Frutillar

  Translated from Spanish – strawberry. A lovely quiet place with a view of the volcano. The air is very clean and fresh, you want to drink it directly, it is comfortably located in the beautiful bay of the largest lake in the country, Llanquihue. It is usually called the city of music, as evidenced by all kinds of treble clefs and The town was founded in 1856 by German settlers and still has a German influence in architecture.

   It has a large Lake Theater, where various show programs are regularly held. Part of the theater extends directly into the lake. A very good pastry shop with delicious cakes and pies. The Colonial German Museum. And very cute cabano houses, in Spanish, which are rented to tourists.

   Houses with a working fireplace, fired up for your arrival, kitchen, bedrooms.

   An atmosphere of tranquility reigns here, away from the hustle and bustle and problems. An energetic and atmospheric place.

   The next day we went to the Petrohue Falls, Vincente Perez Rosales Park, near Puerto Varas. Entrance to the Vincente-Perez-Rosales nature reserve costs 6,000 pesos (500 rubles) for foreigners, 3,000 for locals, children 2,000. There is a bus here, and it is not difficult to get there. The whole area is covered with volcanic dust. Water flows on frozen lava, and all this against the backdrop of the Osorno volcano. Water is simply unrealistic color, raging waterfalls, the snow-covered cap of the volcano. It is simply breathtaking. Here you can observe all the power of nature.

   Last time, due to the unrest in the country, we were not able to visit the “Colonial German Museum”, this time we were going to fix it. Children, by the way, admission is free.

   Frutillar was founded by German settlers, which is clearly visible in its architecture. The museum presents a German settlement with a working mill, a smithy, houses with household items and furnishings. A huge park with terraces. You can present in detail all the details of their life, what they used, what it was like. I definitely recommend them to all lovers of ethnography. And just a walk in the park and look at beautiful houses with furnishings is also interesting.

LAVANDA CASA DE TE

   Not far from Frutillar is the Lavender Tea House, which is notable for being surrounded by fields of lavender. There is an apiary where bees make a lavender honey that tastes specific. There is a variety of herbs that are used for tea. so graceful, so everything is selected with taste and elegance that when you go inside you just want to take pictures of every centimeter, enjoying the exquisite taste and aesthetics. To choose tea, they bring a box with samples, each can be evaluated by smell and appearance. There are black, green and other teas. You can also choose a dessert. Even on lavender sugar lumps. It is not surprising that the house is often used for weddings and other celebrations. The photo session here is simply amazing.

   There is a shop at the house where you can buy fabric bags with lavender for the closet, honey, lavender soap, lavender spices, lavender oil, moth spray.

   It is noteworthy that when the lavender field ends, the cliff begins, the sheep graze below and the lake is visible in the distance. Here is a bench, apparently for meditation.)

   Saying goodbye to this wonderful place with regret, we moved aside through Puerto Varas and the Pablo Ferrero Museum. It was raining and it was cold.

PUERTO VARAS
     There are German colonial houses in Puerto Varas, there are only 3 of them, there are museums. We found one, the most beautiful, we did not go to the rest.

   In Puerto Varas itself, we went to the Pablo Ferrero Museum. We talked with the owner, Pablo himself. He rebuilt his house to give it a look that matches the content. The museum itself is filled with old things, as if you are in an old attic. Pablo himself is an artist, and if you live with such a view from the window, inspiration will never leave. The entrance to the museum is free, but you can leave voluntary donations.

PUERTO MONTT

   After spending the night in Frutillar and saying goodbye to him, we drove towards Puerto Montt to visit Angelmo, a market that sells local products and seafood.

   Warm alpaca clothes, wooden dishes, matte (tea) utensils, toys. Nalka, exotic food. In the same place, in a local restaurant overlooking the volcano, we tried these seafood. The soup was quite spicy, stuffed with everything that can be found in sea, including a giant clam multon. I liked the peperi-appetizer made of tomatoes, cilantro, garlic. Picko sour, an alcoholic drink with lemon, was also present. The portions were huge. The strawberry fresh is divine and completely natural. The staff is very friendly. gift, the woman gave us fish in a marinade with spices, (ceviche) very tasty, and her hugs. Very soulful.