Sierro heats up the frying pan: its 7th Tortilla Contest returns to the Plaza de Andalucía this Sunday
Sierro holds its 7th Tortilla Contest on Sunday 11 October, with teams of 3 to 5 people and live music in the Plaza de Andalucía.
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Eggs, potatoes, olive oil and a festive mood. With those ingredients, Sierro is holding its 7th Certamen de Tortillas (Tortilla Contest) this Sunday, 11 October, an event organised by the town council, with the support of Almería Provincial Council, which falls right in the middle of the 12 October long weekend.
The format is simple: you take part in groups of 3 to 5 people and registration costs €12. With or without onion: that is up to each team. The event starts at 12:00 in the Plaza de Andalucía and, according to the event listing on Turismo Almanzora, the day will go on until 20:00. For any queries, the town council’s phone number is 950 423 404.
Programme
- 12:00. The contest gets under way in the Plaza de Andalucía.
- 13:00. Concert by Mar Hernández.
- 16:00. Concert by Cuestión de Piel.
- Bar: run by Sierro’s AMPA (parents’ association).
This is not the first time the tortilla de patatas (Spanish omelette) has reigned supreme in the square. In October 2023, at the fourth edition of the village’s food contest, the teams cooked in front of a jury that scored flavour, originality and presentation, and the afternoon ended with a tasting of international desserts made by the foreign communities who live in the municipality, as we reported at the time in elValle Actualidad.
After all, in a village of 364 residents, according to the padrón (municipal register) figures from the INE, Spain’s National Statistics Institute, as of 1 January 2025 (twelve fewer than a year earlier), events like this are what bring people together in the square and open the door to anyone who wants to get to know the village. Sierro, which sits on the northern slopes of the Sierra de los Filabres, also preserves a castle of Andalusi (Moorish) origin, the Hisn al-Zuerro, and the church of San Sebastián, the saint in whose honour it holds its Moros y Cristianos (Moors and Christians) every September.
So, if you fancy a Sunday of flavour and live music, get your team together, dig out the best recipe from home and head for Sierro. From elValle Actualidad, a tip for Sunday: come up hungry.
