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4 hours
Private Tour
Eng-Spa
Medellin welcomes everyone. For all those history lovers or just those interested in learning profoundly about Medellin context, this 5-hour private will be the right fit. Explore indigenous history, paisa culture and recent Colombian history by walking along its main sites. Besides, all these experiences will be enriched by visiting several places in downtown such as: Berrío Park, San Antonio Park, Las Luces Park, Memory House Museum, a juice taste at a local market and more.
The best way to get to know a city is by doing a walking tour that shows you the wide range of options one place may offer.
This tour was created to comply with the needs of those interested in learning firsthand the main things about Medellín in a short amount of time.
At first, you will be picked up by our guide at the hotel. Soon after you will be heading downtown where the tour takes place.
Once having arrived downtown our first stop will be San Antonio park, where you can see some of Botero's sculptures. Botero is a famous Colombian artist, known for playing with proportions. Then, you will go to Las Luces Park and will learn about how architecture with sense plays an important role in the transformation of a city. From there you will visit La Candelaria church, first church built in the city, and will learn about the colonization process and about the former cultures that lived in these lands, way before the Spaniards arrival.
La Playa Avenue will be taken to continue with the tour till you get to Placita de Flores, local market in which you will have a refreshing juice taste of your preference and will learn about the many endemic fruits and plants from Colombia.
Then, you will head to Memory House Museum, just a couple of minutes from there. This is the best museum to learn about Medellin conflict in the last decades. Having finished this visit, the guide and the driver will take you back to your hotel.
Take this tour as a starter and finish it wanting to know more about this fascinating city in this magical country that offers you everything.
