City guide Mojacar
- Accommodation Vacation rentals via Mojácar Estates; average 1-bed €700-€900/month off-season Fotocasa asking rent in October 2026 was 9 €/m² in Mojácar Pueblo and in the beach…
- Annual Events Moors and Christians Festival (June), incredible parades and historical reenactments Moors and Christians on the weekend closest to 10 June, Carnival in February, and San…
- Attractive Tax System for Digital Nomads Beckham Law (flat 24% tax) or the new Digital Nomad Visa (15% rate for up to 4 years) On a British citizen passport, UK travel advice allows 90 days in any 180 without a visa…
- Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads Mojácar Pueblo for views and quiet, or La Paratá for long-term villa rentals Mojácar Playa along Paseo del Mediterráneo, where DeskSpace coworking is, at number 315…
- Best Area to Stay for Tourists Mojácar Playa (near Playa del Cantal) for nightlife and beaches Mojácar Playa, the resort strip about 2 km from the old town. Serviced beaches include…
- Best Coworking Space La Hormiga Coworking (Calle de la Polaca), €15/day or €150/month DeskSpace (Paseo del Mediterráneo 315, Mojácar Playa): €10 for two hours, €20 for a day…
- Best Hospital Hospital La Inmaculada (Huércal-Overa), 30 mins drive Hospital La Inmaculada in Huércal-Overa is the reference hospital. There are also two…
- Best Local Dish to Try Gurullos con Conejo (pasta with rabbit stew) Gurullos, which the town tourism board names with pelotas stews, paprika broth, migas and…
- Best Taxi/Ride App No Uber/Bolt; use PideTaxi Almería or Radio Taxi Mojácar (+34 950 478 225) No ride-hailing app is listed for Mojácar. The town lists Central Taxi Levante on 950 888…
- Birdwatching Locations Laguna del Río Aguas, home to turtles and migratory birds Laguna del Río Aguas, at the river mouth, for wetland birds. The tortuga mora, a protected…
- Bonfire-Friendly Spots Noche de San Juan (June 24th) - fires allowed on Mojácar Playa all night Noche de San Juan on 23 June, on the Mojácar beaches: bonfires, grilled sardines, music…
- Cashless Friendly Yes, cards and Apple Pay accepted almost everywhere except small chiringuitos Cards are widely used. The Spain travel guide says some shops ask for photo ID before…
- City Mojácar, Almería, Andalusia, Spain Mojácar, on the Mediterranean in the Province of Almería, Andalusia, Spain.
- Controlled Foreign Company (CFC) Rules Yes, applicable to foreign entities controlled by Spanish residents Yes. Spanish residents are taxed on a foreign company when they hold over 50% and the…
- Corporate Tax 25% standard rate in Spain; 15% for new companies for the first 2 years The general corporation tax rate is 25%. Newly created companies pay 15% in the first tax…
- Currency & Banking 1 EUR ≈ 1.08 USD. Accessible via CaixaBank and Sabadell on Paseo del Mediterráneo Euro (EUR). On 19 October 2026 the ECB reference rate was 1 EUR = 1.1225 USD, so 1 USD =…
- Cycling/Walking Paths Senderos de Mojácar (PR-A 370) trail from the Pueblo to the beach The town publishes Sopalmo to Adelfa, Sopalmo to Granatilla, Subida al Picacho, Sendero…
- Dividend Withholding Tax 19% to 28% depending on amount Dividends are savings income: 19% on the first €6,000, 21% to €50,000, 23% to €200,000…
- Highest Income Tax Bracket 47% (on income over €300,000) The 2026 state withholding scale reaches 47% on general income above €300,000. Each…
- Highway Access A-7 E-15 (Autovía del Mediterráneo) accessible via the AL-6111 The A-7 / E-15 Autovía del Mediterráneo. From Almería take exit 709 (Los Gallardos…
- Historic Buildings The City Gate (Puerta de la Ciudad), dating from 1574 Puerta de la Ciudad, the old town gate, listed by the town among the sights in the…
- Historical Sites Parroquia de Santa María (16th-century fortress church) Iglesia de Santa María, a 16th-century church from 1560, built over the former mosque and…
- Local Heritage The Indalo Man - a prehistoric symbol found in Almería caves The Indalo, a protective figure linked to the schematic paintings in the Cueva de los…
- Main Train/Transit Hub Almería Train Station (Intermodal), 1 hour drive away The nearest station is in Almería, next to the bus station, 90 km and about 55 minutes by…
- Museums & Art Venues Casa de la Canana (Mojácar Pueblo), traditional house museum, €5 entry Casa Museo La Canana, in the old town, listed by the town tourism board.
- Must-See Landmarks The Fountain (La Fuente Mora) where locals still wash clothes La Fuente de Mojácar, the spring the old town sits on, and the Mirador de la Plaza Nueva…
- National Parks Nearby Sierra Nevada National Park, approx. 1.5 hours drive Sierra Nevada National Park is toward Granada. The town puts Granada at 180 km and about 2…
- Nearby Nature Escapes Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park, 45 mins drive Sierra Cabrera rises behind the town. The Cabo de Gata-Níjar Natural Park begins a few…
- Population 6,800 (increases to 30,000+ in summer) 7,680 inhabitants on 1 January 2025, the official municipal padrón from the national…
- Power 230V, 50Hz, 🔌 Type C/F sockets 230 V, 50 Hz. Sockets are Type C (Europlug) and Type F (Schuko).
- Property Tax IBI (Impuesto sobre Bienes Inmuebles), approx. €300-€600/year for average apartment IBI is an annual municipal tax on owning real estate, and the city sets the rate. A…
- Property Transaction Tax 7% ITP (Transfer Tax) in Andalusia for resale properties In Andalusia, a resale from a private seller pays transfer tax at 7% (since 28 April…
- Public Transport Passes Local 'Urban Mojácar' bus, €1.20 per trip, monthly cards available at the Estanco The town urban bus is €1.20 a ride. The winter 2026 timetable starts on 12 October 2026…
- Regional Travel ALSA Bus lines connect Mojácar to Almería, Murcia, and Madrid ALSA coaches use the interchange on Avenida de Andalucía, which ALSA also describes as the…
- Religious Sites Church of San Pascual Baylón Iglesia de Santa María is the parish church. The town also lists the Ermita de San Pascual…
- SIM Card Orange or Vodafone (Paseo del Mediterráneo), approx. €15 for 50GB Buy a prepaid SIM at an Orange or Movistar shop. Movistar says a Spanish prepaid SIM must…
- Scenic Viewpoints Mirador Plaza Nueva, views across the Valle de las Pirámides Mirador de la Plaza Nueva, in the old town, with views toward the sea and inland.
- Street Art Minimalist Indalo silhouettes painted on almost every white wall Indalo figures, the local protective symbol, are still painted on house walls in Mojácar.
- Studio Purchase Price (City Center) Approx. €2,400 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €96,000 in Mojácar Pueblo) About 1,888 €/m² in Mojácar Pueblo in October 2026, from Fotocasa asking prices for all…
- Studio Purchase Price (Outside City) Approx. €1,900 per m² (e.g., 40 m² = €76,000 in inland developments) About 3,190 €/m² in Mojácar Playa, Las Ventanicas and La Paratá in the same October 2026…
fix pass. Top Regional Airline corrected to the airport's own 80 km distance, Accommodation updated to the six Habitaclia flats with the second one-bedroom at 550 euros, Best Taxi/Ride App rewritten to the town-listed taxi operator and its 2025 fares, Best Coworking Space and Best Area to Stay for Digital Nomads now citing the operator's contact page for the street address and opening hours, and the exchange-rate wording set to 0.8909 to match the country prep (https://www.mojacar.es/planifica/como-llegar/, https://www.habitaclia.com/alquiler/pisos/almeria-provincia/mojacar/s, https://deskspace.es/es/contacto/, https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/eurofxref/eurofxref-hist-90d.xml).