Taking advantage of the festive bridge, last Saturday from Medellín we decided to take a bus to Santa Fe de Antioquia.

It is a small colonial-style town located at the northwest of Medellin, just over an hour by bus, located in a valley near the Cauca river.

Strange but true Santa Fe was the capital of Antioquia for many years, from 1584 to 1826, when Medellín took its place.

As soon as we got off the bus, we avoided the hordes of tuk tuks and taxi drivers, and decided to walk to the main square, which is only a 5 minute walk from the station!

The cobblestone streets and the typical colonial-style houses make this town very special.

The square is surrounded by stalls that sell a very good arequipe and typical fruits. In addition, many restaurants around prepare delicious typical dishes Colombians like the famous tray paisa.

We have decided to keep it light with a simple but very good platter of beef, served with typical Antioquia beans.

But the highlight of Santa Fe was the West Bridge that crosses the Cauca River.

This bridge was built at the end of the XNUMXth century and is considered one of the most important civil engineering works of its time, as well as the first engineering work in Colombia.

Completed in 1895, it was the third longest bridge in South America at the time, around 300 meters in length. Since 1978 the bridge has been declared a national monument.

The Cauca River flows under the bridge, and the natural landscape is, as in all of Colombia, spectacular!

This article was originally written in Italian