TRELEW

Visual Arts Museum
It is placed in another historical building, facing Independence Sq. It contains part of the cultural heritage of the area: local and provincial works of art.

It offers cultural extension activities, such as traveling exhibits, displays, workshops, courses, lectures, debates, shows and exhibitions of every kind, from classic to modern or contemporary, featuring: drawings, paintings, sculpture, photography, engravings, collectors' items, installations and others.

Tabernacle Chapel
Constructed in the year 1889, it is the oldest building in the city. Its patrons were members of the Methodist-Calvinist Church. The inside woodworks are from 1910.

Facing it there is a memorial plaque in honour of the first centenary of the arrival of Welsh settlers to Chubut in 1885. This chapel, as all the others raised by the Welsh, is the center of many community cultural activities.

Verdi Hall
The Italians settled in Chubut during the eighteen eighties, and in 1908 founded the "Sociedad de Socorros Mutuos Paz y Patria" in Trelew and built the Verdi Hall, which was opened in 1914.

At first, it was used as a skating rink, and afterwards became a theater. In 1930, the first locally shown sound film was shown: "Love never dies", starring Gary Cooper.

It was the headquarters of the Council until its present building was erected in 1931.

María Auxiliadora Parish Church
The old Temple of Trelew, with its boy's school operated in the building on the corner of San Martín and Rivadavia as from 1907, attended by the Salesian missionary Juan Muzio. The parish church that stands today was consstructed in 1961.

The María Auxiliadora School started its classes in 1909 in the premises of San Martín and Mitre. There is where many generations of girls from all over the region were educated. The present building comes from 1970.

Military District
The first National Primary School started teaching in 1903 in part of this building.
It had been produced in 1895 from a private school that had been started six years earlier by the Welsh settlers, and whose opening coincided with the arrival of Trelew's first doctor.

Hall of the Spanish Society
In the early 20th century Spanish immigration covered practically all of Patagonia. Typical establishments such as the Spanish Mutual Aid Societies and the "romerías" came into beeing.

Trelew was constructed in 1908 and its Theater Hall was opened in 1920, with a performance by an Operetta company.

Some destinations
From Trelew it is also feasible to visit the Punta Tombo Penguin Rookery, that lays very close by; the nearby village of Gaiman and the Bryn Gwyn petrified forest (translated from the Welsh: White Hill) are to be found to the south.

Other points of interest in the city are:

The Observation Point: it offers a partial view of the city.

The Municipal Palace and Plaza with its arbor.

The Egidio Feruglio Paleontology Museum.

Lake Chiquichano.

The Beth-el Chapel.

The colourful Hotel Touring Club coffee shop, the first of its kind in Patagonia.

HOW DOES ONE GET THERE?
Trelew is 25 km from the mouth of the Chubut River on the Atlantic. It is at 1,460 km from the Federal District and 20 km from the provincial capital, Rawson; or 16 km from Gaiman, and 35 km from Dolavon.

It is part of the Northeastern Urban System (SUNE), together with Rawson, Puerto Madryn, Gaiman and other little places. It is the province's second city in terms of population size and social and economic development; It has 87,000 inhabitants.

To get there one simply takes National Route Nº 3 in Puerto Madryn, some 63 km later and after admiring the beautiful valley view, one gets to a crossroads, where one turns right for Trelew.

CLIMATE
As it is located in the lower Chubut River Valley, Trelew has a temperate and dry climate that is periodically whipped by south winds.

During winter months, temperatures vary between 0°Celsius and 15°C, with thermal sensation varying from -3°Celsius to 12°C. You should take warm clothes if you plan visiting at this time of year.

In spring and fall, temperatures are between 10° and 20°Celsius.

In summer, temperatures reach 38°C. It is a good idea to take your bathing costume and sunscreen. Do not forget the warm clothes for the evening, because temperatures tend to