Playa de Cura
Playa de Cura is a beach in Mogán, Las Palmas. Playa de Cura is situated nearby to the hamlet Playa de Tauro, as well as near Urbanización El Platero.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Beach
- Description: beach in Spain
- Also known as: “El Cura”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Puerto de Mogán and Playa de Amadores.
Puerto de Mogán
Puerto de Mogán is a picturesque fishing village and popular marina in the municipality of Mogán, set at the mouth of a steep-sided valley on the south-west coast of the island of Gran Canaria.
Cañada de los Gatos
Archaeological site
Photo: Abel-Arkeós, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Cañada de los Gatos is an archaeological site, which is situated 3½ km northwest of Playa de Cura.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Puerto Rico and Arguineguín.
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico is a holiday resort situated on the south-west coast of the Spanish island of Gran Canaria. Temperatures in the winter remain around 20-25 °C. There are less than three days per month of precipitation on average.
Arguineguín
Suburb
Arguineguín is one of the most populated towns along the south coast of Gran Canaria, Spain. A once typical Canarian fishing village, it is now home to both locals and tourists, as the settlement has continued to grow. Arguineguín is situated 7 km southeast of Playa de Cura.
Maspalomas Station
Locality
Photo: Felix König, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Maspalomas Station is an INTA-operated, ESTRACK radio antenna ground station for communication with spacecraft located at the southern area of Gran Canaria island, on the INTA campus. Maspalomas Station is situated 9 km east of Playa de Cura.
Playa de Cura
- Categories: black sand beach, shingle beach, urban beach, and landform
- Location: Mogán, Las Palmas, Canary Islands, Spain, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
27.79826° or 27° 47′ 54″ northLongitude
-15.73225° or 15° 43′ 56″ westElevation
5 metres (16 feet)Open location code
7CV6Q7X9+83OpenStreetMap ID
way 373394801OpenStreetMap feature
natural=beach
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Satellite Map
Discover Playa de Cura from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Catalan to Swedish—“Playa de Cura” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “El Cura”
- Cebuano: “Playa de Cura”
- Czech: “Playa de Cura”
- Dutch: “El Cura”
- Dutch: “Playa de Cura”
- French: “El Cura”
- Galician: “El Cura”
- German: “Playa de Cura”
- German: “Playa del Cura”
- Italian: “spiaggia di Cura”
- Portuguese: “Playa de Cura”
- Spanish: “El Cura”
- Spanish: “Playa de Cura”
- Swedish: “Playa de Cura”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Playa del Cura and Playa de Tauro.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Lollo & Bernie’s Club and Playa de Tauro.
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