Granada offers something for every taste:

Historical: Convent of San Francisco, La Merced and Xalteva Churches; La Polvora Fort, San Pablo Fort, the small islands (Isletas); the Islote del Muerto (the Isle of the Dead) and Zapatera Island.

Scenic: Archipelago of the Isletas, Asese Bay, the Mombacho Volcano Natural Reserve, with interesting sights such as the Crater, the Plan de Las Flores (Plain of Flowers), Cutirre Farm, Pichicha Crater Lake and the Charco Muerto (Dead Pool); Zapatera Archipelago National Park.

Ecological: Forests, cloud forests, and fauna of Mombacho. Birds of the Isletas and the Mecatepe Crater Lake. Aquatic birds in the Charcos de Genízaro (Rain Tree Pools); the fish of Lake Nicaragua and the Zapatera Archipelago National Park.

Further Information:

Church of San Francisco in Granada

The church is among the first built by the Spanish conquerors in continental America, when the city of Granada was founded in 1524. Friar Bartolome de las Casas preached from its pulpit, interceding for the indigenous people.

Mombacho Volcano

On its summit, and between 850 and 1,400 meters (2,789 and 4,593 feet), is one of the few cool humid forests of the Pacific region. It is known for its misty dwarf forest, its impressive orchids, bromeliads and ferns, and a great variety of birds and butterflies.

Isletas de Granada