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Punta Arenas & the Strait of Magellan aerial view

Punta Arenas & the Strait of Magellan, Chile

Punta Arenas faces the Strait of Magellan from the southern tip of the Americas, a former wool-boom port whose palaces, mansions and cypress-lined cemetery recall its golden age. It is the gateway to Patagonia's great journeys: the Magdalena Island penguin colony, Tierra del Fuego, flights to Antarctica and the long road north to Torres del Paine.

Hotel Dreams del Estrecho

A five-star hotel on the Punta Arenas waterfront, with 88 rooms whose balconies face the Strait of Magellan, a heated indoor pool, Hydra Spa and a casino.

Hotel José Nogueira

A 22-room hotel inside the Palacio Sara Braun, the French-designed wool-baron mansion on Plaza Muñoz Gamero, with a cocktail bar set in its old winter garden.

Hotel Cabo de Hornos

A long-established hotel on Plaza Muñoz Gamero, in the historic centre of Punta Arenas, run by Hoteles Australis with its own city tours and Patagonian excursions.