Olla Quemada

León


This hot spot with graffiti-daubed walls features a line-up of live music, indie films and Latin dance nights (from salsa to merengue) all week, and has a good mix of locals and travelers.


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Nearby León attractions

1. Iglesia Zaragoza

0.23 MILES

For something completely different, swing by the ultra-Gothic 1884 Iglesia Zaragoza. There's an interesting mix of architectural styles here – it looks…

2. Museo Rubén Darío

0.28 MILES

Nicaragua's most famous poet, Rubén Dario, lived in this house for the first 14 years of his life – indeed, he started writing poetry right here at age 12…

3. Ruinas Iglesia Santiago

0.3 MILES

Well signed 1½ blocks away from San Juan Bautista, this church was (according to local legend) cursed by duendes (fairies), and by the looks of it the…

4. Iglesia de San Nicolás de Laborío

0.33 MILES

Felipe III of Spain ordered this graceful church to be built in 1618. If you take the street east to the Ruinas de la Ermita de San Sebastián, you're…

5. Ermita de San Pedro

0.33 MILES

This church, two blocks east and one block south of San Juan Bautista, was constructed between 1706 and 1718. It's considered one of the best examples of…

6. Museo de Arte Fundación Ortiz-Gurdián

0.35 MILES

Probably the finest museum of contemporary art in all of Central America, the Ortiz-Gurdián Collection has spilled over from its original home in Casa Don…

7. Iglesia de San Francisco

0.36 MILES

The 1639 Iglesia de San Francisco is one of the oldest in the city, a national heritage site with lots of gold, a gorgeous nave, and a rococo interior. It…

8. Capilla San Juan de Dios

0.37 MILES

A Victorian-style chapel around the corner from Rubén Darío's one-time home, with a modernist, neoclassical exterior and appealing interior.