Speciality coffee in the Coffee Triangle

Valle del Cocora

The wax palms, the national tree, reach 60 metres: they are the tallest palms in the world. You go by Willys jeep from the square.

Fincas cafeteras tradicionales

The tour runs from picking to roasting, and you taste what has just been ground. Several farms also take guests.

Calle Real

Bahareque houses painted in strong colours, the architecture of the Coffee Cultural Landscape, a World Heritage site.

Mirador de Salento

At the end of the Calle Real, 250 steps up to the view over the valley and the cordillera.

Tejo

The national sport: you throw a metal disc at gunpowder, which explodes. It is played on the town's courts and the beer is the stake.

Hacienda Venecia

One of the benchmark estates of Colombian speciality coffee, with a half-day cupping course.

Nevado del Ruiz

Páramo and snow at 5,300 metres, two hours away. Volcanic activity can close access: confirm on the day.

Recinto del Pensamiento

Cloud forest with a cable car, a butterfly house and the orchid garden. It explains the ecosystem this coffee grows in.

Catedral de Manizales

The tallest tower in Colombia, 106 metres, and you climb inside it to the viewpoint between the spires.

Mirador Colina Iluminada

A 27-metre wooden tower with views over Quindío and, on a clear day, the Cauca Valley.

El pueblo de los balcones

Less visited than Salento and with the same colourful architecture. Much of the telenovela Café, con aroma de mujer was filmed here.

Talleres de cestería

Baskets have been woven from bejuco vine here for generations, and coffee was picked into them before sacks.

Tostadores de especialidad

Several cafés in town roast their own beans and explain the process as they serve it. It is where you notice the difference from export coffee.