About us

Hacienda Venecia is an authentic coffee farm that has been in operation for over 100 years. In 2009 we decided to open our doors to foreign travelers to share an experience based on coffee culture. By opening our doors, we also open our hearts and our hospitality to share our land, its spirit and the diverse nature that surrounds it.

At Hacienda Venecia you can choose to stay in the Main House, a place full of family tradition, in Coffee Lodge, a more modern accommodation within the beautiful landscape of coffee plantations, the cozy Hostal or our Overlanders Site.

Hacienda Venecia offers you a rest among coffee plantations and a great amount of activities to live the best experience in the Colombian coffee region.

You will find us located in a rural area, between Salento and Medellín, 20 minutes (10.5 km) from the center of the city of Manizales, near the Autopista del Café, towards Pereira. Manizales has a population of approximately 450,000 inhabitants and is located in the Central Andean Cordillera, near Los Nevados National Park. The area was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO due to its unique Coffee Cultural Landscape.

SOCIAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITY

We care about our planet and our mother nature and do everything possible to minimize any negative impact on the ecosystem generated in the development of tourism activities. We also respect and highlight the work of coffee producers and others involved in the coffee and tourism industries in Colombia.

Through all our actions, we want to encourage guests, visitors, employees, neighbors, children, clients and suppliers to preserve the natural and cultural environment in which Hacienda Venecia is located.

Employment & plantations

We generate employment and provide opportunities for the participation of local actors and neighbors in the services provided by Hacienda Venecia, with the objective of increasing the quality of the services. All the eggs we serve to our guests come from two of Hacienda Venecia's field collaborators' houses (Filo and Cataluña). We have encouraged them to keep chickens for this purpose.

EDUCATION

One of our current projects, close to our hearts, is the support of our local elementary school located a few meters from Hacienda Venecia. We invite biology students from the University of Caldas to teach the school children how to observe birds and talk about conservation. We offer them binoculars as a gift, so they can connect with nature and inspire older generations to take care of our environment. The class also promotes the children's interest in perhaps one day becoming birding guides.

Apiculture of the 'Angelitas

Another project we promote is the apiculture of the Colombian 'Angelitas' (little angels), which are stingless bees that can be found in most tropical or subtropical regions of South America. With 12 different beehives located on the Hacienda Venecia property, we strive to preserve the bees by providing them with a place to live and positively impacting the health of our local ecosystem. Bees also play an important role when it comes to self-pollinating coffee plants, acting as a type of pollination booster. Their work means that coffee plants produce 20-25% more fruit.

weather and temperature

Locally grown Arabica coffee likes to flourish, especially in a pleasantly warm and pleasant weather. Therefore, this region brings you its subtropical highland climate, where the spring temperature averages 17° C to 24° C, the perfect weather to enjoy the Hacienda Venecia experience. Even the temperature at night will always keep you warm enough to enjoy a quiet night outside.

Although the humidity is approximately 80% year-round, we do not experience constant rainfall. Rainfall, which is an important part of the coffee growing cycle, is safest and heaviest in the wet seasons: from March to May and from September to November and in October, the highest rainfall is around 200 mm.

But keep in mind that even in the non-rainy season, there can be rain all day long, but in general we only experience short rains during the morning or afternoon or a small rainstorm during the night.

The Coffee Triangle offers the perfect weather conditions to enjoy your days in nature, where the sun never gets too strong and the rains never last long.

HACIENDA VENECIA ROASTED COFFEE

Our “Hacienda Venecia Origin Coffee” is cultivated in the heart of the Colombian Coffee Zone, where the best practices of cultivation, harvesting, processing, drying, milling, roasting and grinding are combined to obtain an excellent mild Arabica coffee. We do our best to produce a high quality coffee with all tastes, you will feel the love that local farmers have invested in every drop.

We roast and commercialize Finca Hacienda Venecia Origin Coffee, 100% Colombian – catalogued as one of the best in the world, we conjugate the tradition and magic of coffee, with the best production and roasting practices exalting the characteristics of an excellent Colombian Arabica coffee.

In our store you will be able to find Café Hacienda Venecia, as well as elements for the preparation of coffee.

Deliveries to all of Colombia