Learn Spanish in Antigua, Guatemala

Beginning as the colonial capital of Guatemala, Antigua, struck by the blows of history, was completely destroyed by an earthquake in 1773. Its history is also an example of what the will of a people is capable of. Built on a checkerboard plan inspired by the principles of the Italian Renaissance, the city has become enriched, in less than three centuries, with superb monuments. In Antigua you will discover the delights of a pleasant and picturesque town, with its paved streets, tiled roofs and colonial monuments, some of which are delicately covered by a sweet vegetation. Almost as if nature today feels a duty to render homage to passed glories. Antigua, undecided between modernity and the past, has kept only the essential of the mysterious Mayan civilisation from which it originated. A crossroads which cannot be overlooked by travellers in Central America, the town will surprise you with its craftwork and beautiful indigenous markets. Return to introduction...