Best places: Tourist Attractions in Santa María de Jesús, Guatemala

Colorful landmark archway dating to the 1600s & topped by a clock built in the 1800s.

👍👍 Beautiful decorations inside and great architecture

Simple gathering spot with trees, a central fountain & benches, plus nearby vendors & eateries.

Iconic church dating to 1767 featuring an ornate yellow facade & adjacent convent ruins.

👍 Antigua is a small city surrounded by volcanoes in southern Guatemala. It’s renowned for its Spanish colonial buildings, many of them restored following a 1773 earthquake that ended Antigua’s 200-year reign as Guatemala’s colonial capital. Notable architectural examples include baroque La Merced chu...

Ruins of an 18th-century nunnery, with a church, courtyards, a tower & some of the nuns' cells.

👍👍 Very pretty church and I have always been able to find parking right in front easily when Mass is not going on. There is also a market across the street that has typical Guatemalan crafts as well as wooden kitchenwares and locally made sweets.

👍👍 I don't even know where to begin with this place. Originally we had booked a Apt nearby. The plan was to walk over for meals and the prayer services. When I went to book the meals I saw that they had sleeping options as well. Let's just say that changed everything for us. We spent 10 days over the h...

👍👍 If you start form Peter of Saint Joseph Betancur (Santo Hermano Pedro) Church you can walk and follow what is called the stations of the cross. The walk ends in Santa Ana at the El Calvario where the last Station of the Cross is presented for viewing. In the court yard of this Church is a tree. On...

Ruins of a 16th-century cathedral largely destroyed by earthquake in 1773 & only partially rebuilt.

Remains of a large religious complex from the early 1700s featuring a church with an ornate facade.

😐 40qtz for foreigners, 4x more than locals at 10qtz. It’s not like we make 4x more money in other countries. Other than that a pretty little park with ruins.

Elevated spot with a 1930s cross & sweeping views, including an unobstructed view of Volcan Agua.

👍👍 MTB Guatemala is one of the best bike tour services on the planet. Brendan and team possess expert knowledge about the Guatemalan towns, mountains and back country, and they'll work with you to craft an unforgettable experience. Brendan designed us a custom twelve-day gravel and mountain road tour,...

👍👍 This company seems to be a bit more expensive than others, however, the service they provide is incredible. We chose them because we are vegan and we were super happy to find a company that provides vegan, as well as gluten free options and seems to really care about their employees and the environm...

This historic gathering place was used by people to wash their clothes during colonial times.

👍 If you have a spare hour, do the chocolate workshop at ChocoMuseo. You get to make a custom chocolate bar with toppings of your choice (first 25 mins). Then you get a little lesson on cocao, history and how chocolate is made. You get to try raw and roasted beans. All in all a good experience, and yo...

Elegant rooms & suites in a sprawling estate with 2 refined restaurants, a spa & a coffee factory.

👍👍 Delicious local sweets. My favorite is higo (candied fruit). I bought each 2pcs and tried them all 😜