Villa Grimaldi, Santiago, Chile

Today: Open today, 10:00 – 18:00
Standing: Must see · Heritage site
Rank: Rank 52 of 12,957

Reviewed by Elena Voss · Roavina Travel Editor

Plan your visit.

Opening hours

Monday	10:00 – 18:00
Tuesday	10:00 – 18:00
Wednesday	10:00 – 18:00
Thursday	10:00 – 18:00
Friday	10:00 – 18:00
Saturday	10:00 – 18:00
Sunday	10:00 – 18:00

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

About Villa Grimaldi

Villa Grimaldi, in the Peñalolén district of Santiago, was taken over by the DINA, Pinochet's secret police, and turned into an interrogation centre known officially as Cuartel Terranova. An estimated 4,500 people were detained there and at least 226 of them disappeared; prisoners included Sheila Cassidy, Carmelo Soria and future President Michelle Bachelet, who was held there with her mother. By 1978 it was no longer a detention centre, and a construction company demolished the buildings. A community campaign led by the Permanent Assembly for Human Rights of Peñalolén and La Reina saved the land: the memorial site first opened on 10 December 1994, and the Villa Grimaldi Peace Park opened in March 1997.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Season and crowds

The Museo de Sitio Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi is open to the public Monday to Sunday from 10:00 to 18:00. Visitors can explore the site with an audio guide that tells the history of the compound and its main landmarks; the audio guides are free and available between 10:00 and 17:00, and the site offers them in Spanish, English and German. In-person educational tours must be booked through the corporation's online form; they run Tuesday to Friday between 10:00 and 15:00 for groups of 8 to 45 participants. The memorial is at Avenida José Arrieta 8401, Peñalolén, and is funded by the Government of Chile through the National Cultural Heritage Service.

Checked 2026-11-05 · Source

Place details and sources

Official name: Parque por La Paz Villa Grimaldi OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Type of place: Museum OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Heritage designation: Historical Monument of Chile Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Access: Open access OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Architect: Luis Santibáñez Ibarra, Ana Torrealba, José Luis Guajardo OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: Corporación Parque por la Paz Villa Grimaldi OpenStreetMap · Checked 2026-09-09
Operator: Dirección de Inteligencia Nacional Wikidata · Checked 2026-09-09
Wikipedia article: Villa Grimaldi Wikipedia · Checked 2026-09-09