Places in Medellín

Guides to neighborhoods, zones and landmarks of Medellín with practical info and the tours that take you there.

MOVE electric bikes in front of a downtown Medellín church

Junín Street: where paisas invented a verb for strolling

“Juniniar”: strolling Junín, window-shopping, snacking and greeting — Medellín original promenade for a century.

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Street art and outdoor escalators of Comuna 13 in Medellín

Comuna 13 by Electric Bike

Street art, outdoor escalators and Medellín's most famous transformation story — on a private, effortless tour.

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Palacio Nacional façade in the El Hueco district, Medellín

El Hueco: Medellín endless market

Block after block of popular commerce where “everything exists and everything is negotiable” — with a palace in the middle.

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El Poblado Avenue in Medellín with its buildings and green areas

Things to do in El Poblado & Provenza

The local guide to Medellín most touristic neighborhood — and the plan to discover, from here, the real city.

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The Orquideorama at Medellín Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden: Medellín free jungle

14 hectares of forest, sunbathing iguanas and the wooden Orquideorama — free, in the north zone.

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Group riding electric bikes near Carrera 70 in Medellín

La 70: Medellín football and party street

Football, salsa and paisa food on one boulevard. Our base is half a block away — all our e-bike tours ride through here.

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Couple riding electric bikes through Laureles with MOVE

Things to do in Laureles, our neighborhood

MOVE was born here: our base is in Laureles, half a block from La 70. Every one of our e-bike tours starts in this neighborhood.

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Visitor next to a Botero sculpture outside the Museo de Antioquia

Museo de Antioquia: the home of paisa art

The world largest Botero collection, facing the plaza that bears his name — downtown essential cultural plan.

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Rafael Uribe Uribe Palace of Culture in Medellín

Palace of Culture: Medellín checkered castle

Flemish gothic in black and white, right on Plaza Botero: the building nobody expects in a tropical city.

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Metrocable arriving at Parque Arví through the Santa Elena forest

Parque Arví: the cloud forest at the end of the cable

Fly over the city by Metrocable and land in a 1,700-hectare forest: Medellín favorite nature escape.

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Parque Berrío in downtown Medellín — Photo: Felipe Restrepo Acosta, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

Parque Berrío: where Medellín began

The founding square: La Candelaria church, Botero La Gorda and the live soundtrack of downtown.

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Metropolitan Cathedral of Medellín at Parque Bolívar

Parque Bolívar: the world largest brick cathedral

1,120,000 fired bricks make the Metropolitan Cathedral a world record — and its park is Medellín bohemian living room.

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MOVE group with e-bikes at Parque de las Luces in Medellín

Parque de las Luces: Medellín forest of light

300 poles up to 24 meters tall turned the old Cisneros Square into the luminous symbol of downtown renewal.

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Provenza and Parque Lleras area in El Poblado, Medellín

Parque Lleras: Medellín most famous night out

Rooftops, restaurants and late-night party in the heart of El Poblado — with the honest guide of those who live here.

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Rides at Parque Norte in Medellín — Photo: SajoR, CC BY-SA 2.5, Wikimedia Commons

Parque Norte: the lifelong family plan

Rides, a boating lake and city prices (not tourist prices): where paisas have taken their kids for generations.

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Visitors on electric bikes next to the Medellín letters at Parques del Río

Parques del Río: where Medellín met its river again

The riverside linear park with the giant MEDELLÍN letters and gardens where paisa families gather — on the way in all our tours.

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Sand and water at Barefoot Park in Medellín

Barefoot Park: Medellín, shoes off and at ease

Water, sand and bamboo in the middle of the city — the pause that relaxes even the busiest traveler, right on our riding route.

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Couple on electric bikes next to a Botero sculpture at Plaza Botero in Medellín

Plaza Botero: Medellín bronze giants

The 23 sculptures Botero gifted his city, in the heart of downtown — and you ride there with us.

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Pueblito Paisa on Nutibara Hill in Medellín

Pueblito Paisa: Medellín classic viewpoint, without suffering the climb

A replica Antioquian town on top of Nutibara Hill with a 360° city view — and by electric bike, you will not even feel the slope.

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