The nature and history are the main axes that add to the attractiveness of the small but very interesting department of Granada, where are an extinct volcano, extensive coasts of Lago Cocibolca or Lago of Nicaragua, archipelagoes and the oldest city of the country, that conserves its ample colonial historical center.
The city of Granada is one of greater attractive the tourist ones of Nicaragua, and one of the points more visited by foreign tourists at the present time. The colonial architecture of their old center, their museums, galleries, hotels, restaurants, bars and cosmopolitan atmosphere by itself turns it a destiny, but it is also a departure point to visit the other attractiveness of the region.
In the department of Granada it is Mombacho Volcano, that has an exotic forest of nebliselva. They are the extensive coasts of the great lake, where it is possible to be taken a bath or to be made sports and aquatic activities. There the interesting and very accessible archipelago of Islets is located, conformed by more than 300 small islands. Lake inside is the enigmatic Archipelago of Shoemaker's wife, who keeps part from her forests and a pre-Columbian archaeological treasure little studied.
Other granadinos interesting points are their property farmers who offer activities of rural tourism, as well as the city of Nandaime and the small cities of Diriá and Diriomo, which they comprise, both, of the calls Towns Wizards or White Towns along with several of their neighbors of Masaya. The Reserve Narural Laguna de Apoyo takes part from the department.
Granada has a departmental extension of 1.039,68 km ², and its population distributes in almost similar parts between the urban zones and the rural ones (65,2% urban). The predominant climate is of tropical savannah, with quite hot temperatures in most of the territory, although a little fresher in the Plateau of the Towns. It has 4 municipalities hardly, which turns it the national department with less municipal units of Nicaragua.
When traveling to Nicaragua do not forget to remain in one of the hotels in Granada Nicaragua to visit the interest points. Its colonial inheritance, that can be appreciated through its architecture and design, provides to the city a beauty and a special style.
In Granada Nicaragua tourism he is very interesting and the tourists and travellers usually dedicate long time to visit the following places:
Points of interest and tourism in Granada Nicaragua
- Iglesia y museo de San Francisco
- Iglesia de Xalteva
- Plazuela de los Leones
- Plaza de la Independencia
- Parque central
- Iglesia de Guadalupe
- Iglesia de La Merced
- Capilla de las ánimas
- Fortaleza de San Pablo
- Palacio episcopal
- Alcaldía municipal
- Colegio San Antonio
- Colegio diocesano
- Antiguo club social
- Antigua estación del ferrocarril
- Laguna de Apoyo (localizada un poco fuera de la cuidad)