Mojácar: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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EUR 45 - 818 Hotel Servigroup Marina Playa
 This seafront hotel offers 4 swimming pools, a reserved area on Mojacar Beach and a spa with jacuzzi, sauna and a gym. Marina Mojácar Golf Course is … MoreEUR 49 - 315 Hotel Servigroup Marina Mar
 Located near the sea in Mojácar, this hotel is linked to the Marina Golf Course in Almería. It features a reserved beach club and bar, 3 outdoor poo… MoreEUR 37 - 195 Hotel Puerto Marina
 Puerto Marina is located 5 minutes´ walk from Playa Mojácar. It has 3 outdoor swimming pools, and each air-conditioned apartment has satellite … MoreEUR 54 - 78 Hotel Playa
 Set on the seafront, Hotel Playa has an outdoor pool with views of the Mediterranean. All rooms at this family-run hotel offer sea views and direct ac… MoreEUR 36 - 134 Hotel Virgen Del Mar
 Hotel Virgen del Mar has a beautiful location right by the beach, in the tourist heart of Mojacar. It offers free Wi-Fi in public areas.
Famous beach… MoreEUR 72 - 234 Parador de Mojácar
 Set on the Mojácar coast, with the best climate in Spain, this hotel offers gorgeous views of the Mediterranean Sea - the ideal spot to enjoy a rest … MoreEUR 30 - 100 Virgen del Mar Holidays
 Located right on the beachfront in Mojácar, Virgen Del Mar Holidays has attractive Arabic-style design. It offers a sun terrace, tour desk and air-co… MoreEUR 43 - 102 Villas Mirador del Mar
 Villas Mirador del Mar are set in the Vista Los Angeles area of Mojácar, 400 metres from the beach. These duplex apartments have a swimming pool and … MoreEUR 60 - 182 Punta del Cantal Hotel Suites
 Situated just metres from the sea, the hotel is found in the centre of Mojacar, close to the promenade, beach and next to the popular Moorish-style ho… MoreEUR 32 - 123 Hotel Mojacar Playa
 The terraces of this traditional-style, whitewashed hotel overlook the beach at Mojácar and the Mediterranean Sea beyond.
Surrounded by the small, p… MoreEUR 49 - 189 Hotel El Puntazo
 Set right beside the beach and designed in an attractive white building typical of the Costa de Almería, this family-friendly hotel has fantastic Med… MoreEUR 46 - 128 Hostal El Puntazo
 Situated in a cosmopolitan area of Mojacar, 50 metres from the beach, this hotel is great for families and couples looking for an enjoyable, relaxing … MoreEUR 35 - 130 Centro Vacacional Macenas
 Located on the hillside of Mojacar, the cosy bungalows have outstanding views of both the surrounding landscape and the Mediterranean sea.
The bunga… MoreEUR 25 - 150 Apartamentos Turisticos El Gran González
 Apartamentos Turisticos El Gran González are set in the centre of Mojácar Playa, 400 metres from El Cantal Beach. They have an outdoor swimming pool… MoreEUR 44 - 215 Hotel Best Club Vacaciones Pueblo Indalo
 Located in front of Cantal Beach in Mojácar, Hotel Best Club Vacaciones Pueblo Indalo features Arabian-style architecture. It offers 2 outdoor swimmi… MoreEUR 35 - 550 Hotel Best Indalo
 Located beside the sea in the picturesque village of Mojácar, Almería, the whitewashed Hotel Best Indalo is set beside lush gardens where you can en… MoreEUR 75 - 119 Hotel Continental
 Hotel situated in a privileged setting on the Almerian coast, at Mojácar beach, 3 km from Garrucha fishing port and 1 km from the golf course.
This… MoreEUR 42 - 237 Hotel Best Oasis Tropical
 Set overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, the modern Hotel Best Oasis Tropical is located in the sunny village of Mojácar, on the Costa de Almería.
Ma… MoreEUR 41 - 223 Hotel Best Mojacar
 Located on the Coast of Almería, in the picturesque village of Mojácar, the Hotel Best Mojacar is only few metres from Marina golf course and right … MoreEUR 85 - 155 Apartamentos Pueblo Dorado I
 The air-conditioned Pueblo Dorado I apartments are located just 400 metres from Mojácar Beach, in Almeria. The private terraces have sea or garden vi… More | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mojácar: Guide
Mojácar is situated in the south east of the Almería (province)|Province of Almería (Andalusia|Andalucía) in southern Spain, bordering the Mediterranean Sea; its people are called “Mojaqueros”. In 2005 it had 6,092 inhabitants. Its total surface is 72 km², with a total population density of 84.6/km². Its coordinates are 37º 08' N, 1º 51' W. It is 152 m above sea level and 90 km from the capital of the province, Almería. It is an elevated mountain village displaying the traditional white color from its earlier days. There is also a tourist resort to the south of the town on the coast called Mojacar Playa.
History
Mojácar has been habitated by many and varied peoples since antiquity. Populated since the bronze age around 2000 BC, traders such as Phoenicians and Carthage|Carthaginians arrived to serve the growing communities. Under Greece|Greek dominion, the settlement was called Murgis-Akra, from whence came the latinized Moxacar, the Moorish Muxacra and finally the current name of Mojácar. The moors|north African Moors established themselves in Spain in the early 8th century and the province of Almería became under the authority of the Umayyad|Caliphate of Damascus and later ruled from Córdoba, Spain|Cordoba.
Under this second enlightened rule, Mojácar quickly grew in size and importance. With the coronation of Muhammad I of Córdoba in Granada, Mojácar and its lands became incorporated into the Nasrid dynasty|Nazari sultanate, and the town found itself on the frontier with the Christian forces to the east. Watchtowers and fortresses were built or reinforced during the 14th century, which nevertheless did little to discourage Christian incursions and fierce battles like the bloody event of 1435 where much of the population of Mojácar was put to the sword.
On June 10, 1488, the leaders of the region agreed to submit to the Christian forces, although Mojácar's alcaide refused to attend, considering his town to be already Spanish. At that time occurred the well-known meeting at Mojácar's Moorish fountain, where a pact of free association between the local Moors, Jews and Christians was agreed to. Mojácar once again began to expand until the early 18th century, when the census of the time recorded 10,000 people. Around the middle of the 19th century, Mojácar began another period of decline.
The records state that several severe droughts brought about this drop in the town's fortunes, with a consequent emigration to northern Spain, Europe and South America. The depopulation of Mojácar was reaching worrying proportions by the 1960s when tourism began to reverse the trend. Today, Mojácar remains loyal to the past with architecture, the whitewashed houses and the openness of the people, who inherited the ways of understanding and sympathy from their forebearers. Perhaps one result of this continuous mixing of cultures and religions is the Indalo or Mojácar man. This magical totem is said to bring protection and good luck, and from times past was always painted onto the fronts of houses once the whitewash was dry: keeping away the evil eye and protecting those within from storms. The figure might be interpreted to be a man holding a rainbow between his outstretched arms. The original totem is thought to be around 4,500 years old, and the earliest known one appears among other prehistoric paintings in a cave in Velez Blanco. The name, Indalo, is recent, and was coined by a group of artists and intellectuals who settled in Mojácar in the early 'sixties, attracted by the magic and bewitchment of the town, and who commercialised the totem which today signifies the whole province of Almería.
Demographics
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Indalo Man has, probably due to the increase in tourism, spread in popularilty and has been seen on houses as far apart in europe as Brittany in France and Cornwall in England for the benefit of it's protection from storms and the evil eye.
Climate
Mojácar has more than 3000 hours of sun per year. The medium yearly temperature is around 20 ºC. Winter is practically nonexistent, it passes as a long autumn or spring, with the marine temperature higher than the air temperature.
Cuisine
The traditional dishes still found today in Mojácar denote the rural nature and the Arabic origins of the village. Its cuisine is plain. Amongst the most well known dishes are: Gurullos, Pelotas, Gachas, Migas, Ajo Colorao, and Pescado frito.
Fiestas
Fiestas are important in Spain, and tend to be very participative. The most important in Mojácar are:
Moors and Christians: the nearest weekend to the 10th of June.
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San Agustín: Augustine of Hippo|Agustín is the male patron saint of Mojácar. This fiesta falls on 28 August.
Romería de Isidore the Laborer|San Isidro: 15 May.
San Juan Hogueras: (Bonfires of Saint John) 24 July.
Virgen del Rosario: Rosario is the patron saint of Mojácar.
The cuisine of the beach area of Mojacar Playa is increasingly becoming more international with high quality restaraunts serving English, French, Mexican and Argentine food to name just a few. As well as this there are many late opening beach bars or chiringuitos serving quality food and dring until the early hours. Mojacar Playa is becoming an increasingly popular and sophisticated resort.External links
- Sistema de Información Multiterritorial de Andalucía
- Diputación Provincial de Almería
Non commercial community website for the whole of the Costa Almería including Mojácar
Complete Guide and portal to Mojácar
Guide and portal to Mojácar
Spanish portal for Mojácar
English-language Mojácar newspaper for expats