Leon

Historic León boasts a burgeoning food scene and is packed full of beautiful churches, bustling markets, interesting museums, and wonderful colonial architecture.

Historic León is the second biggest and one of the oldest cities in Nicaragua. It boasts a burgeoning food scene and is packed full of beautiful churches, bustling markets, interesting museums, and wonderful colonial architecture. Having explored the centre, visitors can head out into the volcanic region to appreciate the views from Cerro Negro, (before perhaps ash-boarding down it), or to the Juan Venado island nature reserve to spot crocodiles, turtles, caimans and an array of bird-life.