German Colonial Museum of Frutillar
Museo Colonial Alemán de Frutillar
An open-air museum recreating 19th-century German immigrant farmhouses, mills, a blacksmith shop and a bell tower, telling the history of settlement in the lake region.
Managed by the Universidad Austral de Chile, the grounds include a water-powered mill, a blacksmith shop, a farm main house (casona) and a German-style bell tower residence. Displays feature farm tools, furniture and household items brought by the immigrants. The garden is full of hydrangeas and roses, with views over the lake and volcanoes. Admission is about 3,000-4,000 Chilean pesos. Summer hours are about 09:00 to 19:30, and in winter it closes at 17:30. It sits on the slope above lower Frutillar, about a 10-minute walk from the lakeshore, and a visit takes about 1 hour.
Opening hours
Summer approx. 9:00 AM–7:30 PM; winter until 5:30 PM
Nearby sights
- Teatro del Lago
- Frutillar
- Cerro Philippi
- Casa Kuschel & Heritage Houses
- Puerto Varas Lakeside Promenade
- Sacred Heart Church of Puerto Varas
- Puerto Octay
- Lake Llanquihue