Puerto Varas was founded in 1854 as a lake port and outlet for the district's products to Puerto Montt. It is a thriving, beautiful, well-kept city with roses on the streets and a privileged view across lake Llanquihue towards Osorno volcano. A tour through the streets with its historic buildings made around the turn of the century and rosebushes is already rewarding. The parish church was built by German immigrants in 1917. A climb up to the look-out and park on Cerro Phlippi will give you a superb view of the city, the lake the volcanoes Osorno and Cal uco and surrounds.
