cathedral san francisco

kattikopla

This is very old and beautiful cathedral, a must see if get to Granada. The architecture is classical and has been kept up and I assume restored a lot because of the age of the building.

284caraf

Inside the church is a museum of early indigenous people's statues and artifacts. It's only $2 to get in. Also you can see the old building and the back of the façade. Worth an hour.

linedanceangel

Nice cathedral but you will probably have to get past the beggars on the steps. Shame that a lot of tourists are less than respectful of their surroundings and talk loudly, dress inappropriately and even use the church alters and aisles to pose for photo shoots.

JN292

Behind any door in Granada you will may find amazing places. The museum is full of interesting items from BC to present day. A great diorama of Granada. Even had the opportunity to see a sculptor at work. A must to visit!

HelenaGuerra

The structure of the monastery is nice (not a cathedral as the name in TA seems to imply), but the museum inside is poor. There are a few rooms, one with second rate primitivist paintings, another with a few pre-columbian pieces of pottery and another with nice pre-Columbian statues recovered in several sites. I am not sure it is worth the time and entrance fee.

amandav773

The church barely exists. What you see is a facade. The attached museum is ok and has some interesting artwork and statues. The best part is the flying game exhibit.

Getitright212

Amazing to walk in the footsteps of history. It contains interesting displays which will enhance you knowledge of Granada and the finds made locally.Worth the hour we spent there if cultural artifacts are interesting to you

shanku_niyogi

A lovely little place to spend a couple of hours. Full of historical artifacts, including a giant 3D model of Granada showing its historical growth, and a collection of aboriginal artifacts.

JoeT626

The attached museum is worth the few cents they charge you. It's to the left of the church entrance. Their gift shop is pretty good too.

40JenniferW40

For $2, you can see historic paintings, a scale model of the city, and ancient ruins. Well worth stepping inside for a bit of history.

SunnyW358

According to our horse-carriage tour guide Cathedral San Francisco is the oldest church in Nicaragua. It might possibly be the oldest in Central America, but I had a hard time dealing with those long numbers in Spanish. This structure as it stands today came to existence after several devastating fires. Apparently an evil American who became the president in Nicaragua for a short time burned it down once. I have not independently verified this information, but this is what I heard. We did not go in, but the convent nearby has a museum and there is a small entrance fee.

Viajarebom

A igreja e o convento de S. Francisco, de estilo neo-clássico, cuja construção inicial ocorreu em 1529, foram reconstruídos em 1988 e albergam actualmente um museu com o mesmo nome que tem no seu espólio pinturas, esculturas em tamanho natural, de várias épocas, e ainda algunse petróglifos encontrados na ilha Zapatera, perto de Granada.

Mar475

La iglesia de San Francisco ha sido restaurada en sus muros perdiendo quizás un poco de historia, aunque sus pisos e imágenes interiores permiten conservar sus años históricos, al lado se cuenta con un centro cultural muy importante en la ciudad.

839genevievel

en este santuario, me encanto y salimos fascinadas por que hay muchas estatuas-idolos de piedra que representa la historia de esta ciudad colonial antes de la conquista y despues de los espalñoles, esto fue genial y unico recomiendo a los viajeros del mundo visitar este santuario.

BrunoF999

Elle ne passe pas inaperçue, avec ses couleurs, sur la place principale de Granada.Il faut monter dans le clocher pour la vue sur la ville.Bel édifice.Nous avons bien aimé la crèche de Noël.