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Walking Historical Tour of Medellín
4.1
16 Ratings
La Candelaria, Medellin
Explore Medellín's rich history with certified guides. Visit iconic landmarks and hidden gems. Discover the stories that shape this vibrant city.
Duration:
3 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Centro Administrativo La Alpujarra - A place to explore the city’s architecture and administrative frameworks.
- Parque de la Luz - A venue to discuss commerce, transportation, the city’s geographical challenges, and the significance of trade.
- Parque San Antonio - A site to delve into Medellín’s violent past and its impact on the city.
- Coltejer Building - Here, we will learn about Medellín’s ancient traditions on one of its most iconic streets and discuss the city’s founding.
- Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture - We will explore the history and significance of this landmark for the city.
- Plaza Botero - This location is dedicated to discussing Fernando Botero, a key figure in local art, and his unique artistic style.
- Centro Comercial Palacio Nacional - This spot features one of the city’s most valuable art galleries, housed in an architectural gem.
- Paseo Carabobo - An avenue to experience the vibrant commerce of the city, filled with colors and sounds that will amaze you.
What's Included
- Professional tour guide
What's Not Included
- Private transportation
Additional Information
On this tour, you’ll delve into the daily stories that weave through the city of Medellín and define us as Paisas. We’ll discuss topics like the economy, architecture, drug trafficking, innovation, urban planning, and gastronomy, among countless other tales!
You’ll be guided by certified experts who are passionate about local history, giving you the chance to journey into the past to better understand the future.
We’ll explore Plaza de las Luces, the former Plaza de Cisneros, the heart of our metro system, the Coltejer building, Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture, Junín, Plaza Botero, National Palace, and other hidden gems in the city’s center.
Come and uncover a friendly, historical, and authentic Medellín!
Location
San Antonio
We will meet at the San Antonio metro station, next to the Medellín tram exit, on Bolívar Street. If you travel by metro, we recommend leaving via the escalators. From there you will recognize us more easily. We will have a blue umbrella with letters. oranges.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(16 Ratings)
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225khyatim
May 6, 2024
Amazing experience and recommendations - Natalia is an incredible guide. She knows so much about Medellín and gives wonderful recommendations. She connected us with super fun classes and tours and we felt comfortable asking her any of our questions. She really transformed our trip. I cannot recommend her enough!
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Y6533qzpablog
Mar 18, 2024
FreeTour downtown Medellin - Very good reception and vibe from the let's walk team...!! With recommendations to all places to visit even off the route. They made us feel at home and we had a great time with the rest of the people on the tour…Natalia, a great professional!! 100% recommended
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127lorenar
Feb 26, 2024
Historical Center and Gastronomy Walking Tours - We did the historic center walking tour with Juanjo and the gastronomy tour with Natalia. Both were incredible! Juanjo and Natalia were extremely knowledgeable, and we learned so much about the history and culture of the city. The food on the gastronomy tour was also delicious. Natalia knew all the vendors by name and shared a little about their stories with us. Highly recommend.
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246yazminm
Nov 2, 2022
Solo walking Medellín - The guides on these tours are excellent. Lots of knowledge and they make you feel like you are part of their friends and part of Medellín. To see Medellín from a local prospective, makes this experience great
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Jeannej825
Dec 23, 2019
Walking tour of Medellin - For a last minute find, this tour was perfect. I did not have a lot of time for a longer tour so I found this to be perfect. It provided just enough of a historical perspective with relevant recent event history. We hit all the areas described and our tour leader Pipe was fabulous and very entertaining and informative. He was later joined by Mauricio who added to the tour and jointly finished the tour to our delight. Highly recommend.
Keep in mind this is a walking tour but the frequent stops were perfect for my mother who made the entire trek- so it is perfect for older individuals who might be hesitant of doing a walking tour!
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Elspeth22
Dec 3, 2019
Medellín with Natalia - Excellent walking tour of the historical side of Medellín, with Natalia. She is so full of knowledge and has a great love for the city which made the tour even more enjoyable. Her English was absolutely perfect. Thank you Natalia for a great experience of your city!
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Dana_h
May 16, 2022
Good tour - Very good and thorough tour. The tour guide was humorous and knowledgeable. Only small issue was communication at the start, as we went to the advertised meeting place but they had changed it so we had to walk a bit further. They waited for us so that was fine ultimately.
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Capacityi
Dec 15, 2021
TOUR DOESN'T EXIST ANYMORE - DO NOT BOOK THIS TOUR!!! This tour does not exist anymore and unfortunately we didn't find out from the company itself, in fact we haven't heard from them or Tripadvisor after reaching out. They did not show up to the meeting point, they did not let us know it was not happening. We have not received a refund. We have not heard from anyone. VERY DISAPPOINTING. Tripadvisor- remove this from your site so other travelers don't have the same problem and are out money and scrambling to find something else to do in their limited time in the city. We ended going on Real City Tours Historic City Walking Tour and it was fabulous. Use them instead.
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Chriscr9767pz
Dec 15, 2021
Please refund me - If I could give 0 stars I would. There was no tour. This tour no longer runs. An attempt was made for a refund and I have not been contacted.
***BE BETTER TRIP ADVISOR***
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Carrie_m
Dec 30, 2020
Terrible - Horrible experience due to the lack of communication and professionalism. We purchased the tickets, went to the meeting location as provided on the website to only find out after contacting them multiple times that they did not have a translator or guide available. Matter of fact, they actually haven’t been open since March. It was a frustrating experience to say the least. Hoping to get my refund back.
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