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MEDELLIN MUSEUM BOTERO

IN 1881 WAS FOUNDED THE MUSEUM OF ZEA IN HONOR OF FRANCISCO ANTONIO ZEA. THE FIRST COLLECTIONS WERE FORMED WITH OBJECTS OF HISTORICAL, ARTISTIC AND BIBLIOGRAPHICAL VALUE BELONGING TO ITS FOUNDERS. INAUGURATED ON OCTOBER 12, 1937, THE NEW BUILDING HOSTED THE MAYOR AND THE CITY OF MEDELLIN UNTIL 1988, AND IN 1995 WAS DECLARED NATIONAL MONUMENT.
IN 2000 THE BUILDING WAS CONVERTED INTO THE MUSEUM OF ANTIOQUIA. THE WORKS OF CONSERVATION, RESTORATION AND ADAPTATION TO NEW USE CAN RETRIEVE THE ORIGINAL BEAUTY OF THE STRUCTURE, IT MAINTAINS ITS QUALITY AND ARCHITECTURAL STYLE ART DECO. IN 1975 THE MASTER FERNANDO BOTERO MADE HIS FIRST OFFER OF DONATION OF WORKS TO THE MUSEUM. THE PLAZA BOTERO OPENED IN 2002 AND CONTAINS PERMANENT EXHIBITION OF 23 MONUMENTAL SCULPTURES MADE BY FERNANDO BOTERO. AT LEAST 117 WORKS OF BOTERO HAVE BEEN DONATED TO THE MUSEUM.

MEDELLIN FLOWER FESTIVAL

THE MEDELLIN FLOWER FESTIVAL IN AUGUST

MEDELLIN'S COLORFUL FLOWER FESTIVAL IS A VIBRANT, EIGHT-DAY CELEBRATION; IN THIS EDITION IT IS ENDING WITH THE IMAGINATIVE ARRANGEMENTS OF THE PARADING HORSES OF THE CABALGATE. AT ITS CLIMAX WITH THE SILLETERO PARADE IN AUGUST 11TH, THIS FLOWER PARADE REPRESENTS THE END OF SLAVERY WHEN INSTEAD OF FLOWERS, SLAVES CARRIED MEN AND WOMEN ON THEIR BACKS UP STEEP HILLS. THE FLOWER DISPLAYS, CALLED SILLETAS, HAVE EVOLVED FROM SMALL WOODEN BOXES, TO EXTRAVAGANT SIX-FOOT DISKS WHICH TAKE STRONG BACKS TO CARRY. IT IS A TRUE FESTIVAL OF LIFE, AND THE CROWD CLEARLY DEMONSTRATES TWO TOP PAISA TRADEMARKS: CORDIALITY AND FRIENDLINESS.
AS ONE OF THE MOST FASCINATING, THE PARADE OF ANTIQUE CARS, IS A CONVOY OF HUNDREDS OF FAITHFULLY RESTORED ANTIQUE CARS, HOWEVER, THE CHIVA, MULTICOLORED HOLIDAY BUSSES ARE USED BY COLOMBIANS FOR CELEBRATION.
THE MUSIC, FOLKLORE, AND CUSTOMS OF THE REGION WILL BECOME APPARENT ONCE AGAIN IN THE DIFFERENT SCENARIOS INTENDED FOR ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT FAIRS IN THE COUNTRY.

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$55 Per Day

TOUR ROCK OF PEÑOL - GUATAPÉ

TOUR ROCK OF PEÑOL –GUATAPE

WELCOME TO THE MESMERIZING LANDSCAPES OF THE RESERVOIRS, THE BATHOLITHIC STONE OF PEÑOL, AND THE CHARMING TOWN OF GUATAPE WITH FAMOUS BASEBOARDS, IMMOVABLE ASSET OF CULTURAL INTEREST WITH PLACES FOR THE POPULAR ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT CENTERS AND WATER SPORTS.
AT MEDELLIN’S SORROUNDINGS, WE WILL VISIT THE HISTORIC TOWN OF
MARINILLA, THE NEW EL PEÑOL TOWN, “THE PHOENIX OF AMERICA”, THE STUNNING ROCK OF PEÑOL, AND THE CHARMING TOWN OF GUATAPE AT THE RESERVOIRS.

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

TOUR ROCK OF PEÑOL –GUATAPE

TOUR HIGHLIGHTS:

AS WE PICK YOU UP AT THE HOTEL, WE DRIVE TO THE NORTH BY MODERN HIGHWAYS ALONGSIDE MEDELLIN RIVER FOR AN HOUR AND A HALF.
YOU WILL MEET THE TOWN OF MARINILLA, "THE CRADLE OF THE INDEPENDENCE" AND LEARN OF THEIR VALIANT CITIZENS; AS WE HEAD TO THE NEW EL PEÑOL TOWN, YOU WILL ADMIRE PEOPLE'S PRIDE FOR THE RISE OF THIS PROSPEROUS TOWN, AS WE UNDERSTAND IT BETTER WITH THE TOWN'S REPLICA, AND SOON YOU WILL BE SEEING THE DANCING ROCK OF PEÑOL !
THIS BATHOLITHIC STONE OF 200M HIGH IS UNIQUE WONDER OF THE NATURE, BUT YOUR EXPERIENCE COULD BE TESTED PROBABLY AT LEAST TWICE IN YOUR LIFE, AS YOU CLIMB UP THE 659 STEPS TO THE TOP, AND DISCOVER THE MESMERIZING LANDSCAPES OF THE RESERVOIRS.
WITH THE BEST LOCAL WHOLE GARLIC TROUT FOR LUNCH, WE HEAD TO GUATAPE TOWN, WORLD WIDE FAMOUS BECAUSE OF ITS HOUSES WITH COLORFUL BASEBOARDS, AND THE EXCITING BOAT RIDE FAR IN THE BLUE WATERS OF THE RESERVOIRS.
AFTER THE RIDE, WITH A SMOKEY COFFEE BY THE BOARDWALK, WE MAYBE READY FOR RETURN TO HOTEL.

$60 Per Day

DAY TOUR TO ROCK OF PEÑOL AND GUATAPE

Welcome to the mesmerizing landscapes of the reservoirs, the batholithic stone of Peñol, and the charming town of Guatape with famous baseboards, immovable asset of cultural interest with places for the popular arts, entertainment centers and water sports.

You will meet the town of Marinilla, “the Cradle of the Independence” and learn of their valiant citizens; as we head to the new el Peñol town,you will admire people’s pride for the rise of this prosperous town, as we understand it better with the town’s replica, and soon you will be seeing the dancing rock of Peñol !

This batholithic stone of 200m high is unique wonder of the nature !

But your experience would be probably tested at least twice in your life, as you climb up the 699 steps to the top, and discover the mesmerizing landscapes of the reservoirs !

For lunch time we head to Guatape town, world wide famous because of its houses with colourful baseboards, after specialty lunch you would enjoy the exciting boat ride far in the blue waters of the reservoirs…then you are ready for return to hotel.

$120 Per Day

DAY CITY TOUR AND COFFEE TOUR IN MEDELLIN

As we pick you up at Hotel, we go by modern highways and reach Pueblito Paisa where you will catch the size and life of our innovative city with its iconic buildings and steep mountains that crown the valley of Aburrá. Also You will recognize classic architecture in contrast with the sites of urban transformation being converted into symbols for the city.

As we start tour in historic downtown area, also you will enjoy the views from top of the Palace of Culture, then we exit to drop into the famous Botero's Sculptures Plaza.As we head northwards we go over the stunning French architecture of Medellin's golden years, and you pay your visit to the Metropolitan Cathedral, and Bolivar Square.

With our return, we are ready for your visit to the Coffee State, where you will enjoy typical lunch in the area, then we enter the beautiful Coffee State,where you would learn all about the kinds of coffee, and coffe process, as we wander inside this beautiful scenary of more than 200,000 coffee plants !

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