Lonely PlanetSep 22
7 of the Best Things to Do in Granada, Nicaragua
Embrace shopping, museumgoing and simply wandering in this historic and beautifully preserved Nicaraguan city.
lively square surrounded by vintage facades
19 things in this story
- Catedral de Nuestra Señora de la AsunciónPlace of worshipiconic canary-yellow church with red domes
- Volcán MombachoSightpicturesque volcano looming on the horizon
- Lago CocibolcaSightwaterfront of Granada abuts this lake
- Parque CentralParklively square surrounded by vintage facades
- La PurísimaNeighborhood9-day festival celebrating the Virgin Mary in December
- Antiguo Hospital San Juan de DiosSighthaunting, empty structure on the west side of town
- El PortalMarketvoluminous, open-roof complex with bars and restaurants
- Los BocaditosRestaurantpan-Latin diner inside El Portal
- Beer HouseRestaurantsports pub inside El Portal
- Hot Pizza ArielFast foodpizzeria inside El Portal
- ChocoMuseoMuseummuseum, store, and kitchen with chocolate displays
- Bean to Bar workshopPlacegrind your own beans and create confections
- ArgencoveRestaurantartisanal chocolatier founded by three Australian families
- Calle El ComercioMarketlively outdoor marketplace jammed with stalls
- Doña Elba CigarsPlaceliving museum where workers roll cigars by hand
- Convento y Museo San FranciscoMuseumhouses historic furnishings, relics, and a library
- Isla ZapateraSightisland where millennium-old Indigenous carvings were found
- Hotel Palacio Real GranadaHotel
- Hotel Casa BarcelonaHotel