Medellín Guide

For its beautiful women, kind and hospitable people, spring-like climate, blooming landscapes, nearby mountains, and Natural Parks, Medellin with its surroundings fascinates visitors. A modern city, with a wide range of gastronomic, commercial, and tourist offerings, it offers countless opportunities for leisure and business. The population is known for being active, inclined to business and trade, with a proverbial ability to save but also a lot of creativity in seasoning and enriching their stories with much color.
In August in Medellin the famous Flower Festival is held, and in July Colombiamoda, whose last edition brought together 1,493 international buyers from 21 countries and 6,679 national buyers. In the textile sector, 45,000 direct and 135,000 indirect employees are employed, accounting for 30% of the city’s workforce.
In Medellin no one gets bored. On every street or corner, there is always something to do. For art lovers, we recommend visiting the Antioquia Museum, which collects many works by Botero. Other interesting places: the botanical garden; the “pueblito paisa”; the water park; the park of wishes; the barefoot park; the ecological park of white stones; the Montecarlo Farm; Volador and Nutibara; the “Gardeliana house” museum; the interactive museum and the “Rafael Uribe” culture museum.
In Medellin there are 52 cinemas, 28 theaters, 15 museums, 80 restaurants, 5 huge park-libraries, the Explora science and technology park with the largest freshwater aquarium in Latin America; the Botanical Garden, with an “Orquideorama” that can host 3,000 people; more than 40 shopping centers; nightclubs, some of which can accommodate up to 2000 people.
Medellin has excellent infrastructure for every type of event, fairs, congresses, or incentives. In the Main Square, next to the city’s commercial and financial center, stands the Exhibition Palace and the Congress Center whose largest hall can host up to 3200 delegates. It also has 9 commission rooms for 10 to 300 delegates and a room for 1200 guests reserved for dinners, parties, cocktails.
Hotels in Medellin: many city hotels also have halls for 20 to 1500 delegates. In total, Medellin offers 71 hotels (including 10 luxury and 3 first-class, amounting to 1565 rooms), plus another 8 under construction, totaling 7000 rooms.
Transportation: In Medellín is the only metro in Colombia, which transports 400,000 passengers daily. In addition, there is a network of private buses and a cable car (Meytrocable). There are 19,000 taxis. The city has two airports, the more important being Jose Maria Cordova Airport, located in the municipality of Rionegro, 30 minutes by car from the center, operating national and international flights, while Enrique Olaya Herrera Airport operates only domestic flights. Medellin is served from Italy via Paris (AirFrance), via Madrid (Avianca, Iberia or Aircomet) to Bogotá and then with internal lines with different daily frequencies. Bogotá-Medellin flight time: from 30 to 50 minutes depending on the airline. Cartagena-Medellin: 55 minutes. The flag carrier is AVIANCA. Upon leaving the country, an airport tax of approximately USD$ 33.00 is paid. The journey from the airport to the center by taxi takes about 35 minutes and costs about $15,000 or €5.
Climate: Medellin, also called “the city of eternal spring”, enjoys mild weather throughout the year. The average temperature is around 23°.