Antigua Guatemala Walking Tour: History, Culture & Landmarks

What's Included

Meeting and pickup

Itinerary

• Gray Line Guatemala (Pass by)

  You will be picked up at our meeting point to begin your soft walking of approximately 3 hours below a brief summary of what to expect on your way. Antigua Guatemala, Once the third largest city in all of Spanish Colonial America and for 200 years the capital of Guatemala, it is today a peaceful, beautiful and partially restored colonial city. Cobblestone streets wind through the city of majestic churches and monasteries.

  Admission ticket free
• 1
  Iglesia del Carmen

  The Iglesia del Carmen (Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel) in Antigua Guatemala is a historic 18th-century ruined church famous for its ornate Spanish Baroque façade

  10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 2
  Casa Del Jade

  Connect with ancient Mayan wisdom and find the perfect gemstone to guide your path. Uncover your guardian animal with the Mayan calendar and shop custom jade pieces.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 3
  Tanque de la Union

  La Union tank is one of the most representative laundries in this city, only the big houses had a place where they could be washed. For this reason, most of the inhabitants - housewives - went to public laundries. This was inaugurated on February 3, 1853.

  20 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 4
  The Plaza Central Park

  Central Park surrounded by the traditional grid pattern used frequently in urban planning in the Spanish colonies. The park is surrounded by the Palace of the General Captains, the Town Hall, the Cathedral of San Jose and the Trade Portal. Here in the park, we will also find the Las Sirenas fountain. This fountain has a traditional oral where the Count of La Gomera ordered to build the fountain in memory of his daughters, who in giving birth did not want to breastfeed their children for what the count ordered To tie his daughters to a trunk in the center of a waterhole, where they died of thirst and hunger.

  1 hour 10 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 5
  Arco de Santa Catalina

  Santa Catalina Arch, built to connect the nuns between cloisters to avoid being seen due to the votes that the religious who belonged to that Order took, After the earthquakes of 1773, the arch became important due to the arrangements that were made. These arrangements included the construction of a turret and the inclusion of a Lamy Amp Lacroix watch of French origin.

  15 minutes • Admission ticket free
• 6
  Iglesia de La Merced

  La Merced Church of Guatemalan Ultrabaroque style, this temple has two bell towers. On the facade of the church, in its upper part is a sculpture of San Pedro Nolasco, founder of the Mercedarian Order.

  45 minutes • Admission ticket free
• Gray Line Guatemala (Pass by)

  End of our walking.

  Admission ticket free

Additional info

• Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Child rate applies only when sharing with 2 paying adults
• May be operated by a multi-lingual guide
• Minimum of 2 passengers (adults) is required for the tour to run. If the minimum size is not reached, the tour is subject to cancellation and all tickets are refunded or rescheduled.
• Please contact local provider if you need a guide in any other language. French, German and Italian in private services, subject to additional costs and guide availability.

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