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September 30 Guided tour of Jumilla castle followed by a tasting of the local wines

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Jumilla offers a cultural day out in the spectacular countryside of north-west Murcia

September 30 Guided tour of Jumilla castle followed by a tasting of the local wines One of the events being held in Jumilla to commemorate World Tourism Day 2023 is a chance to sample the locally produced D.O. Jumilla wines for which the town is famous in one of the most privileged settings imaginable: the castle which stands on a hilltop high above the modern town centre.

The event on Saturday September 30 begins with a guided tour of the fortification at 10.45, with participants meeting beforehand at the tourist office: those taking part will then use their own vehicles to drive in convoy to the castle. The tour is followed by the tastings, which are supplied courtesy of the Ruta del Vino de Jumilla.

The castle in the form we see it today was first built by Juan Pacheco, the first Marquis of Villena, on orders issued in 1461 to defend the town and the surrounding countryside, although prior to that it is known that there were fortifications on the hill during the Bronze Age (between 2000 and 1000 BC. As these grew they became a large fortified settlement by the dawn of the subsequent Iron Age and were later taken over and adapted in around 190 BC by the Romans, a part of whose defensive wall still remains.

Prior registration should be made through the Tourist Office by telephone or WhatsApp on 663 300779 or by email at oficinaturismo@jumilla.org.

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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.