Category Medellín Guide

The city center is busy, noisy and full of history. Here's how to see the best of it in half a day.

Why Medellín stays mild year-round, what the rainy seasons look like, and what to pack.

Every August the city celebrates its flower-growing heritage with parades, music and the famous silleteros.

Climb about 740 steps for one of Colombia's great views, then wander a lakeside town painted in every color.

Colombia's only metro system, plus cable cars that climb the valley walls. A practical guide to using both.

Once one of Medellín's most troubled districts, San Javier is now known for its outdoor escalators, street art and hip-hop.

Leafy streets, rooftop terraces and the city's densest cluster of cafés. Here's how El Poblado is laid out and where each part of it shines.