Senior travel: Granada
An easier pace for an older traveller: how many stops fit in a day, which places are step-free, and what the guide says about getting around, medicines and stairs.
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Pace for a day
About 3 stops a day. 5 h out − 45 min rest, divided by an average visit of 55 min (from this city’s guide) + 30 min to move.
Places, easiest access first
- Parque Central (Plaza de la Independencia)Step-free: yes · about 60 minThe square itself is level and paved; the streets around it are cobbled with high kerbs.
- Casa de los Tres MundosStep-free: partly (check before you go) · about 45 minGround-floor courtyards are level; ask about upper floors.
- Lake Cocibolca lakefrontStep-free: partly (check before you go) · about 75 minLa Calzada is level but paved with uneven stones; the shore area varies.
- Granada CathedralThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 30 min
- La Merced Church & Bell TowerThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 45 min
- San Francisco Convent & MuseumThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 60 min
- Calle La CalzadaThe guide has no step-free answer for this one · about 75 min
- Fortaleza La PólvoraStep-free: no (check before you go) · about 50 minStone steps and uneven surfaces.
Getting around in Granada
Granada is hard for wheelchairs and strollers: cobbles, high kerbs and few ramps. Taxis and hotels with ground-floor rooms are the practical option.
- Pavements:
- Narrow, uneven and cobbled, with high kerbs.
- Getting around:
- Taxis for anything beyond a few blocks.
- Hotels:
- Ask about ground-floor rooms and step-free entrances.
- Toilets:
- Accessible toilets are rare outside larger hotels.
Medicines and health on the ground
The Nicaragua guide lists no medicine paperwork. Check the official customs page for your medicines.
More: how much medicine to pack, medicine times across time zones.
Ask your insurer
Age limits and prices differ by policy and the guides do not hold them, so put these to the insurer before you buy.
- What is the oldest age the policy covers, at purchase and on the last day of the trip?
- Does the price or the cover change after a certain age?
- Are existing conditions covered, and what must be declared?
- Does the cover include medical evacuation and trip interruption?
Not medical advice. This page does not know anyone’s health. Ask a doctor before the trip, and carry a list of medicines and conditions.