Antigua is a small colonial city surrounded by volcanoes about an hour drive from Guatemala City. Antigua is a picture perfect city with its cobbled streets, colourful buildings and historical churches all with the back drop of a volcano to make it an insta worthy city. It is my favourite place in Guatemala and maybe it shouldn’t be due to the high volume of tourists and that is very westernised but I loved it. Each building is a cookie cutter colonial building painted in vibrant colours. Simply put, the first word the springs to mind when you visit Antigua is cute. It has a vibrant bar scene, good restaurants and great artesian markets. It is relatively cheap but more expensive compared to San Pedro or Xela. Anituga has good bus connections to other parts of the country and internationally to El Salvador, Mexico, Hondouras and Nicaragua. Antigua is heaving with backpackers and has so many great options to sleep, eat and party. Ten things to do in Antigua: Visit the Arco de Santa Catalina. The backdrop to this famous arch is a volcano which can be seen on a clear day. Best time to go is early in…