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Districts · Granada

Granada by district

The tourist core is a grid of about a dozen blocks around the Parque Central. La Calzada runs east from the square to the lake, the San Francisco convent and market are north-west of the square, and La Merced and Xalteva are further to the north-west.

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Everything is a walk of ten to twenty minutes by day; take a taxi after dark and for the fort and lake in the heat.
Where’s whatTap an area for what it is like and who it suits. Shapes follow this guide’s walking areas and places, not official boundaries.
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Off the map: Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA) (60–90 min by the usual route).

Where’s what, as a list:

  • Parque Central and the cathedral: The natural start and end of every day. Suits: A first walk, breakfast and kiosk food. Price band $$.
  • La Calzada and the lakefront: Busy after 16:00, quiet by day. Suits: Restaurants, evenings and the lake. Price band $.
  • San Francisco Convent and the market edge: Busier and less polished than the centre. Suits: A cool museum morning and the market.
  • La Merced and Xalteva: The bell tower and the old fort are here. Suits: Views over the rooftops and a quieter, more residential side.
  • Sleep area La Calzada guesthouses: suits Restaurants, evenings and the lake, price band $.
  • Sleep area Hotels around Parque Central: suits A first walk, breakfast and kiosk food, price band $$.
  • Augusto C. Sandino International Airport (MGA), 60–90 min by the usual route.

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