Around Medellín
This mid-17th-century church, also known as La Chinca, fronts a lovely park complete with resident squirrels. It generally opens at around 7pm daily.
Around Medellín
This mid-17th-century church, also known as La Chinca, fronts a lovely park complete with resident squirrels. It generally opens at around 7pm daily.
Bogotá
On the western side of the plaza, this French-style building is now home to the alcaldía (mayor's office). The building was erected between 1902 and 1905.
Bucaramanga
Buca's colorful, well-organized central market is worth a stroll, especially for its 4th-floor food court with all manner of local eats and mountain…
Museo de Arte Moderno de Bucaramanga
Bucaramanga
A bright little museum with two exhibition rooms with rotating exhibits of modern paintings and sculptures. There's also a garden with sculptures and a…
Medellín
Overlooking Parque de Bolívar, Medellín's neo-Romanesque cathedral was completed in 1931. Its spacious but dim interior has Spanish stained-glass windows.
Puerto Nariño
Located in the Alcaldía (town hall building), this mini museum has a small display of artifacts from the region’s indigenous populations.
Cali & Southwest Colombia
In the lower levels of the Santuario de Las Lajas church, this museum includes exhibits on the history of Las Lajas plus some religious art.
Popayán
The central seat of this public university is in a magnificent old colonial mansion that non-students may only admire from the outside.
Cali & Southwest Colombia
Grand on the outside, gold encrusted inside, this church on Pasto's main square is a fine example of colonial baroque architecture.
Bucaramanga
This twin-towered, pale-yellow, colonial-period church dominates the east side of Parque García Rovira.
Villa de Leyva
Casa Quintero is a fully restored colonial mansion and gourmet food court just off Plaza Mayor.
San Gil
A handsome 18th-century stone church, Catedral Santa Cruz is located on San Gil's main plaza.
Villa de Leyva
A fine restored colonial mansion just off the plaza that now contains a variety of shops.
Riohacha
Built in 1937, this impressive wooden pier is lovely for a stroll late in the day.
Around Medellín
The 1828 Iglesia de Jesús Nazareno is usually open around 7pm for evening Mass.
Cali & Southwest Colombia
This church is noted for its elaborate wooden spiral staircase.
Bogotá
The Jesuits began this iconic church in 1610 and, although opened for worship in 1635, it was not completed until their expulsion in 1767. It was the…
Hacienda Nápoles Adventure Park
Around Medellín
A somewhat bizarre safari-themed adventure park built on what was Pablo Escobar's favorite farm. While Pablo's hippos are still around, the park…
Cartagena
The bóvedas are 23 dungeons built between 1792 and 1796 and hidden within the 15m-thick city walls. They were the last major construction project carried…
Fuerte de San Sebastián del Pastelillo
Cartagena
This fort, on the western end of Manga Island, was constructed in the middle of the 16th century as one of the town's first defense posts. It's quite…
Santa Marta
Dating from 1597, the squat Iglesia de San Francisco is little more than its colonial facade these days due to recurring earthquakes and fires over the…
Muelle Turístico de la Bodeguita
Cartagena
Often incorrectly referred to as Pegasos (given the close proximity of that site), this is the old port of Cartagena, on the Bahía de las Ánimas. Not much…
Medellín
Occupying a mock-Gothic castle built in 1930 in El Poblado, the Museo El Castillo was once home to a wealthy Antioquian landowner. Inside are the family’s…
Guatapé
A small museum with a somewhat random collection of trinkets and objects from around the town. There's little in the way of explanation. You'll have to…
Muelle Turístico de los Pegasos
Cartagena
Muelle de los Pegasos is Cartagena's lovely old port on the Bahía de las Ánimas. It's invariably full of fishing, cargo and tourist boats.
Bogotá
Iglesia de la Veracruz is known as the National Pantheon because many of the heroes of the struggle for independence have been buried here.
Medellín
This landmark church on Av Oriental has immense stained-glass panels that light up the facade in the evenings.
Barranquilla
This mock-Gothic church halfway along Paseo Bolívar is worth entering for its main altarpiece and pulpit.
Riohacha
This large public square in the center of town has benches and some much needed shade.
Catedral de Nuestra Señora de los Remedios
Riohacha
The main church of Riohacha, completed in 1852, sits on its main square.
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