Province
& Villages - Almeria - Sorbas
Sorbas information

Sorbas lies on the N340 highway just off
the E15. Roughly 58 km from the capital, it has a population
of 2831, and is about 250 square kilometres in area. The
greater part of the population are urban, including three
outlying parishes Garrafillos, Cariatiz and La Huelga.
Close to Sorbas, Karst de yesos is one of the most importants
parts of Almería. Over millions of years, chemical
reactions in the underground water have created a breathtaking
network of linked caves and galleries, as well as being a
source of natural plaster for the building industry.
Sorbas has many historic buildings, including the 17th century
Iglesia de Santa María, the House of Duke of Alba,
the Teatro del Carpio. Typical of the town are the "casas
colgantes", overhanging houses that seemingly stuck to
the sides of a deep gorge. And in Alfarería, there
are some Moorish furnaces that are still in use today.
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