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Places near Retiro by type
All 274 places by distance →One day from Retiro
5 stops, one loop, back by 2:14 pm
89 km on the road, in driving order so you don’t double back. Times assume an 8 am start and typical visit lengths.
- Leave Retiro
- Tequendamita Fallswaterfall · 1.5 hrs
- Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora del Carmenchurch · 30 min
- Concatedral de San Nicolás el Magnochurch · 30 min
- Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquiráchurch · 30 min
- Medellín Museum of Modern Artmuseum · 1.5 hrs
- Back in Retiro
Questions people ask
What are the best places to visit near Retiro?
Tequendamita Falls (waterfall, about 5 km), Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora del Carmen (church, about 10 km), Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá (church, about 14 km), Concatedral de San Nicolás el Magno (church, about 22 km), Cascada Paso del Toro (waterfall, about 3 km), Medellín Museum of Modern Art (museum, about 25 km).
How many tourist places are there within 50 km of Retiro?
253 places on Spotwander: 109 hill stations & viewpoints, 40 waterfalls, 31 museums, 25 churches, 19 forts & heritage.
Which is the nearest viewpoint to Retiro?
Alto del Cármen, about 5 km by road; Alto Silencio (6 km) is next.
Which is the nearest waterfall to Retiro?
Cascada Paso del Toro, about 3 km by road; Tequendamita Falls (5 km) is next.
What is a good one-day trip from Retiro?
Start in Retiro, visit Tequendamita Falls, then Basílica Menor Nuestra Señora del Carmen, then Concatedral de San Nicolás el Magno, then Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de Chiquinquirá, then Medellín Museum of Modern Art, and drive back — about 89 km by road in all.