Growers optimistic about reaching 75 million kilos amid improved conditions After several challenging years marked by drought, Jumilla’s vineyards are looking forward to a much-needed recovery in 2025. Thanks to abundant spring rainfall, the region’s grape harvest is expected to return close to its traditional level of about 75 million kilos, revitalising hopes for both quantity and quality.   Silvano García, president of the Jumilla..

Political controversy could not distract locals and visitors from the festive atmosphere in Jumilla during the Fiestas de la Vendimia The Town Hall of Jumilla, represented by Councillor Asunción Navarro, reports that the Fiestas and annual fair of 2025 enjoyed a particularly high level of participation despite the unfortunate attention gained by the municipality during the first couple of days. Councillor Navarro highlights the traditional..

Jumilla has already agreed to lift the ban if experts deem it illegal amid widespread pressure The Spanish government has formally told Jumilla Town Council to cancel its decision to stop religious events from taking place in local sports facilities. The decision, made at a council meeting in July, primarily affects two Muslim celebrations that had been held in a municipal sports centre for years.   The government says the ban “violates..

Jumilla insists peaceful coexistence remains intact as debate continues over religious celebrations in public spaces Jumilla, a wine-growing town in the northwest of Murcia near the borders with Alicante and Albacete, is home to nearly 28,000 people representing 72 nationalities. The most numerous foreign communities, according to the local government, come from South America, followed by Moroccans, who make up around 10% of the population..

The ban is the first of its kind in Spain and has been branded discriminatory and “Islamophobic” Muslim groups and human rights advocates have condemned a new ruling in Jumilla as an “Islamophobic” attempt to shut down public celebrations of Islamic festivals. The town council, led by the conservative Partido Popular (PP) and backed by Vox, has introduced new rules preventing cultural and religious events from being held in municipal..

Improvements to hiking and cycling routes, the botanical garden and the 1700-year-old Roman mausoleum of El Casón are among the projects undertaken by Jumilla Town Hall The Town Hall of Jumilla continues to implement its Sustainable Tourist Destination plan and has already completed 80 per cent of the work planned, investing 2.4 million euros in a series of 15 projects in and around the town centre. Some of these projects involve urban infrastructures..

Pictures show just how successful the growing Moors and Christians festival is becoming in Jumilla   This weekend from Friday June 6 to Sunday 8, the northern Murcia town of Jumilla hosted its Moros y Cristianos fiesta, a festival which has a long history in the municipality, stretching back as far as 1614.   In the early 2000s, the Jumilla Moors and Christians fiesta was included within the town’s annual fiestas in August, but as..