June 6 to 8 Medieval market in Jumilla

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All the fun of the fair in the picturesque old town of Jumilla

June 6 to 8 Medieval market in Jumilla The annual medieval market in Jumilla is being held this year between Friday 6^th and Sunday 8^th June, with a host of live entertainments and activities taking place in the streets of the old town around the Arco de San Roque alongside the stalls offering a wide range of products.

The market stalls open on the Friday from 18.00 to midnight and on both Saturday and Sunday from 11.00 to 14.00 and 18.00 to midnight.

The schedule for the weekend includes the following:

Friday June 6

18.00: The market opens with wandering minstrels, stilt walking and puppet shows.

18.00: Casket and face painting workshops for children.

19.15: “Seres del bosque” street parade.

20.15: Vikings and acrobatics display.

20.30: Falconry display.

21.00: Music from Los Lobos Salvajes and Vendaval Folk.

Saturday June 7

11.00: The market opens and casket and face painting workshops begin for children.

11.30: Puppets on stilts.

12.00: Music with Vendaval Folk.

13.15: Falconry display.

18.00: “Seres del bosque” street parade.

18.30: Music with Vendaval Folk.

19.15 and 20.15: Falconry displays.

20.00: Music with Vendaval Folk.

Sunday June 8

11.00: The market opens and casket and face painting workshops begin for children.

11.30: La Bestia y su Domadora, Street entertainment.

13.15, 19.15 and 20.15: Falconry displays.

19.00: “Seres del bosque” street parade.

20.00: Vikings and acrobatics display.

22.00: The market ends.

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.

Address

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.