Large & Spacious 2 bedroom Air conditioned Apartment in Puerto de Mogan. With Video intercom. With large private and secluded balcony, 2 large bedrooms, large bathroom (bath and shower) and all your home from home facilities. Flat screen Satellite TV (incl ALL UK channels such as BBC/ITV) Sky channels, Netflix and Free Wi-Fi. The apartment block is called Filin. Without doubt, the unique benefit of this apartment is the ROOF-TOP POOL on our building! Not many apartments in the area offer the ability to go from apartment to pool for a quick cool-down, without having to step onto the street! It is heated during the cooler months! It offers a huge sunbathing terrace, with plenty of free sunbeds and parasols. The pool area also provides poolside showers and toilet and changing facilities, as well as USB ports. It should be noted that the pool is accessed from the second level of the building by one flight of stairs and is not accessible via a lift. The apartment in Puerto de Mogan is just 4 minutes walk from the golden sandy beach. Puerto Mogan has its own micro climate, with glorious weather for most of the year. Puerto de Mogan is undoubtedly the jewel of Gran Canaria. It is an very pretty area with bougainvilleas lining the local walkways with little canals and apartment roof-top gardens. It has featured recently in the JET 2 holiday adverts. We are fully licensed by the Canarian Tourist board. There is also a vibrant local Canarian community living in pretty whitewashed homes, rising up the hillside, next to the fishing harbour. Playa Mogan has over 80 fabulous restaurants and the area is perfect for a truly relaxing break. Our holiday apartment has an ideal position in Mogan and has the morning sun on the terrace which lasts well into the afternoon. Local attractions include: A yellow submarine offering trips to the underwater world off-shore, glass bottom boat trips to the beaches of Puerto Rico, Anfi and Arguineguin; and deep sea fishing trips are also available. Take a walk through the harbour and the old town on the hillside; the pretty white-washed houses, wonderful restaurants and fabulous boutiques. Walk up the maze of narrow paths and you'll find the homes to the vibrant local community. Visit the viewing belvedere for a bird’s eye view of the area and great photo opportunities, or visit the recently excavated historic site. Puerto de Mogan hosts a bustling street market every Friday selling various organic produce and Canarian gifts and crafts as well as clothes and leather goods. Nearby, the island boasts other attractions such as the Barranco de Guayadeque, Water parks, Sioux City Western Theme Park and Palmitos Park providing a colourful and entertaining look at nature. A walk along Meloneras promenade and past the vast Maspalomas sand dunes is recommended. If you're venturing out by car, drive inland for an amazing contrast to the island's coastal areas, showing you green and lush vegetation and stunning rolling hills and mountains. A drive into the mountains is highly recommended for some wonderful views and interesting visits to typical Canarian villages. There are some high quality golf courses close by, such as Anti Golf and El Salobre Golf. Ideal climatic conditions make Gran Canaria a perfect golfing destination, with the possibility of practising your favourite sport 365 days a year. An added bonus is that most of the golf courses on the island are quite new, which means you’ll find modern courses conceived with the most demanding players very much in mind. There are currently 10 golf courses in Gran Canaria – six in the south – each one built by the most prestigious of international golf-course designers. For those wishing to venture to a shopping centre, Centro Atlantico is located in Vecindario approximately 20 minutes back up the GC-1 where you'll find many boutique stores and a large Carrefour supermarket. The island of Gran Canaria is located in the Atlantic Ocean, just 130 miles from the African coast. It is the third largest of the Canary Islands and offers lush forests, Sahara like dunes, mountains and volcanic landscapes. Gran Canaria also boasts incredibly beautiful coastlines and spectacular beaches. It boasts around 340 days of sunshine each year. The south is the most popular part of the island including the resort of Puerto de Mogán. Gran Canaria has spectacular views and many rugged landscapes, well worth exploring. There is a local bus garage from where you can take trips to many places on the island. Bus fares are usually very cheap - 2 or 3 euros each way. Boats leave from the harbour area every half an hour (please check timetables) to other resorts such as Puerto Rico, Anfi and Arguineguin. Taxis can be taken from the taxi rank near the beach. Our air conditioned apartment has many facilities for your comfort whilst on your holiday, to make for a perfect relaxing stay, such as NEW full sized oven and hob, a NEW full size fridge freezer, washing machine, NEW microwave, DVD player, Flat Screen TV, with UK satellite channels, incl BBC and ITV and Wi-Fi. With the help of our clients, we have built up an extensive book library. There are plenty of books for you to read and if you haven't finished the book by the time you leave, please feel free to take it home with you! The apartment is situated on the first level, where you'll find the larger apartments in that block, serviced by a lift and entry phone system. It is fully equipped and well furnished for your relaxing holiday. Puerto Mogan offers plenty to do, but is a much quieter resort and provides a more relaxed setting than its neighbours such as Puerto Rico, Maspalomas and Playa Del Ingles. All can be reached by taxi or by taking a wonderful boat trip from the harbour. The apartment is a short stroll from the golden beach of Playa Mogan, with its restaurants, marina and fishing harbour. Puerto Mogan has several sea water channels giving rise to its name 'Spanish little Venice'. A stroll around this port is enhanced by the many promenades and small bridges. This picturesque area is known for its Venice Style Canals, beautiful flowers and bustling market every Friday. The waterfront Harbour area is lined with colourful buildings of a Mediterranean style, with beautiful bougainvilleas lining its narrow walkways and gardens. The harbour is surrounded by restaurants, stylish cafés, boutiques, designer stores, jazz and piano bars making this location perfect for your relaxing holiday. Just to the East of the Harbour there is a golden sandy beach – with an adjacent children’s play area. Las Palmas airport is approx 35 minutes away - we can assist with Airport Transfers if required, to help you relax as soon as you arrive in Gran Canaria. The driver can be there to greet you and drive you to the apartment. Our Puerto de Mogan apartment is in a fabulous location for a relaxing break. It's truly a very relaxing place to be. The apartment is also close to a wide variety of shops and boutiques as well as two good supermarkets, baking fresh warm bread every morning. After the subjugation by the Spaniards, Gran Canaria Island became a famous port of call for travellers, and many of them settled with their families on this beautiful island, bringing with them their own cultures and traditions. As Gran Canaria’s society was always open to everything that came from beyond the seas, the island has enriched itself with visiting cultures, although at all times aiming to preserve its ancient traditions to keep its original identity alive. Due to its long history, this cosmopolitan island became a synonym for ‘culture blends’ with a rich archaeological, architectural, ethnographic and artistic heritage – difficult to find in other places of such small dimensions. The people of the island like to celebrate festivals, if of religious, folkloristic or cultural nature, and there is always something going on somewhere on the island. A firm place on the island’s agenda are internationally renowned festivals such as the International Film Festival of Las Palmas, the Festival de Música de Canarias (Canaries Classic Music Festival) and the Festival de Ópera (Opera Festival). Other events like the WOMAD (World of Music, Arts and Dance) or the Festival de Teatro y Danza de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Theater and Dance Festival of Gran Canaria) bring still more influences of the international cultural panorama to this magnificent island. There are also a number of local festivals taking place throughout the year. The People of Gran Canaria Long before the first European sailors arrived on the Canary Islands, all seven islands were inhabited. Guanches, ‘guan’ meaning man and ‘che’ (meaning ‘white mountain’ referring to the snow-crowned Teide on Tenerife) in the native tongue, was the name given to those inhabitants. Guanches are believed to have arrived on the islands between the 5th and the 1st century B.C. probably from Africa. According to Spanish historical records, the Guanches were tall, strongly built, white-skinned, blue-eyed and blond-haired. The Guanches were cave dwellers, which was a logical development given the climate of the Canary Islands. A cave dwelling was the perfect solution for both summer and winter, keeping people cooler or warmer, and also for storage purposes. Today’s inhabitants of Gran Canaria are a proud, friendly and easygoing people, the majority of them being descendants of the Spanish conquerors and colonisers and assimilated Guanches. In general, they are open minded, willing to help and pleased to show visitors their culture and their island. Almost 96 per cent of the inhabitants of the Canary Islands are Roman Catholics, who are very tradition-conscious, which can be witnessed on big religious feast days and particularly during the ‘Semana Santa’ (Holy Week before Easter), when extensive celebrations take place all over the islands.