One of our favorite travel bloggers, Medellin Guru, highlights our favorite town near Medellín in a wonderful way. If you are visiting Santa Fe de Antioquia, we highly recommend this article — written in 2016, it still perfectly depicts this historical town.
It certainly didn’t sound like it would have the same adventurous selection of activities that you would find in a day trip to Guatapé. Nor did it sound like it would have the charm of a weekend excursion to Jardin.
Nonetheless, I was desperate for a change of scenery. So, I still went. What I encountered surprised me.
The nationally historical pueblo of Santa Fe de Antioquia, which is only a short 50 miles from Medellín, provides the perfect ‘escape the city’ day trip from Medellín. And it turns out there is more to do there than look at churches. Although, I would highly recommend that too!
— Medellin Guru’s «Santa Fe de Antioquia: The Perfect ‘Escape the City’ Day Trip»