3 stops · Car + Bus
Chocolate & cafés
A chilly afternoon in Piedra Gorda: cup hot chocolate, house coffee and dinner at a bistro.
Santa Elena, one vereda at a time
18 veredas across Medellín, Envigado, Guarne and Rionegro. Where to eat, drink coffee, sleep and visit silletero farms — and how to get between them.
Featured routes
2 stops · Metro + Metrocable + Car
Trout + Arví by Metrocable
Ride Metro and Metrocable up to Parque Arví, then come down for trout at km 1 of the Santa Elena road.
3 stops · Car
Glamping night
Artisanal pizza at sunset, a night in a forest cabin and a bakery breakfast the next morning.
Events
August 2027 · official dates TBC
2027 Flower Festival & Silleteros Parade
Medellín's biggest festival. Santa Elena's silleteros parade with their silletas. The 2027 dates aren't announced yet (2026 ran July 31–August 9).
Source: www.riotimesonline.com · Add to calendar: soon
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