Hospedaje Santaelena

Make your way to Medellín for urban sightseeing days around the flattest and most populous part of the Aburrá Valley, in a glitzy city highlighted along with New York and Tel Aviv as one of the most innovative in the world. Sights to see include the Biblioteca de España library park, high on a hillside above the city; Point Zero Bridge in Medellín's centre; the artificial forest of Plaza Cisneros, and 30 universities including the University of Antioquia and the National University of Colombia. One of the city's main parks, the  Arví Ecotourism Park, is a must-do for its hiking, cycling and the spectacular metrocable rides from Arví station. Also within reach for day trips is El Peñol (an hour and 15 minutes' drive), famed for the Rock of Guatapé, and Guatapé (an hour and 40 minutes), by the lively watersports centre of the huge Peñol-Guatapé reservoir.