Festival de las Flores in Antigua

Every time I try to write about Antigua, the word beautiful pops up way too often. In aiming for simplicity, beautiful is truly a word to describe the town, and the past weekend, it was made even more beautiful with a flower festival.

We walked out early on Saturday morning, but most establishments were still in the process of setting up their decorations. It was still quite nice to get a glimpse of what it would be like. Aside from private businesses decorating their facades, the municipal government also decorated some public spaces like their fountains. 

We went a bit out of town for brunch, and when we walked back into town after, the streets were packed! We managed to see some beautiful displays, but didn't have the space to take photos. The next day, we headed out again in the early morning. A lot of places had taken down their decorations for the night, but we saw some that were still out, and had a more relaxing stroll taking pictures.

Forever charming Calle del Arco with the Santa Catalina Arch

There were so many beautiful and cute facades, and this is just a fraction of what was all over town.

Now on its third year, this year's theme was "The Little Prince." Antoine de Saint-Exupéry was said to have gotten inspiration for the book when seeing the hills of the Lake Atitlan, which is found in the book in the famous drawing of the boa swallowing an elephant. In homage to him, a number of the participating businesses incorporated elements of the Little Prince to their decorations.

These are just a few of the numerous magnificent adornments all over the town. The city was packed with people (a la Semana Santa), but I always love seeing people partake in cultural events, especially one as pretty as this. I'm already looking forward to next year's Festival de las Flores.