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Vibrant silleta flower display featuring a white dove and tiny farmhouse at Medellín's Flower FestivalPhoto: Silleta flower tradition

Santa Elena

Finca Silletera Abuela Sarito

Meet the flower-farming families behind the Feria de las Flores

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In Vereda Mazo in Santa Elena, a mountain district about an hour from central Medellín, this family silletero farm opens its flower gardens, fonda and family museum to visitors. You learn the silleta tradition behind the Feria de las Flores and can try building one in a hands-on workshop.

Why we love it

  • Walk the flower gardens
  • Join a silleta-making workshop
  • Lunch cooked on a wood-fired stove

Enjoy it safely

A rural, family-run farm; go by tour transport or private car and dress for cooler mountain weather.

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