Football, running, racket sports, swimming and others as Jumilla harvests the wine grape crop The annual Fiestas de la Vendimia (grape-picking fiestas) in Jumilla take place this year from 14th to 23rd August, coinciding with the time of year when the activity in the town centres around the need to ensure that the fruit grown in local vineyards makes its way in prime condition to the numerous wineries in the area, and as usual there are a host..

The wine battle in the streets takes place this year on Saturday August 22 Jumilla celebrates its annual fiestas in August, combining the celebrations of the feast day of the Virgen de la Asunción (the patron of the town) with the grape-picking fiestas (the Fiesta de la Venidmia, which is being held for the 53rd time this year), a folk music and dance festival and the Moors and Christians celebrations, although unfortunately this year the Moors..

Malmö 040, Karlan and others provide a musical backdrop to the annual fiestas and fair in Jumilla During the annual Fiestas and Fair in Jumilla this August, coinciding with the beginning of the grape harvest, a series of live concerts and other musical evenings is being held at various venues, including the Monastrell Sound festival on 15th of the month. The bill is topped by Malmö 040, Karlan and Madbel DJ and throughout the event the DOP..

An influx of visitors head for Jumilla every August for the Fiestas de la Vendimia The annual “Fiestas de la Vendimia, which coincide with the start of the grape harvest in the wine-producing area of Jumilla, begin in earnest on 13th August and last ten days, bringing thousands of visitors to the north of the Region of Murcia as they join in the fun, musical events and wine-tasting, not to mention the famed wine-soaked parade on Saturday 22nd..

Jumilla para el Recuerdo features entries in the annual photography competition in Jumilla The Jerónimo Molina museum of Ethnography and Natural Science is hosting its 35th annual exhibition from August 4 to 30 of photographs which were entered by this snappers in this year’s “Jumilla para el Recuerdo” competition, where a first prize of 300 euros was up for grabs. The official opening of the exhibition is on Tuesday August 4 at 20..

Youth culture in the spotlight during the annual fiestas of Jumilla Among the new additions to the annual Fiestas de la Vendimia (grape-picking fiestas) in Jumilla, which take place this year from 14th to 23rd August to coincide with the time of year when the activity in the town centres around the need to ensure that the fruit grown in local vineyards makes its way in prime condition to the numerous wineries in the area, is the Young Fest, which..

Enjoy this trip back to the time when the wineries of Jumilla first brought prosperity to northern Murcia In celebration of World Tourism Day, which falls every year on 27th 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 19th century transformed the social and economic..

The castle has stood on the hill overlooking Jumilla for 550 years In celebration of World Tourism Day, which falls every year on 27th September, the tourist office of Jumilla in northern Murcia is holding this day of historical recreation at the castle, which has been faithfully restored to a condition very similar to how it must have looked when it was built in the 15th century. Jumilla castle is located on the hill behind the town, where..

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..