Medellin, history and sightseeing!

Once a small town, Medellin has transformed over the last hundred years into a vibrant city where positive and negative aspects have shaped its landscape as well as its inhabitants. Explore the history of this city through the downtown landmarks while you get a feeling of the local culture and experience how public investment and urban innovation allowed the rapid change to overcome the violent times and provide different opportunities for its people.

Pick up at your hotel and walk or take a cab to the nearest metro station. In the downtown area we will visit the old train station and the monument to the race in the administrative center "Alpujarra". Later we will go to the lights park and walk through the oldest street in town "Carabobo", now a pedestrian way, towards Botero square, where 23 sculptures by Colombian artist Fernando Botero are displayed. We will walk to the Bolivar park and have lunch in one of the traditional restaurants nearby. If you want we can stop by a local handicraft market where lovely bags and souvenirs can be found. We will get on the metro again heading the cable car of comuna 13, after which we will take a cab to the escalators and the street art of this area. We will finish with a cab ride back to the hotel.