The 19th century mausoleums and pantheons are predominantly in the Romantic style The main cemetery of Jumilla is not only a last resting place for the deceased, but also a site which allows insights into the historical and artistic heritage of the town as well as the values and beliefs of the 19th and 20th centuries. On 1st November Jumilla joins with the rest of Spain in celebrating All Saints and All Souls and shortly after this, the tourist..

The AJAM presents a musical journey through the regions of Spain at the Teatro Vico in Jumilla The Asociación Jumillana de Amigos de la Música (AJAM) is holding its annual concert in honour of Santa Cecilia, the patron saint of music, on Sunday 15th November at the Teatro Vico. This year’s concert is entitled “Variaciones Espanya, Musika sen Fronteras”, and aims to present music as a universal language as the audience are taken on..

Fantastic views from the historic 14th-century fortress which oversaw the development of Jumilla over the centuries In the clear air of autumn the views which can be enjoyed in the vast landscapes of the north of Murcia are quite breathtaking, and few are more impressive than those from the castle of Jumilla, perched high above the town and looking out over flat plains and the mountains of Sierra del Carche and the other ranges in the Altiplano..

Pedro y el Lobo at the Teatro Vico in Jumilla For 90 years now families all over the western world have been introducing young children to the world of orchestral music through “Peter and the Wolf”, a work composed in 1936 by Sergei Prokofiev. The plot of the story is similar to a Russian folk tale, and concerns a young country boy who challenges an adult. However, Prokofiev spiced it up by introducing the capture of a wolf by Peter and..

Romeria to the Monte Santa Ana in Jumilla, second Sunday in May Every year on the second Sunday in May the Romería del Cristo Amarrado takes place in Jumilla, as the figure of Christ tied to the whipping post travels from the old town centre back up into the nearby Sierra of Santa Ana del Monte. The figure of el Cristo Amarrado a la Columna, a work by the master sculptor Francisco Salzillo, is kept in the Franciscan Convento de la Sierra..