Mogán covers 172 km² of Gran Canaria's southwestern corner, making it the second-largest municipality on the island by area, and most of its 21,000 or so people live along the Atlantic shore. A string of resorts runs down that coast from Arguineguín through Puerto Rico to Puerto de Mogán, a fishing harbour of low white houses cut through by canals. The town of Mogán itself sits inland, about 8 km up from the sea. Travellers come for the dry southern sun, the beaches and the harbour.
Mogán
- Currency
- Euro (EUR)
- Language
- Spanish; English, German in resorts
- Power plug
- Type C/F, 230 V
- Visa
- Schengen
- Time zone
- UTC+0 / UTC+1 (WET/WEST)
- Tap water
- Safe; mineral taste in the south
- Tipping
- Not expected; 5–10% for great service
- Emergency
- 112
Things to do
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When to go
High season
Nov – Mar
Winter sun season: the coastal resorts are at their fullest while northern Europe is cold and dark.
Shoulder
Apr – Jun
Long, settled days on the southern coast, with the resorts quieter than in winter.
High season
Jul – Aug
The hottest stretch, when Spanish holidaymakers fill the beaches and the bare coast offers little shade at midday.
Shoulder
Sep – Oct
The sea holds its summer warmth and the beaches thin out before the winter crowd arrives.
How long to stay
A week suits a beach stay based on the coast at Arguineguín, Puerto Rico or Puerto de Mogán, with one day kept for the inland town of Mogán, about 8 km up from the sea. From a base elsewhere in the south of Gran Canaria, a single day covers the harbour and canals of Puerto de Mogán.
Getting around
The GC-1 motorway runs through the south of the municipality and ties its coastal resorts to the rest of Gran Canaria; Las Palmas lies about 40 km to the north-east. The town of Mogán sits about 8 km inland and 11 km north of Puerto Rico, away from the motorway, so reaching it means leaving the coast road behind.
What to see
Destinations in Mogán
Frequently asked questions
Is Puerto de Mogán the same place as Mogán?
No. Mogán is the whole municipality and also the name of its town, which sits about 8 km inland. Puerto de Mogán is the fishing harbour on the coast, one of several settlements within the municipality.Which towns and resorts belong to Mogán?
The main settlements are Arguineguín, Cornisa del Suroeste, Mogán, Playa de Mogán, Puerto de Mogán and Puerto Rico. Most of the population lives on the coast.How far is Mogán from Las Palmas?
The town of Mogán lies about 40 km south-west of Las Palmas, and the GC-1 motorway runs through the south of the municipality.Are there historic sites in Mogán?
Three archaeological zones are listed as Property of Cultural Interest: Lomo los Gatos at the mouth of the Mogán ravine (Barranco de Mogán), where it opens onto Mogán beach; Cañada de la Mar, declared in 2005; and La Cogolla de Veneguera, in the upper Veneguera ravine in the north-west of the municipality. The burnt windmill of Mogán (Molino Quemado) has been listed as an ethnological site since 2002.