ChocoMuseo, Granada — Travelrags

Lonely PlanetSep 22

Embrace shopping, museumgoing and simply wandering in this historic and beautifully preserved Nicaraguan city.

museum, store, and kitchen with chocolate displays

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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

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