Ciudad Vieja
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Ciudad Vieja, the village of San Juan del Obispo and Santa María de Jesús are Sacatepéquez towns near La Antigua and have no opening hours. Ciudad Vieja, to the south-west, has a square that marks the founding of the second city of the Kingdom of Guatemala, and San Juan del Obispo, to the south, has the religious art museum in the residence of Bishop Francisco Marroquín, whose hours and admission are unconfirmed. Santa María de Jesús, also to the south, is one of the starting points for climbing Agua volcano according to CONAP; that climb has unconfirmed status
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CNPAG monuments
Five colonial convents and colleges in La Antigua, with one fee and one timetable, on a single walking route through the city.
Museums of La Antigua
The Casa Santo Domingo Archaeological Museum and the Colonial Art Museum are in La Antigua. Their hours are unconfirmed.
Volcanoes near La Antigua
Acatenango, Pacaya and Agua have unconfirmed status. INSIVUMEH publishes bulletins on volcanic activity. The 13 October 2026 bulletin says that it is dangerous to stay on the plateau because of the risk of falling ballistic material from Fuego volcano, and warns that it is prohibited to approach the La Meseta and El Camellón areas of Acatenango, stay or camp in them, because of the danger of falling incandescent ballistics. On Pacaya, the same bulletin advises not to climb to the crater of the Mackenney cone or walk on the lava flows or fissures of the west flank.
Colonial churches and ruins
San José Cathedral, La Merced and San Francisco el Grande are in central La Antigua. The cathedral, on the east side of the Plaza Mayor, has the ruins of the old Santiago cathedral behind it; La Merced is Baroque and its complex holds the 18th-century Fuente de Pescados, and San Francisco el Grande has the tomb of Santo Hermano Pedro and, next to it, the Santo Hermano Pedro Museum of Religious Art. All three have unconfirmed visiting hours and status.