Anfi del Mar beach (Playa de Anfi / La Verga): public access, sand and facilities

By Terje Moy, editor · Published 25 October 2026

Anfi del Mar beach is officially Playa de Anfi, and many people call it Playa de la Verga. It is a public beach of 180 m with golden sand, calm water and a lifeguard, even though the resort behind it is private.

The beach at Anfi del Mar is a public beach. Its official name is Playa de Anfi, and you will also see it called Playa de la Verga, which is the same place. Mogán council lists it at 180 metres of golden sand mixed with boulders, calm water, easy access, a lifeguard, toilets, showers and sunbed hire. The resort behind it is private; the beach is not, and you do not need to be a guest to use it.

It is the pale-sand beach on this coast, and the sand is not natural to the site: it was brought in. If that sounds like a postcard, it mostly is, and the small bay is busy for the same reason. Here is how the naming, access and practicalities work.

Playa de Anfi or Playa de la Verga?

There is one beach and two names. "Playa de Anfi" is the entry on Mogán's official beach list. "La Verga" is the local name for the area and the bay, and it appears in addresses too (the Radisson Blu resort uses "La Verga s/n"). Mogán's own web page for the beach carries both: the page is filed as Playa de Anfi, but its search description and its map point refer to Playa de la Verga. So you will meet either name on signs, maps and in listings, and they mean the same sand.

"Anfi del Mar" is the name of the resort and timeshare complex that grew up around the bay. For the resort itself, its clubs and the timeshare question, see Anfi del Mar; this page is about the beach.

Can you use Anfi beach if you are not staying at the resort?

Yes. Under Spain's Coastal Law (Ley de Costas, article 31), use of the sea and the shore for ordinary purposes such as walking, staying and bathing is free, public and without charge. That is the legal reason a private resort cannot close off a beach, and the council's list includes this one as a public beach with easy access. What is private is the resort's gardens, pools and clubs.

The exact public entrance or route is not published. The routes that work are the coast path from Patalavaca, the boat into Anfi, or a taxi; ask the driver for "Playa de Anfi" or "La Verga".

The sand and the water

The council describes the sand as golden and the beach as sand with boulders, with calm water. The golden-white sand is imported; its origin is sometimes said to be the Bahamas, but no official source confirms it, so treat that as a story and not a fact. The bay is sheltered, which is why families like it, and the council marks a diving and snorkelling zone (zona de submarinismo) here, one of only four on its beach list.

Calm describes the usual condition, not a promise for the day. Look at the flag and for the lifeguard before the first swim. The full safety rules, including jellyfish advice, are in beach safety on the south coast.

What is on the beach

From the council's page:

• toilets and showers;
• a lifeguard (season and hours are not published);
• sunbed and parasol hire, with online booking promoted on the council's page;
• nautical rental;
• restaurants and bars;
• access marked as easy, and the accessible-access icon is shown;
• a diving and snorkelling zone and a webcam.

Sunbed prices are not published, so ask at the stand. Anfi's own website lists restaurants and bars around the resort and the beach, such as a Tex-Mex place described as a stone's throw from the sand and a beach club overlooking the sea; hours and menus change, so look at the door before you plan lunch around any of them. Anfi also lists daily parasailing on its activity page, and jet-ski hire is offered in the area (see jet ski, parasailing and other water sports).

Getting to Anfi beach

By boat. Líneas Salmón runs from Arguineguín harbour to Anfi del Mar; its published adult fares are €5 single and €8 return (checked October 2026). A second operator, Líneas Blue Bird, also serves Anfi. The details are in boats from Arguineguín.

On foot. The coast path from Arguineguín via Patalavaca takes roughly 45 to 60 minutes at an easy pace; see coastal walks to Patalavaca and Anfi. Half-way you can swim at Patalavaca beach.

By bus. Global's lines 91, 33 and 39 serve Patalavaca; Anfi is not shown as a stop on line 33, so we would get off at Patalavaca and walk, or check the line's page. See buses in and from Arguineguín.

By car. Public parking at the beach, its price and its capacity are not published. The general picture is in parking in Arguineguín; a taxi from the town centre is a short ride (taxis in Arguineguín).

When to go

The council offers no crowd rating for Anfi, so the best advice is the general kind: go early, expect a full beach on sunny weekends and school holidays, and bring a hat. The UV level is high all year; see sun, heat and UV on Gran Canaria. In winter the sea is cooler but still swimmable for most people, and the weather is covered in Arguineguín in winter.

No Blue Flag

No beach in Mogán holds a Blue Flag for 2026–27; the only Blue Flags in the municipality are for the marinas at Puerto de Mogán and Pasito Blanco. Anfi has its own marina, but that is not a Blue Flag marina, and the beach is not a Blue Flag beach. Compare with the neighbours in Arguineguín town beach, Costa Alegre and the best beaches near Arguineguín.