Date Published: 14/07/2022

ARCHIVED - Jumilla extends and improves its wine routes with the use of the Wine Museum

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Agreements have been approved with DOP Jumilla, Ruta del Vino and the Winemakers’ Association for the use of the Wine Museum

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Jumilla extends and improves its wine routes with the use of the Wine Museum

Jumilla has agreed to allow various wine tourism associations to make use of its Wine Museum in their wine tours and wine-based activities.

The Town’s Governing Board has approved an agreement with the Control Board of the DOP Jumilla for the protected wine region, as well as with the Wine Route Association and the Winemakers Association of Murcia to allow them to use the facilities of the Wine Museum for activities related to the culture and promotion of wine in Jumilla, such as their wine routes.

These activities are in addition to those carried out by Jumilla Town Council itself, and will serve to energise the museum and improve efficiency in the use of the facility.

These three agreements will soon be signed by the Mayor of Jumilla, Juana Guardiola, on behalf of the Town Council, and the three presidents of the three associations.

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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.

Opening hours

Summer

Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm

Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm

Monday closed

Winter

Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm

Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm

Monday closed

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