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Bumper year anticipated in 2026 for the pear crop in Jumilla

The high-quality pears grown in Jumilla have been awarded Denomination of Protected Origin status

Bumper year anticipated in 2026 for the pear crop in Jumilla The town of Jumilla in northern Murcia is best-known for the excellent wines produced in and around the municipality and for the charming splendour of the old buildings in the centre of town, but many forget that it is also proud of another local product which has been awarded Denomination of Protected origin status: pears.

The Ercolini pears cultivated in Jumilla are especially sweet and tend to be somewhere between light green and yellow in colour, with white flesh and an excellent taste. As part of the DOP protected origin regulations strict quality checks are in place, and this week Mayoress Seve González and Councillor Antonio Pérez welcomed a visit from Joaquín Buendía, the minister for Water, Agriculture, Farming and Fishing to see how well the sector is recovering in the company of local farmers.

Bumper year anticipated in 2026 for the pear crop in Jumilla Unfortunately, the 2025 harvest was decimated by hailstorms during the spring and production was well down on the usual annual figure, but despite climate change the weather this year has been more favourable. With picking season now under way, it is anticipated that the crop yield for 2026 will be 59 per cent higher (or 66.8 per cent according to a regional government press release) than last year at around 23,000 tons. This is the total estimated by around 100 local growers and traders affiliated to the DOP organization, who manage 250 hectares of crops with a growing export market especially in Germany, Italy and Portugal.

Bumper year anticipated in 2026 for the pear crop in Jumilla These exports are expected to bring in total revenue of some two million euros, illustrating the considerable importance that pears have to the economy of Jumilla.

There are, though, challenges ahead in the future. One of them, as is always the case for fruit and vegetable growers in the Region of Murcia, guaranteeing an adequate water supply. At the same time as addressing this, efforts are being made to adapt to the demands of sustainable, ecological principles while maintaining the competitive edge which resulted in the DOP status being so richly deserved!

Images: Ayto Jumilla / CARM

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Oficina de Turismo Jumilla

The tourist office in the centre of Jumilla is easily found by driving straight into the centre of the town along the Avenida de Murcia and following the signposts. The tourist office is alongside the Parque de Don Albano Martínez Molina, where there are a number of parking spaces.

Jumilla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, has become internationally famous over recent decades due to the quality of the wines produced in the municipality, and wine tourism has begun to attract visitors from other parts of Spain and the rest of Europe.

The tourist office is happy to provide a range of maps and leaflets showing the different bodegas which can be visited within the municipality. Some of these form part of the Rutas del Vino de Jumilla, the Jumilla wine route, and can either be visited as a guided tour or sell their produce directly to the public.(see feed below for more details)

However, the town and the surrounding countryside have plenty of other attractions for visitors, and the popularity of Jumilla wines is leading more and more people to discover other facets of the tenth largest municipality in Spain.

Jumilla Tourist Office

These include the spectacular countryside and birdlife in the Sierra del Carche, the historic remains which range from cave paintings and a Roman mausoleum to the castle, the Iglesia de Santiago, the Town Hall and the Teatro Vico, and the gastronomy: rich stews are accompanied not only by the wines of the area but also by Jumilla pears, which also enjoy Denomination of Origin status.

Tourism in Jumilla is not as seasonal as it is in the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia, but the town is at its liveliest during the fiestas in Holy Week and the August Fair, which incorporates the grape harvest celebrations and the Moors and Christians parades.

The Altiplano of the Region of Murcia, which consists of the municipalities of Jumilla and Yecla, is only just over an hour by car from the Mar Menor, Cartagena, Mazarrón, Torrevieja and Alicante, and anyone wishing to visit real inland Spain and world-class wineries is advised to include Jumilla in their schedule.