Antigua, Guatemala City Guide
For over 20 years, Pamela Lanier's Antigua, Guatemala Travel Guide has been your connection to Antigua's tourism community with invaluable details on local attractions, restaurants, shopping, museums, history, outdoor recreation and more.
Overview of Antigua
Once the third most important capital city in the Americas, Antigua is now a wonderful and mysterious small village. The best way to experience Antigua is on your own two feet, exploring its rich history and the mysteries buried in its cobblestoned streets. The first thing you must know about traveling to Antigua, Guatemala, is that you should never enter the city with preconceived notions or opinions. Sure, you're in Guatemala; and yes, you're in Central America, but Antigua exists on its own level and offers a completely unique experience. It is literally a walled city, separate from everything else-- and once you step through, you feel like you've entered a country and a culture all its own. So why, in such a unique city would you stay in a conventional hotel? The best way to experience the richness of Antigua's singular culture is by staying in a bed and breakfast, the only accommodation where you'll be able to experience this astonishing, beautiful little city like a local. Your bed and breakfast hosts will take you in like family and give you a more authentic and informative experience than hotel staff could hope to provide. While in Antigua, living like a local at a bed and breakfast does more than just integrate you into the culture; it puts a little piece of Antigua into your heart so that no matter the length of your stay, you will always be a part of this special place.
