Activities · Medellín

Primer Parque de Laureles

It's Laureles' main park, on Carrera 73. It has old trees, stone paths and benches, and around it there are cafés and restaurants for spending the afternoon.

Hours: Open 24 hours; the cafés and restaurants have their own hours (checked 2026-10-12).
Price: Free entry; each place charges its own prices.
Price: Free
Duration: 0 to 2 hours
Address: Carrera 73 at Transversal 39 and Calle 39D, Laureles, Medellín

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Laureles is the neighborhood of curving streets that Pedro Nel Gómez designed in 1943, with parks, roundabouts and circular avenues. In 2023 Time Out ranked it first on its list of the coolest neighborhoods in the world. The Primer Parque is its meeting point: a block of tall trees on Carrera 73, with stone paths, benches and people walking dogs at all hours.

Around the park there are cafés and restaurants in houses and low buildings. On Carrera 73 is Café Revolución, and on Transversal 39 is Santa Leña, for coffee and brunch. On the nearby blocks there are grills, Peruvian, Italian and Mexican food, bakeries and ice cream shops.

Avenida Jardín connects it on foot with the Segundo Parque de Laureles, and Carrera 70 (La 70) is about four blocks east. To the south runs Circular 1, one of the curving roads that give the neighborhood its shape. On one corner of the park there's an EnCicla station and a taxi stand.

What to see

The park's big trees and stone paths.
The cafés on Carrera 73 and Transversal 39.
Avenida Jardín, which leads to the Segundo Parque.
La 70, four blocks away.

Getting there

Metro: Estadio station (Line B), then about a 15-minute walk west.
Taxi: ask for Primer Parque de Laureles, Carrera 73.

Tips

Go mid-afternoon, have a coffee and walk along Avenida Jardín to the Segundo Parque.
If you head out to La 70 at night, come back in a taxi booked through an app.