{"id":4340,"date":"2012-08-01T12:55:33","date_gmt":"2012-08-01T17:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=4340"},"modified":"2021-08-23T10:51:05","modified_gmt":"2021-08-23T15:51:05","slug":"top-5-moments-from-last-years-medellin-feria-de-las-flores","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/08\/top-5-moments-from-last-years-medellin-feria-de-las-flores\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 Moments From Last Year’s Medellin Feria de Las Flores"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A line of silleteros<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Medellin’s Feria de Las Flores, or Flower Festival, is full of highlights. It’s a week of parades, parties and, of course, flowers, that all takes place in one of South America’s most progressive, beautiful cities.<\/p>\n

Of course, people love lists, and so for the sake of ease I’m putting my memories into an easy-to-digest top 5, so that people that travel to Medellin<\/a> this year can build up some excitement about this fantastic week, while those who will be missing out can at least get a taste of what will be going on.<\/p>\n

5. Dancing salsa<\/h1>\n
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The brothers Knowles, founders of The Wandering Paisa Hostel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Hidden away near Medellin’s stadium is\u00a0El Tibiri (Kr 70 # 44b), <\/strong>a great salsa club that is loved by locals, who thrive on the traditional atmosphere of the place. If you’re staying at The Wandering PaisaHostel\u00a0in Medellin<\/a> (which is highly recommended), this salsa club is unmissable and one of the best nights out available in the city.<\/p>\n

4. Chatting with locals<\/h1>\n
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Gathering at the Feria, could these be your new friends?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Paisas (people from the area) are reportedly some of the nicest people in the world, and the Feria de Las Flores gives them the opportunity to be even more<\/em>\u00a0proud of Medellin. Chatting to locals is great in this time, since they want to share everything about the city with you, tell you all the local secrets and, inevitably, share some Antioque\u00f1o Aguardiente with you. It’d be rude not to, right?<\/p>\n

3. Vintage Car Parade<\/h1>\n
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Car parade at Fer\u00eda de Las Flores<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As a car lover, this was definitely one of my highlights. A huge selection of vintage cars (and fire trucks) as well as some beautiful women on floats… What more can a guy ask for?<\/p>\n

2. Seeing live music<\/h1>\n
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Monsieur Perin\u00e9 (image courtesy of http:\/\/www.cartelurbano.com)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was fortunate enough to find out about a reggaeton and salsa festival that took place far from the center of the city. It was one of the highlights because the recently deceased Joe Arroyo was celebrated in style: his band performed a lengthy set of classics from El Joe’s back catalogue. This year will be more reggaeton, but more exciting for me would undoubtedly be Monsieur Perine’s performance…<\/p>\n

1. Silletero Parade<\/h1>\n
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A silletero at the Fer\u00eda<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The undisputed main event of the Flower Festival and an event that is simply unmissable should you be going to Medellin. Expect flowers, and lots of them, and be prepared to marvel at the silleteros themselves that walk miles with the huge weight of the flower displays on their back. Don’t worry though, they’ll have a great night afterwards…<\/p>\n

Ryan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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