Good Friday

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Thu 25 Mar – Sun 28 Mar is a 4-day weekend with no leave needed.

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Where to go for Good Friday

Maundy Thursday and Good Friday are both public holidays in Colombia, so Holy Week gives a four-day weekend. It is a traditional time for colonial towns with Holy Week processions, the Caribbean coast or the coffee region.

Budget-friendly

• Popayán · Cauca

  Popayán's Holy Week processions, recognised by UNESCO as intangible cultural heritage, move through a whitewashed colonial centre at night. The city is also known for its cooking, including empanadas de pipián and the fruit drink salpicón payanés.

  Typically around 26 March: high 24°C (75°F), low 16°C (60°F), rain on 64% of days.

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• Tunja · Boyacá

  The capital of Boyacá has colonial churches with richly decorated interiors and is a short drive from Villa de Leyva, a whitewashed town around a broad cobbled square. Highland food such as cuchuco soup and arepas boyacenses rounds out the trip.

  Typically around 26 March: high 19°C (66°F), low 11°C (51°F), rain on 67% of days.

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Mid-range

• Santa Marta · Magdalena

  Between the Caribbean and the Sierra Nevada, Santa Marta gives access to beaches, coffee farms and rivers around Minca in the foothills, and Tayrona National Park, which closes for periods during the year, so check before going.

  Typically around 26 March: high 32°C (90°F), low 25°C (77°F), rain on 9% of days.

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• Armenia · Quindío

  Armenia is a base for the coffee-growing region of Quindío, with farms offering tours, the tall wax palms of the Cocora Valley near Salento and the Parque del Café theme park. The climate is temperate all year.

  Typically around 26 March: high 20°C (68°F), low 13°C (55°F), rain on 80% of days.

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Splurge

• Cartagena · Bolívar

  The walled old town, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, has colonial squares, flower-hung balconies and the San Felipe fortress. Holy Week usually falls in the Caribbean coast's dry season, which suits boat trips to the Rosario Islands.

  Typically around 26 March: high 31°C (87°F), low 26°C (80°F), rain on 10% of days.

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Trip ideas chosen by Public Holidays World, not sponsored. “Typically” lines are past averages, not forecasts; when the date is within about 9 days, a forecast is shown too.