Cheap Flights to Medellin (MDE)

The second largest city in Columbia and the capital of the department of Antiquia, Medellin is located in the Aburra Valley, which is a central part of the Andes Mountains in South America. The skyline of the city reaches to great heights setting towering apartments and office buildings against a setting of jagged peaks in all directions. The pleasant climate of Medellin offers it a nickname - ‘the City of Eternal Spring'. Tourist attractions in the city include plazas, parks, gardens, and much more.

Housing around 23 of Fernando Botero’s larger-than-life sculptures, Plaza Botero can be reached via the Parque Berrio metro station. Tourists should make sure to step inside the Museo de Antioquia facing the plaza. The entrance to this museum is free and visitors can see paintings by Botero as well as other famed Latin artists.

Located across the street from Plaza Botero, Parque Berrio is a small park filled with local street performers playing traditional Colombian music.

Easily reachable from the Universidad metro station, Jardin Botanico is city’s botanical gardens hosting a plethora of events, concerts, and festivals all round the year. Tourists can go there to enjoy a break from the city noise.