Parque Central is the hub of Granada life — horse-drawn carriages circle it, street vendors sell vigorón and tropical fruit from banana-leaf wraps, and locals gather on the benches at all hours. The park is flanked by the cathedral on one side and the old town hall on another, with colonial buildings in various states of restoration completing the square.
In the evenings, families and tourists fill the restaurants and bars along the surrounding streets. The park itself remains the social heart of the city — busiest at dusk, when the heat relents and the light turns golden over the cathedral towers.