Overview
Antigua was once one of Spanish America’s greatest cities, its prosperity and importance interrupted by earthquakes. Nowadays it is a peaceful, multi-national place retaining the best aspects of its Guatemalan heritage. Lovely to look at, it hosts lanes and shady plazas where flowering plants spill over crumbly walls, and pastel-painted colonial façades are punctuated with heavy wooden doors.
Boutiques, galleries, arty cafés and restaurants thrive here. The city is encircled by three volcanic peaks, along the fertile skirts of which flourish orchards and kitchen gardens. Beyond in the western highlands are traditional villages with flourishing markets. Chichicastenango, 1,965m, is the best known but others such as Zunil are also a riot of colour.
Holidays Antigua and the highlands
From expertly designed Private Journeys to trail-blazing Group Tours, browse our range of carefully crafted holidays.
Private Journeys
Guatemala
Active Guatemala: Trekking in style
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Group - Discovery
Panama / Costa Rica / Nicaragua / El Salvador / Honduras / Guatemala
Alción: Central America Discovery
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Private Journeys
Guatemala
Easter in Guatemala: Semana Santa
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Group - Classic
Guatemala / Belize
Kinkajou: Best of Guatemala and Belize
(based on two people sharing & excluding flights)
Things to do
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Accommodation
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Where to go when - our guide to Antigua and the highlands
The weather in Antigua and the highlands is wide and varied
Once one of Spanish America’s greatest cities, Antigua nowadays is a picturesque place retaining the best aspects of its Guatemalan heritage. Encircled by three volcanic peaks, the city hosts boutiques, galleries, arty cafés and restaurants interspersed amongst cobbled lanes and shady plazas. Beyond in the western highlands are traditional villages with flourishing markets such as Chichicastenango which is a riot of colour.
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