Pomaire

Before I went back to Europe, my boyfriend and I had time for a day trip to Pomaire. It's a small town about an hour away from Santiago, but it's like a completely different world. It's known for its pottery, in particular clay piggy banks, and there are loads of shops selling them.

When we arrived, we went to a restaurant which sold huge portions of traditional Chilean food. Looking at the decorations, there's no doubt which country it's located in!

One thing I really wanted to see in Pomaire was the biggest clay piggy bank in the world, which we eventually found. It's actually in someone's backyard, and you have to pay a small amount to see it (500 pesos, if I remember correctly). But you can take as many photos as you like and there are even cowboy (or rather huaso!) hats to pose in. When we went, there were also four cats hanging out there, two of whom I made friends with!

We went to have a look at the church, which is really pretty. It reminded me of the church in San Pedro de Atacama, despite the fact the two towns are hundreds of miles apart.

At the end of our trip, we got invited into a place where they make the pottery, and we got to see all the different stages the clay goes through as it gets made into pottery, which was really interesting.

Overall, Pomaire seemed to me like a really authentic Chilean town and a great place for a day trip from Santiago.

This is my last post about my week in Chile, which was a really amazing and memorable time for me. Hopefully I'll be back again very soon! At the end of the week, I got a flight to Madrid, where I spent a couple of days. And that's what I'll be writing about next. 😊