Medellín Overview

From warm evenings in the Parque Lleras people watching to idle afternoons in The Parque Botanico, Medellin, the second largest city in Colombia, and also known as “the city of eternal spring,” is transforming itself continually into a place where people come to visit and end up staying far longer than you ever intended. Enjoy the accessibility of Colombia’s only, and arguably South America’s finest, metro to shuttle you from the sights of downtown’s Botero sculpture filled Parque Barrio to the exclusive bars, restaurants and hotels of El Pobaldo. There is also the Cable Car option that takes you high over the less affluent barrios in Medellin offering a bird’s eye view of the expanse of the city. If nightlife isn’t your thing – although Medellin and the beguilingly seductive nature of the Paisas may convert you – then there are frequently free concerts in the Teatro Metropolitano and a lively arts scene to quench any cultural thirst. If you can arrive for July and August be certain to catch the Flower Festival and once fatigued of this stroll to the Parque de los Pies Descalzos to marvel at modernity and inclusive architecture.