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Activitate Antigua, Guatemala

Antigua Guatemala Historic Center Self Guided Audio Walking Tour

5,0 (o recenzie) 1 h 30 min – 3 ore Anulare gratuită
Fotografii: furnizorul activității, prin Viator

Antigua Guatemala Historic Center Self Guided Audio Walking Tour

Despre activitate

Antigua is the great colonial capital that Spain walked away from. After the 1773 earthquake the crown moved the government to modern Guatemala City and left the ruined city behind. The people who could not afford to follow stayed and kept living among the broken vaults, and that is why the baroque city still stands as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

This self-guided audio walk follows that one idea across ten stops: the plaza Spain ran Central America from, a cathedral that is a working church and an open-air ruin at once, the yellow Santa Catalina Arch built so cloistered nuns could cross the street unseen, the monasteries of La Merced, Capuchinas and Santo Domingo, and the tomb of Hermano Pedro, the first saint of Central America.

Because it is self-guided, the walk is yours. Start whenever you like, go at your own pace, pause to eat, skip a stop or replay one. No group, no fixed departure, no tip pressure. Narrated in English and Spanish, it works offline and is yours to keep.

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Pe scurt

Durată
1 h 30 min – 3 ore
Confirmare
Confirmare imediată
Bilet
Mobile or paper ticket accepted
Grup
Cel mult 15 persoane
Persoane pe rezervare
1–15
Ghid audio
engleză, spaniolă
Ghid scris
engleză, spaniolă
Organizator
Roamer

Ce include

Inclus

  • Inclus: N/A

Nu este inclus

  • Nu este inclus: Private transportation

Itinerar

  1. Oprirea 1

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    The plaza the Spanish laid out on March 10, 1543, when they founded their capital here. For 233 years this was the most powerful ground between Mexico and Lima, with the cathedral, government palace, city hall, and merchants each holding one side. Most of the buildings changed over the centuries; the grid never did. At its center is the Fuente de las Sirenas, the mermaid fountain carved in 1737 by Diego de Porres, the architect whose work you will meet again and again on this walk.

  2. Oprirea 2

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    One building, two halves: the working parish of San José in front, and behind it the open-air ruins of the original cathedral, its vaults toppled by the 1773 earthquake.

  3. Palacio de los Capitanes Generales

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    The arcade Spain ruled all Central America from. After the 1773 quake the Captain General fled in 39 days and power never returned. Today the national art museum.

  4. Arco de Santa Catalina

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    The butter-yellow arch of 1694, built so cloistered nuns could cross the street unseen. Now Guatemala's most photographed spot, with Volcán de Agua framed behind it.

  5. Oprirea 5

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    One of the most ornate baroque facades in the Americas. Built quake-wise after 1717, the church survived 1773; its older convent behind, now open ruins, did not.

  6. Convento de las Capuchinas

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    Antigua's last colonial convent (1736), run by an order that took nuns without a dowry. Its highlight: the Torre de Retiro, a round tower of tiny cells, often all yours.

  7. Casa Santo Domingo

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    A grand Dominican monastery flattened in 1773, left open to the sky for 200 years, then wrapped inside a hotel in 1989. Walk the crypt, cloisters, and small museums.

  8. Tanque de la Union

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    Not a palace but 22 public washing basins from the 1850s. After the capital left, the people too poor to follow stayed and kept the city alive. Their monument.

  9. Oprirea 9

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    The one still-living institution on the walk. Begun in 1654 behind a cheerful yellow church, it still runs a hospital, elderly home, and school, serving thousands a year.

  10. Iglesia de San Francisco El Grande

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    The city's most beloved church, and the tomb of Hermano Pedro: a penniless Canary Islander who founded the first religious order in the Americas and became its first saint in 2002.

Punct de întâlnire și preluare

Toți participanții se întâlnesc la punctul de întâlnire.

Punct de întâlnire

  • This is a self-guided audio walking tour with no live guide. Begin at Parque Central, the main plaza at the center of Antigua, by the Fuente de las Sirenas (mermaid fountain). Open the Roamer app, start the tour, and walk at your own pace. You can begin at any time of day.

Punct de final

  • The tour ends at the Iglesia de San Francisco el Grande, at the southeast edge of the historic center, home to the tomb of Hermano Pedro, the first saint of Central America. From here you are in a walkable district with cafes and a taxi rank just outside for the ride back to the plaza.

Cum folosești biletul

This is a self-guided audio walking tour you take on your own phone, in your web browser. No app to download, no physical ticket, and no guide to meet. Walk at your own pace, in English or Spanish, whenever you like.

Unlock your tour (about 30 seconds):

1. On your phone, open www.roamer.travel/redeem

2. Enter your Viator booking reference (the number on this voucher) and tap

**Unlock**. No paywall, no extra charge.

3. Your Historic Center walk (Antigua Guatemala) is now unlocked on this phone.

**Prefer to start from the home page?** Open www.roamer.travel, tap "Booked on Viator?" near the top, and enter the same reference.

**When you are ready to walk:**

Go to Parque Central, the main plaza in the center of Antigua, open the tour, and press play. The route begins there and ends at the church of San Francisco.

**Good to know:**

  • One booking unlocks the tour for your whole group to share.
  • Best enjoyed with earbuds, in daylight, on a phone with mobile data or wifi.
  • Available in English and Spanish. Switch anytime.

Anulare

Anulare gratuită

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Bine de știut

  • Public transportation options are available nearby

  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

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