When you walk up the Cerro de la Cruz, pick a day with clear sky. It will reward you with a great view of the whole town of Antigua, with the Agua volcano on the opposite side of town. The path uphill is all in a forest, so you can also easily make it up on a sunny day. Going there at nighttime or not using the official path is forbidden because too many people where robbed, but during the day there are so many people (also local families who go there for a picknick) that it is really safe.
We'd read the usual warning about safety when walking but it seemed perfectly safe to us exchanging buenos dias with locals as we walked up the hill and in the wooded part there was an obvious police presence as a deterrent. Its just the views, and they are worth the walk.
This is a great place when you can have a beautiful cityscape of Antigua Guatemala.You can stay there for hours just imagining how the life was some centuries ago.There are police taking care of tourists, till 18:00.
This relatively short hike (333 steps I think) is well worth the view of the entire city and Volcan Agua at the top. My 6 year old son had no problem doing this little hike. I was surprised to learn once at the top that you can also drive up the back side and that there are vendors selling things at the top. They were not aggressive, however.
Once you finally get up on this hill, you will see that the cross is not what lures folks up there. The views of Antigua are awesome. You can see everything. You can even see the volcanoes off to the side - Volcan Fuego spouting out smoke. Don't miss this place.
Mindful of the reports of muggings we left our valuables back in the hotel and made the short uphill walk to the cross from town. We needn't have worried, there was a conspicuous police presence and we felt perfectly safe - and when we got to the cross I wished I'd brought my camera as the view of Antigua is outstanding! We went at 2.30pm on a Monday afternoon and there were a handful of other tourists and vendors there at that time.
This is a very easy hike up a hill on the outskirts of Antigua. If you are looking for a nature-loving hike this is not it as the entire path is paved and is mostly stairs. Once you do reach the cross you are rewarded with a view overlooking all of Antigua. Definitely worth the time.
This is an easy 30mins walk from the Plaza, greta views and good way to orientate yourself in the city.
This spot is near and dear to my heart. I would run up to the cross almost daily while in Antigua. The view of the city is amazing and there are always people there during the day on picnics, selling merchandise, and enjoying the view. It is a beautiful spot during the day, but is dangerous at night. I would highly recommend it to anyone willing to climb the stairs to get to it! It's more than worth it.
El Cerro de LA Cruz gives a nice view of the city but avoid it on weekends when it is overrun with people. Avoid it at night and earlr morning because of the robberies that have taken place. But it is safe during the day because a police officer is usually on duty there.