Shopping in Granada & The Masaya Region
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Mercado Artesanías
Masaya's main claim to fame is shopping, and savvy buyers come here to find great deals on Nicaragua's finest handicrafts. Tours and taxi drivers drop you off at the 1888 Mercado Artesanías, a somewhat incongruous, black-basalt Gothic structure with a Spanish-fortress motif, including turrets, towers and oversized gates.
Despite a major fire in 1966, it was used as a regular market until 1978, when Somoza's National Guard all but leveled it. The building, which covers an entire city block, was abandoned until renovations began in 1994.
Today it is a wonderful place to stroll, with attractive booths separated by wide and breezy walkways, showcasing the highest-quality craf…
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Casa de los Tres Mundos
The foundation here sells a very good lefty selection of books, magazines and other souvenirs, including Wani magazine, 'the voice of the Caribbean Coast', and Gente de los Gallos, your cockfighting resource.
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Al Anticuario
Selling off unbelievably beautiful antiques, some several hundred years old, this is the place to find a cathedral-quality saint or hand-carved mahogany furniture. It's a couple of blocks north of Iglesia de La Merced.
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Harold Antiques
Sandino began collecting beautiful antiques and high-quality replicas when he was hired to find props for the movie Walker; today this place is packed to the brim with beautiful stuff.
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InterConnection Wellness Center
After all that sightseeing, don't you need to pamper yourself with a massage, facial or perhaps some reflexology? Try InterConnection Wellness Center, upstairs from Cafe DecArte.
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Nica Chic
Cool clothes, handmade furniture and an oddball selection of affordable art make this worth a stop - there's also a book exchange with titles in English and German.
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Claroscuro
This Cuban-run gallery represents about 35 Nicaraguan artists, some of them amazing, and periodically has openings where you can meet them.
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Sultan Cigars
Watch folks hand-roll Estelí and Ometepe's finest into stronger capa maduras or smoother sumatras.
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Casa Clarita Maximus Spa
For relaxing after a big day of sight-seeing, there's Casa Clarita Maximus Spa, with facials, massages and more.
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Doña Elba Cigars
If you aren't getting up to Estelí this trip, stop by here for a cognac-cured taste of Nicaragua.
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Palí
Opposite the park, you can put your own meal together, then indulge in Eskimo ice cream.
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Roxanne Massage
You could get a massage from Roxanne, at Roxanne Massage, who's also a home decorator.
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Supermercado Lacayo
A grocery store with a good selection and cigarette rolling papers.
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