Places of interest in Medellin and Antioquia

Museums

Casa Museo Pedro Nel Gómez

Carrera 51B N° 85-24

Museo Universitario Antropológico

Calle 67 N° 53-108 Bloque 15. Universidad de Antioquia

Museo filatélico

Calle 50 N° 50-21 piso 4. Edificio del Banco de la República

Museo de Arte Moderno

Calle 64B N° 51-64

Museo Etnográfico Madre Laura

Carrera 92 N° 34D-21

Museo del Castillo

Calle 9 Sur N° 32-269

Museo Histórico de Antioquia

Carrera 52 N° 20-53

Museo de Antioquia

Carrera 52A N° 51A-29

Museo Etnográfico Miguél Ángel Builes

Carrera 81 N° 52B-120.

Santuarios religiosos

Ermita de La Veracruz

Calle 51 N° 52-58

Basílica Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria

Carrera 49A N° 50-85

Basílica Metropolitana

Carrera 48 N° 56-81

Iglesia San Ignacio

Carrera 44 N° 48-18

Iglesia de San José

Carrera 46 N° 49-90

Squares and parks

Santa Fe Zoo

Carrera 52 N° 20-63

Botanical Gardens “Joaquín Antonio Uribe Uribe”

The orchid room also contains other flowers and flesh-eating plants, among others.
Carrera 52 N° 73-298

Parque Lleras

One of Medellin´s most popular night-spots.
Carrera 30, Calle 19

Parque Berrío

Between Calle 50 and Calle 51

Plaza Botero

A square full of sculptures donated by the famous Colombian artist.
Carrera 52 N° 52-43

Plaza de toros La Macarena

Carerra 63 N° 44A-65

Parque Explora

The park has the largest fresh-water aquarium in South America.
Carrera 52 Nº 73-75

Parque de los Pies Descalzos

Carrera 49 N° 7 Sur-50

Parque de los Deseos

Calles 71 y 73; Carreras 52 y 53

Red de Parques Biblioteca

The Library-Parks include San Javier, España, La Ladera, La Quintana and Belén. Each has its unique style and around it an open air culture complex. This has helped to stabilize some of Medellin’s most vulnerable areas. Both Belén and España are reached by Metrocable, an excellent and safe way to move around and discover the city.Metrocable, una excelente y segura manera de transportarse y concoer la ciudad.

Around Medellin: Antioquia.

Santa Elena

This tiny place is 20 minutes out of the city. It is the home of the men and women who devise complex and beautiful designs and mount them on stands (silletas) for the Festival of Flowers. Meat them, watch them, at work and discover local products and farmsteads.

Santa Fe de Antioquia

This is one of Colombia’s magic villages, redolent of history and tradition. The Puente de Occidente and tamarind candies are two famous attractions there.

Guatapé y el Peñón

Guatapé is an enchanting little village of colorful houses and every kind of decoration on the facings. Each has its own version of local window decoration with flowers and geometrical designs, many celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Republic. Five minutes away is the Peñón, a huge rock from which you can look out over the dam that swallowed up much of the mountains below. An exotic scene if ever there was one!