“Rafael Uribe Uribe” Culture Palace
The Palace of Culture is now a National Monument and it’s headquarters of all the cultural programs of the department of Antioquia and is the center of tons of activities and things to do in Medellin. Built in 1925 by Belgian architect Agustin Goovaerts, who imposed the Flemish Gothic or Gothic Revival architecture, Rafael Uribe [...]
Museum of Modern Art of Medellin, MAMM
A cultural icon in Medellin’s downtown Built inside a historic construction and in the middle of a parque, a hub of culture and dozens of things to do in Medellin, The Museum of Modern Art (MAMM), dedicated to research, conservation and dissemination in the field of modern and contemporary art and the cultural development of [...]
Medellin Churches II
Visiting a number of churches and religious monuments is one of the preferred things to do in Medellin by thousands of visitors every year. Senor de las Misericordias Church Located in the Eastern Part of the city in the Manrique neighborhood and known as well as the Manrique Church, the Senor de las Misericordias (Lord [...]
Medellin Churches III
Visiting a number of churches and religious monuments is one of the preferred things to do in Medellin. Nuestra Senora de Los Dolores church The Nuestra Señora de Los Dolores (Our Lady of Sorrows) church is a temple dedicated to the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Sorrows, located in the La [...]
Medellin Churches
Visiting a number of churches and religious monuments is one of the preferred things to do in Medellin by thousands of visitors every year. Basilica of Our Lady of Candelaria The Basilica of Our Lady of La Candelaria was the first parish in the city. Church of La Candelaria, as it’s more popularly known, is [...]
Santo Domingo Library
Nestled on top of one of the Eastern hills of Medellin, the Santo Domingo Library has become an important icon in the cultural development of the city and a preferred destination among the many things to do in Medellin. Santo Domingo Savio neighborhood has been for decades one of the most depressed areas in the [...]
Aguila Descalza Theater
One of the preferred things to do in Medellin by locals and visitors is going to watch a play in one of the city’s theater locations. The Aguila Descalza Corporation is a non-profit organization that promotes the performing arts, audiovisual production, the creation of their artistic theater group, created by Carlos Mario Aguirre and Cristina [...]
La Macarena Entertainment Center
Opened since 1945, La Macarena Entertainment Center was built as a bullfighting arena. Nowadays, it’s a major scenario for many things to do in Medellin, and where a number of shows are presented the whole year. La Macarena underwent a major reform in 2003 that enabled its transformation in a multiple stage, covered with sunroof [...]
Parque de los deseos and Planetarium
One of the favorite things to do in Medellin by locals and visitors is visiting the Parque de los deseos and Planetarium that are located right at the bottom of the University station of the metro, in the same area as Jardin Botanico, parque Explora and Universidad de Antioquia. Medellin’s planetarium offers its visitors a [...]
El Castillo Museum
El Castillo Museum is an admirable well preserved castle, an incredible place full of gardens and one of the most visited and most fabulous things to do in Medellin. This wonderful architectural monument was built around 1930 and it’s recognized as one of the most visited museums in the city, adorned by large cypress gardens [...]
Colombian Food
I have heard that many people from several countries believe that all Latin American food is very similar. They think that all you can find here are beans and corn. It is a widespread stereotype, equal to the belief that in China they only eat rice, only pasta in Italy or just burgers in the [...]
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July 6th/13
Teatro Metropolitano, 26th Anniversary Concert
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Jul 23- 25
Colombia Moda Fashion Week 2013
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August, 3
Medellin Flowers Festival 2012