August 12 Medina Azahara live in concert in Jumilla

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Free admission to see the legendary Córdoba rockers on their farewell nationwide tour

August 12 Medina Azahara live in concert in Jumilla Medina Azahara, named after the historic site just a few kilometres from their home city of Córdoba, were formed in the late 1970s and soon became popular with their mix of hard rock (think Deep Purple and Riannbow) and symphonic rock.

They maintained a constant output of hit singles and albums throughout the 1980s and 90s and have remained active ever since, still touring today with their original lead vocalist Manuel Martínez. It is estimated that they had achieved worldwide sales of over 2 million albums by 2003.

As part of their latest tour (which they say will be their last, calling it the “Todo tiene su fin” tour) they are offering a free concert in Jumilla on Tuesday 12^th August, starting at 23.30 in the grounds of the Arzobispo Lozano secondary school (click for map). This falls within the festivities which are being held to celebrate the annual fiestas of Jumilla, also coinciding with the beginning of the grape harvest – and therefore another season of production in the renowned wineries of the area.

This is likely to be a very popular concert, since Medina Azahara’s fates in Bilbao, Barcelona, Granada, Córdoba, León and Badajoz have already sold out.

For more information about visiting Jumilla, including what's on, local news and all of the bodegas on the Jumilla wine route, visit 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.