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September 26 Free dramatized tour of the historic 19th-century buildings in Jumilla

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Enjoy this trip back to the time when the wineries of Jumilla first brought prosperity to northern Murcia

September 26 Free dramatized tour of the historic 19th-century buildings in Jumilla In celebration of World Tourism Day, which falls every year on 27^th September, the tourist office of Jumilla in northern Murcia is holding this free dramatized tour in the town centre during which visitors will enjoy a visit to some of the most important and representative buildings of the late 19^th century transformed the social and economic life of the town.

Led by local theatre group La Púa, the tour includes elements of history, local heritage and of course drama, bringing to life an era when the growing interest in locally produced wines grew sharply as the Phylloxera plague wiped out vineyards in much of the rest of Europe.

The tour, which is held in Spanish, begins at 18.30 at the Teatro Vico, one of the most important buildings to appear at this time and a sign of the new-found prosperity of Jumilla 150 years ago, and registration, although it is free of charged, should be made beforehand through the local tourist office (telephone 968 780237).

For more local news, events and visiting information please contact the tourist office or go to the home page of Jumilla Today.

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Plaza del Rollo, 1 30520 JUMILLA

Tel: 968 780237 / 663 300779

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.