{"id":5472,"date":"2012-11-14T12:10:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-14T17:10:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/?p=5472"},"modified":"2016-05-05T12:12:37","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T17:12:37","slug":"travelling-around-medellin-the-charming-town-of-jardin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/seecolombia.travel\/blog\/2012\/11\/travelling-around-medellin-the-charming-town-of-jardin\/","title":{"rendered":"Travelling around Medellin: The charming town of Jardin."},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jardin main plaza<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the things I like the most about living and traveling in Colombia is the authenticity of many of its destinations. In any other neighboring country, I have no doubt that the charming Jardin\u00a0 (literally: Garden) would be a tourist trap, but being in Colombia \u2013 and only 134 km from Medellin<\/a> \u2013 people in this calm place seems to not care much about\u00a0 us, the small group of very-touristy \u2013looking\u00a0 bloggers\u00a0 invited by Medellin.travel<\/a>,\u00a0 loaded with cameras and smartphones trying to capture the magic of that warm September morning.<\/p>\n

Back in 1860, Jardin used to be a huge Hacienda built in the traditional Spanish way: a main plaza right in the center – now the Parque Libertador , one of the few plazas named after Simon Bolivar without a bust of the Libertador-\u00a0 and little organized and parallel streets surrounding\u00a0 it. The actual Plaza is the first place that calls my attention due to the amount of beautiful tall trees and the mandatory church (La Basilica de la Inmaculada Concepcion) that actually has a very interesting history: it was built out of sins. You read it right, when the town priest decided it was time to build a proper church for Jardine\u00f1os to show their faith, he decided the best way to do it\u00a0 was to \u201ccharge\u201d for their sins, so instead of prayers, they\u2019d offer stones and bricks to God, and so the Basilica was finished in a few years not without some hiccups: the huge tower bell had to be transported by 200 men during a whole night all the way from the rival town of Andes, where the train rails finished.<\/p>\n

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The Church that Sins Built!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By the church side we can find some of the old tiendas known by their traditional names (Cero Cero, Coca Cola, las Cuchillas and Caf\u00e9 del Atrio) although their official names changed long time ago.<\/p>\n

The rural architecture is indeed beautiful and obviously inspired by olden time Spain houses complete with interior patios, ceramic tiles crowning the roofs combined with the usual finca colors: blue, red and green<\/p>\n

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Calle Real is the main Jardin road<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jardine\u00f1os are very proud of their history, and that shows in the nearby museum Clara Rosa Rojas Perez, dedicated to the historical memory of Jardin, among other curiosities you can see a photo gallery that goes back to the first years of last century. This gallery demonstrates why they claim that the women of Jardin are the prettiest in Colombia.\u00a0 Besides this curiosity there\u2019s a very interesting display of how life was in Jardin during the 19th<\/sup> and early 20th<\/sup> century, and a big mural that commemorates some of Jardin\u2019s most illustrious citizens, including a sweet lady nicknamed \u201cLa Viuda Alegre\u201d (The Jolly Widow),\u00a0\u00a0 a formerly rich lady who lost her mind her last years and used to wander the streets of the town claiming she owned it.<\/p>\n

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The Jolly Widow<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We finished our visit at \u201cDulces del Jardin\u201d a little shop run by Mariela Gildardo that sells traditional Jardin sweets and deserts, some of the best I have tried in Colombia!<\/p>\n

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Mariela and her husband at “Dulces del Jardin”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Due to our packed agenda our visit to Jardin wasn\u2019t as long as we would have liked, there\u2019s much more to do not only in the town, but also in the surroundings: Quebrada Bonita and the caves of \u201cEl Esplendor\u201d are definitely in See Colombia team\u2019s\u00a0 check list.<\/p>\n

JL<\/p>\n

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