Guidebook for Granada

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Guidebook for Granada

Food Scene

Best steaks in the WORLD!
8 locals recommend
Restaurante El Zaguán
8 locals recommend
Best steaks in the WORLD!
Beautiful courtyard and garded. Good breakfasts and lunches.
38 locals recommend
The Garden Cafe | Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Calle Cervantes
38 locals recommend
Beautiful courtyard and garded. Good breakfasts and lunches.
Best Gallo Pinto, best fruit smoothies, BEST breakfast in town
12 locals recommend
Kathy's Waffle House
Calle El Arsenal
12 locals recommend
Best Gallo Pinto, best fruit smoothies, BEST breakfast in town
Great breakfast, lunch and dinner in the oldest hotel in town. Classic Granada
La Gran Francia Hotel and Restaurant
Great breakfast, lunch and dinner in the oldest hotel in town. Classic Granada
Great fresh seafood on the bustling Calle La Calzada
16 locals recommend
Restaurante El Garaje
512 Calle Corrales
16 locals recommend
Great fresh seafood on the bustling Calle La Calzada
Great Italian restaurant for when you have the craving for pizza and pasta
7 locals recommend
Mona Lisa
Calle La Calzada
7 locals recommend
Great Italian restaurant for when you have the craving for pizza and pasta
Delicious gelatos and other desserts just across the street
Gelateria Granada
Avenida la Sirena
Delicious gelatos and other desserts just across the street

Parks & Nature

Spectacular. Go zip-lining and visit the Coffee Museum. Or go and take a jungle hike around the 400 ft high volcano crater with amazing views of Granada and the lake. Really spectacular.
13 locals recommend
Mombacho Volcano Biological Station
Camino al Volcán Mombacho
13 locals recommend
Spectacular. Go zip-lining and visit the Coffee Museum. Or go and take a jungle hike around the 400 ft high volcano crater with amazing views of Granada and the lake. Really spectacular.
Stand on the edge of a live volcano and live to tell about it!
112 locals recommend
Masaya Volcano
112 locals recommend
Stand on the edge of a live volcano and live to tell about it!
Spectacular and unspoiled volcano crater lake. A beautiful swim and great views. There are a number of restaurants to have lunch at and spend the day swimming.
19 locals recommend
Laguna De Apoyo
19 locals recommend
Spectacular and unspoiled volcano crater lake. A beautiful swim and great views. There are a number of restaurants to have lunch at and spend the day swimming.
The islets are a group of 365 small islands scattered about the Asese peninsula just outside Granada. Kayaking, boat trips, tours. Spectacular!
23 locals recommend
Islets of Granada
401 Calle El Arsenal
23 locals recommend
The islets are a group of 365 small islands scattered about the Asese peninsula just outside Granada. Kayaking, boat trips, tours. Spectacular!
Wonderful presentation of the life cycle of the jewels of the animal kingdom. Well worth the ride to reach this treasure of Granada
Nicaragua Butterfly Reserve
Wonderful presentation of the life cycle of the jewels of the animal kingdom. Well worth the ride to reach this treasure of Granada
One of many small local parks.
Xalteva Park
Calle Real Xalteva
One of many small local parks.

Sightseeing

The Cathedral of Granada is next door to our house and is the center of town.
12 locals recommend
Catedral de Granada
12 locals recommend
The Cathedral of Granada is next door to our house and is the center of town.
Visitors to this 1534 church can climb a spiral staircase to the bell tower for panoramic views.
15 locals recommend
Iglesia de La Merced
15 locals recommend
Visitors to this 1534 church can climb a spiral staircase to the bell tower for panoramic views.
Central Park Of Granada is the center of life in Granada. Sit and watch the world go by. Horse drawn carriages, artists selling their wares, cafes and restaurants line two sides of this quaint park
15 locals recommend
Central Park Of Granada
KM 9 1/2 Carretera a Masaya
15 locals recommend
Central Park Of Granada is the center of life in Granada. Sit and watch the world go by. Horse drawn carriages, artists selling their wares, cafes and restaurants line two sides of this quaint park

Essentials

This store has everything you'd want and imports many items from abroad.
13 locals recommend
Supermercado La Unión Granada
Calle La Inmaculada
13 locals recommend
This store has everything you'd want and imports many items from abroad.

Arts & Culture

Everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate!
9 locals recommend
ChocoMuseo Granada
Calle Atravesada
9 locals recommend
Everything you ever wanted to know about chocolate!
Mid-19th-century building housing a collection of many ceramics, from 2000 BCE to the present.
7 locals recommend
Mi Museo
400 C. La Libertad
7 locals recommend
Mid-19th-century building housing a collection of many ceramics, from 2000 BCE to the present.
Historical monastery-turned-museum with Nicaraguan history & cultural exhibits, including artifacts and an amazing collection of huge pre-Colombian petroglyph statues! Also the oldest church in the Americasa.
22 locals recommend
Cathedral San Francisco
22 locals recommend
Historical monastery-turned-museum with Nicaraguan history & cultural exhibits, including artifacts and an amazing collection of huge pre-Colombian petroglyph statues! Also the oldest church in the Americasa.

Shopping

The craziest and most interesting market you'll probably ever see. Go early while all the food is still fresh. Amazing experience.
14 locals recommend
Mercado Municipal de Granada
Calle Atravesada
14 locals recommend
The craziest and most interesting market you'll probably ever see. Go early while all the food is still fresh. Amazing experience.

Getting Around

Alamo Rent a Car
Budget Rent a car
Just across the street. GPS can arrange car services and transportation all around Granada and Nicaragua.
GPS Real Estate
Calle La Calzada
Just across the street. GPS can arrange car services and transportation all around Granada and Nicaragua.