Turrillas
Almería · Andalucía
Turrillas is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain. The township is built quite high up on the north-west facing slopes of the Sierra Alhamilla. It is accessed either by a winding road from Lucainena de las Torres or from a road off the main Sorbas to Tabernas N-340a road. From Turrillas there are views of the opposite Sierras, the Sorbas basin and of the agricultural land use; such land use is primarily revolves around olive production and some almond production. For those interested in agricultural practices there is evidence of old terrace agriculture on the hillside adjacent to the town and also evidence of a qanat irrigation system on the alluvial fan directly below the town. As of June 18, 2008, a series of Windmills are being erected on the mountain range behind Turrillas, to provide power to the National Grid. Construction began early 2008 with works to widen the roads, in order to transport the large blades and towers needed, temporary wind test antenna have been erected in order to discover the possible amount of electricity to be gained by the windmills. The initial stage of testing was successful. Construction is expected to be finished by the end of 2008.
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Origins
El actual nombre de Turrillas parece derivar de una antigua fortaleza de origen árabe, hoy desaparecida, denominada Turralba.
History
El municipio turrillero comprende los núcleos de población de Turrillas —capital municipal—, Los Encalmados, Los Pichiriches, La Vega y Los Retacos.
Monuments
•Cortijo Aguilla Zarza
What to visit
•Mirador de Turillas
Gallery
Festivals
September 2026
Festivals this month
- No festivals recorded this month.
Rest of the year
- June: San Antonio (13)
What's on
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Gastronomy
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Trails and hiking
•Turrillas - Loma del Perro (PR-A 383, 9.57 km)
•Turrillas - Las Cucas (PR-A 384, 12.44 km)
Services
Restaurant
Mirador de Turrillas
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Famous people
•José Antonio Segura, entrenador español
Town hall
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Organización territorial:
Además de la cabecera municipal, Turrillas cuenta también con varias entidades de población según el nomenclátor publicado por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística: Los Encalmados, Los Pichiriches, Los Retacos y La Vega.
Town hall of Turrillas
Gobierno municipal: Evolución de la deuda viva municipal: Organización territorial: Además de la cabecera municipal, Turrillas cuenta también con varias entidades de población según el nomenclátor publicado por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística: Los Encalmados, Los Pichiriches, Los Retacos y La Vega.
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How to get there
- 🚗 34 km from Almería (about 24 min by car)
- 🚗 150 km from Granada (about 106 min by car)
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- ✈️ 29 km from Almería airport (about 20 min by car)
- ✈️ 165 km from Región de Murcia airport (about 116 min by car)
Practical info
🅿️ Where to park
- Where to park · 0.3 km away
- Where to park · 1.4 km away
🏧 Nearest cash machine
- Cajamar · 5.7 km away
- Banesto · 8.7 km away
- Nearest cash machine · 8.7 km away
⛽ Nearest petrol station
- Repsol · 7.3 km away
🔭 Viewpoints
- Mirador de Turillas · 0.2 km away
🏖️ Where to swim
- Piscina municipal · 5.9 km away
Buses
1 paradas de autobús en el municipio.
Pharmacy and health
Educación:
Turrillas cuenta con un colegio público rural conocido como CPR Alhfil, el cual, además, atiende a alumnado de los municipios de Senés y Lucainena de las Torres.
Para evitar el cierre del colegio debido a la progresiva despoblación de Turrillas, se puso en marcha una iniciativa que consistió en una aportación económica para las familias interesadas en matricular a sus hijos en el centro.
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Obituaries
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