Barefoot Park

Barefoot Park is a zen-inspired public park in Medellín, Colombia. The park was funded by EPM and designed by architect Felipe Uribe de Bedout. The park includes a green area with gardens and bamboo, a sand area, and an area with water fountains.

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Type: Park
Description: park in Medellín, Colombia
Also known as: “Parque de Los Pies Descalzos”
Address: 42-125 Carrera 58, Medellín

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Water Museum EPM and Medellín Metropolitan Theatre.

Water Museum EPM

Museum

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The Water Museum EPM is in Medellín, Colombia. It is part of the Barefoot Park and receives about a 1,000 visitors a day, mostly students. The museum provides an educational tour of 22 rooms spread over four buildings with technology explained in an entertaining way and guests interacting with the physical principles of water, energy, gas and telecommunications.

Medellín Metropolitan Theatre

Theater building

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The José Gutiérrez Gómez Medellín Metropolitan Theatre is the most important and biggest theater in the city of Medellín, Colombia. Medellín Metropolitan Theatre is situated 180 metres southwest of Barefoot Park.

Parques del Río Medellín

Park

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Parques del Río Medellín is a linear park located in the central area of the Colombian city of Medellín that integrates both banks of the Medellín River, which crosses the city from south to north. Parques del Río Medellín is situated 320 metres southwest of Barefoot Park.