Discover Zurgena: Mills, Culture and Local Cuisine

Zurgena is home to the Molino Harinero. It has been restored and enhanced as a tourist resource of outstanding importance. The mill is one of the few surviving mills in Spain with four millstones and is one of the largest surviving mills in Andalusia and Spain.

Culture and Local History

In the higher part of Zurgena stands the Torre del Reloj, a tower up to seven metres high with two structures in the Mudéjar style. The Iglesia de San Ramón Nonato, dating from 1591, is listed in Zurgena as a heritage asset.

The Centro Cultural Ginés Parra in Zurgena houses a collection of works, letters and photographs by the painter Ginés Parra. Guided tours of the Centro de Interpretación Ginés Parra are available on request.

The restored Molino del Lugar includes a new interpretation centre and an ethnographic museum dedicated to local traditions. The Ermita del Calvario was built between 1874 and 1878 and houses the Virgencica del Calvario.

The Antigua Estación de Ferrocarril de Zurgena preserves various railway items, including a signalman's hut for the pointsman and a point lever.

Landscape along the Río Almanzora

A walk along the Río Almanzora in Zurgena leads through a landscape where the Sierra and Vega meet. For planning purposes, the cultural sites and the landscape can be considered as separate points of focus alongside one another.

Local Cuisine

Zurgena's local cuisine includes embutidos, pumpkin and wheat stew, stew with cod fritters, fish broth with aletría, gurullos with rabbit, maize pelotas, braised partridge, jormigones and choto al ajillo. Sweet dishes include almond alfajores, filled empanadillas and almond cuajao.

Getting There

Zurgena can be reached via the A-334 Baza–Huércal Overa road; there is also an approach from inland via Lubrín.

Those travelling to Zurgena from Baza or Huércal Overa can regard the A-334 as the named connection; from inland, the approach via Lubrín points in another direction. This distinction supplements the travel information with a specific planning note without conflating the town's cultural and landscape themes.

When choosing a holiday apartment in Zurgena, you can first compare travel dates, room category and cancellation conditions on the respective offer pages. For your personal planning, the accommodation details can be matched with the desired focuses of your stay.

Further destinations for your travel planning: El Ejido, Armuña De Almanzora, Roquetas De Mar, Santa María del Águila, Felix, Aguadulce, Purchena and Velefique.

Religious Traditions

During Semana Santa 2018, the Juego de las Banderas was part of the programme in Zurgena; representatives of the Paso Morao and Paso Negro brotherhoods moved the flags at high speed through the historic town centre. On Easter Sunday 2018, the acatamientos included the swift procession of the image of San Juan through some streets of the historic town centre and the proceedings after Mass.

For the overarching travel overview: Almeria.