Fiesta Del Carmen.

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A good time to come to stay in Puerto de Mogan is when the fiesta is on in July.

Fantastic for any age but especially the children.

Dancing all night in the street. Open air Spanish pop groups

Shows in the canarian show area by the bus stop (totally free entry)

Children’s fun fair set up including dodgem cars. All ending in a FANTASTIC FIREWORK DISPLAY OFF THE BEACH AT MIDNIGHT On the last saturday night of the two weeks.

What this festival is all about.

Years ago there was no serviceable road out of Mogan, There was very little opportunity for young men to meet up with young ladies from other areas, in Puerto de Mogan.

So they sent boat loads of young virgin ladies from Arguiniguin into Puerto De Mogan for two weeks, so they could meet up and pair off.

The last week is the best with the fireworks off the beach No expense is spared by the Town hall on putting on this show.

Of course if you do not like the noise at night you could always stay just outside in the Valley and just come down to join in when you want to, but nobody can say that Puerto de mogan is quiet at all at this time.

Please understand that it is a very happy and jolly time.

There is never any trouble No drunks being arrested at all, this is Canarian family time .The canarians are out with all there families, small children babies and everything is respectful and fun. No looky looky men touts or anything like that. Just wholesome family local canarian fun time.There is a religious parade to the boats at the end of it to send the Carmen del virgin back to Arguiniguin on the boat. The locals have competitions for the young girl to be chosen as queen. In fact its just like England in the olden days, The carnivals that used to go on in England . Only a lot better with Professional musicians, Local singers (small children and so on singing) Even special football matches, going on, and in the local canarian show place, (the little door in the wall at the bus station), opens onto an open air show place with stage, Where there is entertainment inside. Fantastic artists and the mayor always attend  the shows in there. Tourists do not always realise they are welcome to just walk in there for free and join in. There is always a canarian whistler who shows how they all used to communicate here, when there were no roads, (they used to have a whistling language to communicate with each other across the mountains).

A Fantastic and fascinating time to visit Mogan

The Calima.

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A Calima can happen at any time of year but is usually associated with the hot air found over the islands during the summer months, ranging in time scale from a few hours up to a week. Calima as it is called, is caused by a dust storm that is stirred up by high winds in the Sahara desert in North Africa which is less than 100 kilometers from Las Palmas and is then driven over the Canary Islands by south easterly winds. The fine sand particles cause the air to become thick and visibility becomes rather like that experienced during a thick fog, the severity differs from Calima to Calima but it always makes the Islands very hot. During the calima, every surface will be covered in fine reddish brown dust. Winds blow twenty percent of dust from a Saharan storm out over the Atlantic Ocean, and, the remainder settles out into the ocean.The daytime temperatures here in Mogan have been in the upper Forties Centigrade since Saturday and there seems little sign of change at the moment. A couple of years ago we had temperatures above 50 degrees C. for one day in November!  The weather forecasting is very good here and advance warnings (Alerts) are always given.

Mogan 1968

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This picture circa 1968 shows Playa Mogan before the new road and the then new  tunnels opened up the area for tourism.In the centre of the picture you can see the old church still used today but now surrounded by Shops,apartments and Bars etc.To the right you can see the Tu Casa restaurant as it was then, a family home. Above the Tu Casa and to the left you can see the old houses in Calle La Puntilla where the Oasis apartments (along with many others) are now situated.Further to the left is the Casa Lila now a guest house. At the bottom to the left is the old Sea front before the Marina Development was started.These old houses possibly still exist and are part of the row of Shops and Restaurants along the Explanada del Castillete,Puerto de Mogan.

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Real Madrid Champions.

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Fireworks

All the car horns are blazing here in Playa Mogan tonight following the league championship win by Real Madrid.On the beach there are fireworks lighting the night sky.Half the population of Mogan are Real Madrid and the other half Barcelona and so we get these cellebrations every year from one set of fans or the other.The fans of the team who have not won just drown their sorrows and tomorrow life goes on as normal.

Viveros Mogan (Garden Centre)

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The garden centre is situated in the Mogan valley in El Cercado less than 1 kilometer from the resort of Playa Mogan.It is very popular with the residents and well worth a visit when on holiday here in Mogan They have a wonderful selection of Palm trees you will be amazed at the number of different varieties on offer.The garden centre is open until 6 pm every day except Sundays.Visit Viveros Mogan web site HERE.

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Playa Mogan Motorway Latest

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>The new motorway link to Playa Mogan is continuing and work is expected to be completed early next year.The new road will make a big difference to the lives of people living and working in Mogan cutting the travelling time to Las Palmas by 15 minuits.It will also cut the airport transfer time for touists coming from Las Palmas airport to Mogan and should also make the cost of the Taxi journeys cheaper.The work has so far been carried out with little disruption to traffic but we are coming to the stage when this might change.Tourists in Gran Canaria coming to Playa Mogan will not be affected by these works at all however.

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The Glass Bottom Ferry

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Click Immage to enlargeAs its name implies the ferry has a glass bottom allowing you to see the underwater sealife.The ferry opperates a regular service between the resorts in the South of the island.You can also see the Dolphins on many of these trips.The ferry runs at half hourly intervals throughout the day every day of the week.The service is very popular with tourists and is particularly busy on Friday market days.The views of the coast on the journey to Arguiniguin are spectacular and it is well worth viewing Gran Canaria from the sea.

Quiet time in Mogan

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Playa mogan

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Now is the quiet time in Playa Mogan.This is an ideal time to visit and have a quiet holiday.The weather is hot and sunny as normal (It has rained here only once in the last 15 months) .Although it is much quieter in Mogan than usual there is still plenty to see and do.It will continue like this until june when the summer holiday season starts and then its busy until next Easter! Most of the bars and restaurants remain open during the quiet season as do all other tourist attractions.

Tu Casa

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The Tu Casa is one of the few remaining buildings from Mogans past.It was formerly the home of the local fruit merchants and is now run as a restaurant by the same family.It occupies a prominent position on the beach of this popular resort and serves quality food and drinks.Nex time you are in Mogan have a look at this beautiful old building and have a quality meal there.

Playa Mogan – Then and Now

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The changing face of Playa Mogan over the last half century.Not many of the old buildings remain but the wonderful Gran Canaria“>cimate(said to be the best in the world)is still as good as ever.Playa Mogan is a perfect Holiday destination at any time of the year.

Semana Santa (Easter week)

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Playa Mogan April

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Mogan is very busy this Easter week.Easter is always popular here with many Spanish families enjoying a week in the sun,alongside the many tourists from all over Europe and further afield.The weather here is very hot with temperatures in the mid Thirties most afternoons.After Easter things quieten down for a few weeks until the summer holiday season starts and then its none stop until next Easter.

Sailing Trips in Mogan,Gran Canaria.

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Gran Canaria Sailing trips,Mogan

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