Chile’s capital is home to some 6 million people, a third of the nation’s total population. However, it seldom feels like a large metropolis, perhaps because of the tree-lined boulevards and low-rise buildings of the central business and government section, which give the city an almost European air. The National Museum of Fine Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art are located in Parque Forestal, which runs parallel to the Mapocho River. Charming Lastarria is filled with upscale wine bars and restaurants. And the Bellavista neighborhood, home to La Chascona, where poet Pablo Neruda once lived, now boasts scores of cafés and boutiques.