th-century colonial home of the Silva winemaking family near San Fernando, now a small boutique hotel among century-old vines, with a seasonal pool and polo-field restaurant.

NOI Blend Colchagua

A 25-room boutique hotel among vineyards and gardens at Nenquén, near Santa Cruz, where every room has been decorated by a different Chilean designer.

Hotel TerraViña

A 19-room hotel set among its own vineyards on the road to Los Boldos outside Santa Cruz, with balconies over the vines and the Andes, a pool and Restaurante Los Poetas.