Austin's incredible live music and culture scene has resulted in skyrocketing popularity in recent years – it's quickly become one of the most visited cities in the US.
04.04.2024 - 22:07 / cntraveler.com
Antigua is one of our Best Places to Go in Central and South America for 2024, part of our global guide to the Best Places to Go in 2024—find more travel inspiration here.
Despite a recent surge in popularity, Antigua, Guatemala, has always been outrageously beautiful. This Central American secret, which was devastated by an earthquake in 1773, has been in recovery ever since—but there’s a new swagger to this city of Spanish colonial bones, impossibly gorgeous baroque churches, cloistered patios, and toppled saints of stone and stucco.
Amid colorful homes, new places to stay, and things to do plus new flights to the country make Antigua an enchanting place to visit. Villa Bokeh, a Relais & Chateaux property opened in Antigua during the pandemic and the team behind Luna Zorro Studio—known for its textiles, workshops, and curated trips—will open La Valiente, a two-bedroomed boutique rental by the end of the year alongside a café/wine bar and store. Every easter, Antigua’s Holy Week processions are the most mesmerizing on earth (outside of perhaps Seville, Spain's). El Pregón, a new indispensable digital guide to the routes has been published. Each year, locals lay carpets of dyed wood shavings colored with seeds, cocoa beans and flowers over which religious brotherhoods—made up of columns of up to 80 men draped in purple robes—process through the antique streets. These fraternities carry religious statues through clouds of billowing incense against a soundtrack of solemn music. It’s a heady and unforgettable experience. Ask your hotel about taking part in a carpet-making class, or contact Jharan Marroquín at Luna Nueva to arrange.
Antigua swells each weekend as Guatemalans from the capital seek escape in the boutique stays of the city. It’s at these times the journey from Guatemala City takes longer than the usual 60-minute trip. The “Land of Eternal Spring’, so named for its year-round temperatures of a balmy average of 82 degrees and biodiverse landscapes, makes for a year-round vacation destination. Alaska began a daily service from Los Angeles to Guatemala City in December. Delta has increased its frequency to Guatemala from Atlanta to twice a week. Avianca flies from multiple cities and has resumed its flights from Chicago joining United Airlines and Volaris at O’Hare. American flies from Miami.
Luna Zorro Studio is set in a 19th-century coffee plantation on the outskirts of the city.
The studio offers a natural dye workshop.
Antigua’s historic heart has been unesco-protected since 1979 and is best explored on foot. Begin at the Dominican Monastery ruins scattered around the Hotel Casa Santo Domingo. Stroll the cobbled streets of fallen churches and homes in sorbet shades of mint, mango and
Austin's incredible live music and culture scene has resulted in skyrocketing popularity in recent years – it's quickly become one of the most visited cities in the US.
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