Villa15 Guide · Southern Gran Canaria
From fresh fish and a good bottle of wine to an evening stroll around Mogan Mall – these are the places we find most useful, and most enjoyable, for shopping in Gran Canaria.
For stocking the villa, we tend to choose places with good fresh food, plenty of choice and easy parking.
Our first choice for fresh fish and one of the easiest places to stock the villa with fruit, vegetables and everyday groceries.
Easy to reach from Salobre and particularly useful when you want to stock up on drinks, choose a few bottles of wine or buy fresh meat for dinner at the villa.
For a longer shopping trip, these are the three centres we would consider – each for a different reason.
Open-air, modern and particularly pleasant after the heat of the day. Browse the shops, stop for a drink or stay for dinner – this is the shopping centre we enjoy most in the south.
Mogan Mall is particularly pleasant because of its open-air design. Alongside familiar shops, there are several restaurants and cafés, so it is easy to combine a little shopping with a drink or dinner.
It isn't enormous, and that's part of its appeal. Mogan Mall is easy to wander around, beautifully kept and especially atmospheric once the lights come on in the evening.
A large, air-conditioned shopping centre in Vecindario with plenty of shops and a large Carrefour.
Atlántico is less about atmosphere and more about getting things done. With a large Carrefour and plenty of other shops under one roof, it is a useful stop when you have a longer shopping list.
Its location close to the motorway makes it easy to reach from the south. You can combine groceries with fashion, electronics and other purchases without having to drive from one place to another.
If you're heading to Las Palmas anyway, Las Arenas is easy to include in the day, with a much wider choice of shops than you will find in the south.
Las Arenas offers a wide range of shops, along with plenty of places to stop for lunch or a coffee. If you are staying in the south, it makes most sense as part of a day exploring Las Palmas rather than as a shopping trip on its own.
Compared with Mogan Mall, Las Arenas feels much more urban and functional. In return, the choice is greater and a visit is easy to combine with other places in the capital.
