Canillas de Albaida is a town and municipality in the province of Málaga, part of the autonomous community of Andalusia in southern Spain.

The village has seen considerable growth and renovation after the 2000 millennium, as a result of an increase in tourism and the number of expatriate residents from northern Europe.

The village sits on the edge of the Sierras of Tejeda, Almijara and Alhama Natural Park, a haven for wildlife and walking.

In 1487, after the conquest of Vélez-Málaga by the Catholic Monarchs, Canillas de Albaida was added to the compliance requirements imposed by King Ferdinand.

In 1569 its neighbors, mostly Moors, joined the Competa and other regions that rebelled against the oppression of Philip II, until defeated at the Battle of the Rock of Frigiliana[citation needed].