Puerto de Mogán
A fishing village that kept its size. White houses, a working harbour and a small beach, with Palm Leaf on the slope above the old part.
Why here
Most of the south coast was built for tourism. Puerto de Mogán was a village first, and it still feels like one.
Low houses, bougainvillea over the doorways, fishing boats in the same harbour as the yachts. The streets are made for walking, and everything you need in a day is within a few minutes of the front door.
Palm Leaf sits in the historic part, above the harbour and away from the promenade. Close enough to walk down for coffee, high enough that the evenings are quiet.
From the roof terrace
The whole village, in one view
This is the view from the terrace. Everything on this page is somewhere in the frame.
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The old village
White houses and lanes too narrow for cars, climbing the slope behind the port.
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The canal and the harbour
Small canals and bridges between the houses give the village its nickname, Little Venice. The fishing fleet still comes in every morning.
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Playa de Mogán
A small, calm beach protected by the harbour wall. Boat trips and diving leave from the port.
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Tables on the water
The terraces along the beach front serve what the boats bring in, grilled simply.
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Awaiting a restaurant or harbourside photo from Palm Leaf
At street level
Down the ninety steps
The old quarter climbs the hillside behind the port in steps and alleys too narrow for cars. It is the part of Mogán most visitors only see from below, and the part Palm Leaf belongs to.
At the bottom, the harbour. Fish grilled simply, with papas arrugadas and mojo, on a terrace by the water. Our own short list of places we send guests to is shared with every booking.
To the harbour
90 steps
Cars in the lanes
None
Through the year
A village with its own calendar
Fridays
The market
Stalls fill the streets around the port every Friday morning. Busy and worth seeing once; the rest of the week the village is quiet again.
July
La Virgen del Carmen
The patron of the fishermen is carried through the village and out to sea on a procession of boats. The best view of it is from above.
All year
The climate
The southwest is the sunniest corner of the island, which is why winter is the busiest season here, not summer.
Before you come
Getting here, and up
About an hour by car from Gran Canaria airport. From the main street, ninety steps lead up to the houses: no lift, no road to the door.
Stay in the old village
Six bedrooms above the harbour
Take the whole house for a family or group, or one of the three homes for two to six adults.
