5 TOP COLOMBIA TIPS ON MEDELLÍN, COLOMBIA
5 TOP COLOMBIA TIPS
AND A BONUS:
MEDELLÍN THE CITY WITH AN ETERNAL
SPRING
by: Néstor Meléndez Soler
by: Néstor Meléndez Soler
Medellín, Colombia is a city that keeps on blossoming all the time despite the turbulent
recent history of drugs, crime and violence.
Not even when the Cartél de Medellín, ruled by the
infamous Pablo Escobar tried to overtake Colombia the city surrendered and kept
on going forward.
Today is one of
the most attractive cities in the South-American travel circuit and I am
going to tell you why in my Top Colombia Tips.
Come to Medellín and live the city of the eternal
spring.
This are the 5
places you have to go when coming to the capital of the department of
Antioquia in Colombia.
1. PLAZA
BOTERO:
At Plaza Botero
be prepared to walk into immense sculptures made by the local artist Fernando
Botero, one of the most important plastic artists of the world.
And yes, the sculptures are humongous; the trademark
of the artist are the oversized characters, here you are going to walk around
23 of them.
A man in a horse, an almost real big fat cat, huge
bodies looking at each other, a warrior, a horse, all of them oversized.
Like in no other place on earth, at Plaza Botero the feeling of the artist is part of one’s life.
Here, the artist honors his Medellín with works of art
made with his hands for the enjoyment of the people of Colombia and the whole
world.
In the perimeter of the Plaza Botero is also the Museo de Antioquia, with art, history and
constant activities that has been part of the cultural life of Medellín
since the late 1800s.
It has a very interesting collection of the Paisa way
of life; “paisas” is how people from this region are known as, all over
Colombia and the world. It´s a recommended museum to know more about Colombia,
and to enjoy the arts.
2. CERRO
NUTIBARA:
At Medellín you have to go to the Cerro Nutibara,
(Nutibara Mountain) that is on the
center of the Aburrá Valley where the city is installed.
Nutibara was an indigenous that defended his lands
from the Spanish conquerors that came to take the gold mines and to abruptly
change the course of history to the local tribes that had lived here from
centuries before.
At the top of the cerro Nutibara a picturesque puebito paisa depicts life
of the inhabitants of this mountain region where coffee crops are one of the
main sources of economy.
At the top of the mountain the view of Medellín is
beautiful, and from up there a 360 degree view can be seen of the whole
metropolitan area of the 2 and a half million city.
3. JARDÍN BOTÁNICO:
The botanical garden of Medellín is one site that you
will love to know in your visit here.
Colombia is the second most
biodiverse country in the world and
at the Jardín Botánico there is a main exposure of Colombian flora worth to see
it.
And there is the Orquideorama,
a huge structure that holds inside the perfect climate to house orchids.
Colombia houses the biggest amount of orchids in the
world, and at the Orquideorama you will see this beautiful flowers in a perfect
ecosystem created by man to house nature at almost perfect conditions.
At the Jardín Botánico you can also delight with the gastronomy as there are very good
restaurants inside.
It is a highly recommended visit in Medellín, remember
the slogan of the city that says Medellín, the city with eternal spring.
4. PARQUE
LLERAS:
The Parque Lleras is one of the main attractions of Medellín. It is a trendy gastronomic and party
zone where fun goes till early morning.
At the Lleras visitors will enjoy just for watching
the crowd. It is a nice one. Men can be very happy at the Lleras as is widely
known that the paisa women are really beautiful and here it can be confirmed.
For lunch,
afternoon or evening is a good zone to come and have a great time.
5. PUBLIC
TRANSPORTATION:
Residents of Medellín are very proud of their public transportation system that is an
intermodal one.
Here the passengers ride on a surface metro-rail that
gives very nice views of the city while traveling.
Also there is the Metro-Cable
which are a series of cabins that are transported hanged on a cable. They
go up to the neighborhoods up in the mountains that surround the valley where
the city is built.
These barrios were years ago hours away from the city
centre but with the arriving of the airlifted transportation system became
touristic spots worth visiting.
There are also electric stairs that will guide you up
by the neighborhoods.
Also in some neighborhoods there are watching spots
and restaurants.
Bonus:
Make sure you go up to the Variante a Las Palmas and
stop by one the typical food restaurants
that are on the way. If you happen to like pork, you should try the pork skin or chicharrón that is made
here. It is a gastronomic experience that will make you happy if you are not
vegetarian.
On my next blog I will keep you informing you about
the city of the eternal spring, Medellín, Antioquia in Colombia.
Check my GPS Audiotours at https://voicemap.me/authors/nestor-melendez
Remember that traveling makes you a better person.
Journalist:
Néstor
Meléndez Soler
nmelendez.vmg@gmail.com
Excelente blog
ReplyDeleteThanks for the message.
Delete