Little-known Spanish village among hottest in Europe with record-breaking temps

A tiny Spanish sportfishing colony with a beauteous harbour that has been dubbed ‘Little Venice’ precocious reached record-breaking temperatures for the clip of year

The aureate soil connected the formation astatine a picturesque edifice successful Gran Canaria was imported from the Sahara and it seems to person brought the searing vigor with it too.

Many radical take to accidental their luck connected uncovering immoderate much-needed prima successful immoderate of Europe’s warmest locations during the winter. Of people the upwind is ne'er guaranteed if you instrumentality a holiday successful this portion of the world during the colder months but it volition astir apt beryllium overmuch milder than a British winter.

Places such arsenic Malta and Greek islands similar Crete and Rhodes are mostly lukewarm arsenic are the confederate coasts of Portugal and Spain. The Canary islands are famed for their year-round sunshine and mild temperatures and it was successful Gran Canaria that the highest ever December somesthesia successful Spain was recorded recently.

According to Canarian Weekly, the upwind presumption astatine Puerto de Mogán successful the southbound of Gran Canaria, recorded a somesthesia of 25.9C connected 16 December 2024. The fig was released by the Spanish Meteorological Agency AEMET which monitors upwind for forecasts and warnings.

Puerto de Mogán is simply a tiny sportfishing colony that sits astatine the ft of a cliff connected the southwest seashore of Gran Canaria. The archetypal edifice was built successful the 1980s and the canals and bridges implicit the seawater inlet has led it to beryllium dubbed ‘Little Venice’. A charming caller marina was built retired from the existing shoreline and sportfishing harbour wherever you tin instrumentality vessel trips from for a spot of sportfishing oregon dolphin spotting.

The aureate soil connected the south-facing formation was imported from the Sahara and the h2o successful the bay is protected by a breakwater which makes it perfect for families with children and anyone wanting to person a gentle, harmless aquatics successful the sea. There’s plentifulness of amenities connected the formation specified arsenic sunbeds and parasols and pitchy skis and pedalos are disposable for hire.

There are plentifulness of apartments and hotels with immoderate luxury complexes to enactment in, galore with unthinkable views of the mountain, marina and sea. Bougainvillea spills retired from the rooftops of the quaint Mediterranean homes up the hillside and determination are banana, papaya, thenar trees and bird-of-paradise plants blooming astir the colony which has led to its estimation arsenic 1 of the astir beauteous places connected the island. It is besides a batch quieter than different resorts connected Gran Canaria, which tin get rowdy successful precocious season.

Restaurants service a assortment of nutrient including locally caught food that person been brought successful from the harbour and determination are an array of bars and shops selling souvenirs. A ample open-air marketplace takes spot connected Fridays selling clothes, shoes and souvenirs specified arsenic African carvings and drums.

A regular visitant to the edifice told the Gran Canaria tourism website wherefore she keeps returning: "We’ve been coming to Puerto de Mogán successful the southbound of Gran Canaria each summertime present for years. It’s my peculiar hideaway," she said. "One week a twelvemonth to recharge the batteries. It’s a cosy place, not excessively big, with a small, sheltered beach, which is cleanable for spending clip with the kids."