Historic Center of the oldest city on the American Continent on the mainland.

The tour consists of a walk through the historic center of the city.

We start from the Plaza de los Leones and head towards Lake Nicaragua, along La Calzada Street and the Church of Guadalupe, with its Gothic architecture. We will discuss how it was used during the National War against the filibuster William Walker from 1854 to 1857.

We will provide a brief description of the Lake, the meaning of its name: Cocibolca, and its relationship with the Chorotega indigenous people who descended from the Mayan Empire accompanied by their goddess Quezaltcoalt or the Feathered Serpent, as well as the visit of different pirates during the colonial era.

We will also see a panoramic view of the Islets of Granada with their respective description, while we walk along the boardwalk, where we will feel the lake breezes.

We then return to the Church of San Francisco, next to the Convent of the same name and its different uses throughout its history. We will talk about the architecture of what is the oldest church in all of Nicaragua, founded by the Franciscan friars Francisco Botila and Fray Bartolome de las Casas, who also defended the human rights of the indigenous people.

Along La Atravesada Avenue, we will visit the Merced Tower and take photos around the city, ending the tour at Colon Park or Central Park and Independence Plaza.