Puerto de Mogán

Puerto de Mogán is a locality in the municipality of Mogán, at the western end of the south coast, and it is known as the little Venice of Gran Canaria for its…Puerto de Mogán is a locality in the municipality of Mogán, at the western end of the south coast, and it is known as the little Venice of Gran Canaria for its canals and bridges. It is also where the GC-1 ends: the last extension of the motorway, from Tauro, opened in 2013, and from Las Palmas the Cabildo's directions are 79 kilometres to exit 68, then down towards the sea.

The centre is small and low. Painted houses line the canals, flower boxes hang from the footbridges, and the harbour sits alongside, with a sandy beach, Playa de Mogán, next to it.

The fixed point of the week is the market, held every Friday from 9:00 to 14:00 on the Explanada del Castillete. If you drive in, Mogán charges for blue-zone street parking, and the ticket, paper or electronic, has to show the car's number plate.

It is the end of the line, and the timings reflect that. The drive here takes 17 minutes from Puerto Rico, under half an hour from Maspalomas, about three quarters of an hour from the airport and just over an hour from Las Palmas. The GC-200 carries on up the west coast towards La Aldea, a road that has been closed by rockfalls after heavy rain, and the routed drive from here to Agaete goes back round the island and takes over an hour and a half. As a base it suits people who want a small harbour and plan to stay put.