Lucainena de Las Torres

Lucainena de las Torres is a municipality of Almería province, in the autonomous community of Andalusia, Spain.
Lucainena de las Torres belongs to the association "The Most Beautiful Villages of Spain".

WWW lucainenadelastorres.es

Geography

The municipality is located in the north of the Sierra Alhamilla, at 550 meters above sea level. The area is bordered by the natural arc of Cabo de Gata-Níjar, Sorbas and Sierra Cabrera. From Almería to Lucainena de las Torres there are 53 km and you have to take the N340 road that runs along the Tabernas desert.
With an area of 124 km², the village currently has about 600 inhabitants. The vast majority still make a living from agriculture. The town won the 1st prize for the beautification of the villages in 1998 and among other things has a magnificent baroque church of the 18th century, and deserves a visit.

Neighbouring localities

The municipal territory of is bordered by that of the following municipalities:
Nijar, Sorbas, Tabernas, Turrillas... all located in the province of Almería.

Administration

List of mayors, since the first democratic elections.

Législature	Name of mayor	Political party
1979–1983
1983–1987
1987–1991
1991–1995
1995–1999
1999–2003
2003–2007
2007–2011	Juan Herrera Segura	People's Party (Spain)
2011–2015	Juan Herrera Segura	People's Party (Spain)
2015–2019	Juan Herrera Segura	People's Party (Spain)
2019–2023	Juan Herrera Segura	People's Party (Spain)
2023–2027	Juan Herrera Segura	People's Party (Spain)

Movies

Movies were shot there:Bullets Don't Argue, Bullets Don't Lie, Le Pistole non discutono

''A Bullet for Sandoval, Those Desperate Men Who Smell of Dirt and Death, Los Desperados, Quei disperatai che puzzano di sudore e di morte''

Culture

Feast of San Sebastian
The tradition consists of throwing wreaths of bread to the patron saint, the martyr Saint Sebastian, during its processional parade, January 20.
Feast of the Virgin of Montesión.
Way of Saint James and the Virgin of Montesión