Mojacar is the most visited tourist resort on the Costa Almeria in Spain. With a great modern beach area known as Mojacar Playa and the old Moorish town 2km away (Mojacar Pueblo), this town has something for everyone.
Or does it?
What about people who like to party and hit the town at night?
In this article we examine whether Mojacar might be too quiet, after all there are plenty of beach resorts in Spain famous for nightlife such as Benidorm, Magaluf and Puerto Banus to name just a few.
Where to Fly Into
Approximately a two and a half hour flight away from the UK, tourists and locals usually fly into Almeria Airport which is a only about 1 hours drive away, or alternatively some fly into Murcia Airport if there are some really cheap RyanAir flights available, this takes 2 hours drive.
Mojacar is an attractive resort with many hotels to book into or choose the more popular self catering route of renting a villa with a swimming pool for a week or two or an apartment on a complex with a communal swimming pool.
Family-Friendly
Mojacar is considered to be a family friendly resort with a few nightclubs which are open until the early hours but really this isn’t the resort to come to if you are looking for great nightlife. There are however enough bars for most people to be happy enough and note that Mojacar is much busier than nearby Vera Playa, Garrucha and Carboneras.
People who have booked their vacations in apartment complexes and hotels will find that there are ample organised evening activities, which is great for families with children as the parents can relax and children are kept entertained.
Try visit in June to coincide with the biggest local fiestas of the year – the three-day Moors and Christians celebrations. As Mojacar was occupied for hundreds of years by the Moors this is especially important to this town. There is plenty of costumes, parades, battles, music and drinking.
Nightclubs in Mojacar
Where is THE best club in Mojacar?
In our opinion…
Mandala Beach
In the best tradition of the Miami Beach clubs comes the Mandala Beach Club in Mojacar. Simply stunning and comparable to similar-styled clubs such as Nikki Beach and the Ocean Club in Marbella.
You can eat there at the restaurant by day and then at night it’s DJ’s transform the club into a lively club with big events happening in the summer.
During the day you can relax on Balinese styled sun loungers with an exotic cocktails.
Themed parties such as ‘I Love Mondays’ and VIP rooms add to the extras that gives Mandela Beach the edge over the other bars and clubs in Mojacar.
Mandala Beach Club & Disco, Playa El Cantal, Mojacar Playa.
Open from 12:00 until 17:00
Tel: +34 902 442 420
Website: www.ibribones.com
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Bars in Mojacar
Get down the beachfront and you will most of the bars. Literally get on the beach and enjoy the beach bars known as chiringuitos. These hut-type structures are usually just erected for the summer season and then taken down again. Many do decent food too and often have a DJ at night or even live music.
Tito’s is the best-known – find it at the end of Playa de las Ventanicas.
Tel: 950 61 50 30
The video below shows Titos with footage of Mojacar back in 1978 – it looks so different!
Bbme Beach Bar
Also worth a visit is the Bbme beach bar (chiringuito) – see the video below.
This is a fantastic place to chill out on the beach. They have beds with canopies where you can literally fall asleep. Quite handy when you have eaten a delicious lunch in their restaurant.
Although a beach bar this is not some shabby hut serving burgers and chips but instead a sophisticated look with good food believe it or not although not much here for vegetarians except for salad.
During July and August this is packed and if you don’t book for lunch you are liabl