At a glance

Castril (Postcode 18816) is located on the A326 between Huescar and Pozo Alcon.

The altitude ranges from 855 and 2,138 meters

Population: There are approximately 2,500 people covering Castril, Campo Cebas, Fatima, Los Almontarus, Isidoras and Fuente Vera

Distance (taken from Mappy):

Granada Airport - Castril = 157kms
Almeria Airport - Castril = 224kms
Murcia (San Javier) Airport - Castril = 245kms
Malaga Airport - Castril = 264kms

For Family Breaks - click here

For details of Castril's Gorge Walk
click here

For details of the Sierra de Castril Natural Park click here

For Castril Museum - click here

Introduction to Castril

Castril de la Pena is located north east of the province of Granada and is adjacent to the province of Jaen. Located on the A326 between Huescar and Pozo Alcon the Sierra de Castril Natural Park is also adjacent to the Natural Park of Cazorla, Segura and Las Villas and covers approximately 12,154 hectacres.

Over the last few years Castril has become popular with tourists (mainly Spanish and French) who come to see its lake, river and abundance of water through springs in the mountains, and enjoy the popular walk in Castril itself "El Paseo Colgante" is known to the British as the "Gorge Walk".

Castril itself is fairly lively during July and August but the remainder of the year the village is enjoyed by locals.

Every Friday Castril holds a small market, where you can buy your fruit and veg, clothes, ecological products, natural rugs and pottery. If you fancy a Barter - here is the place to try your luck!

You will also see men walking around selling things, e.g. Fans (!), and Fishing Rods, again - barter with them and you could get yourself a bargain!!

There are 3 small supermarkets, 2 butchers, 3 bakers, 2 banks, a post office, medical centre, pharmacy and town hall. Two schools cover ages 3 - 14 years old inclusive.

There are also 8 bars in the village offering a range of tapas. Meson Romero and Zafra also offer a range of food.

From June to September the community pool opens. Click here for more information.

Lakes in the area include Lake Portillo (Castril), Lake Bolera (on the A326 towards Pozo Alcon), San Clemente (off the A326 towards Huescar) and the largest lake in the region, Lake Negraton which is located between Cuevas del Campo and Freila.

For more information about the Sierra de Castril Natural Park click here

Click here to learn how it is believed Castril got it's name.

Click here for telephone numbers of local services.

For information on the Sierra de Cazorla Natural Park click here

Click here for more information from Wikipedia.