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What to see and do in Turrillas

What to see and do in Turrillas (Filabres-Tabernas, Almería): 3 places across monuments, nature, activities and curiosities, with a photo and a Google Maps location.

1 Villages · 1 Curiosities · 1 Historical milestones

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What to see and do in Turrillas

Turrillas
Village
Municipality of 256 inhabitants at 847 m altitude, next to the Sierra Alhamilla, whose territory passed into Christian hands in 1488. Between the late 19th and early 20th centuries it experienced a mining boom that brought its population up to 1,400, declining after the First World War.
Minería del hierro en Sierra Alhamilla
Historical milestone
Turrillas experienced its most prosperous period in the late 19th and early 20th centuries thanks to iron mining in the Sierra Alhamilla, which even had its own mining railway; the activity declined after the First World War.
Turrillas en el cine
Curiosity
The church of Turrillas served as a setting for the film "For a Few Dollars More"; the village and its surroundings also appear in "Patton" and "Tierra brutal".