ARCHIVED - Saturday 8th February FREE ENGLISH language guided tour of Jumilla old town

Jumilla also offers many wine-producing bodegas which can be visited on the same day
Route name: OLD TOWN OF JUMILLA
Language: English (see feed below for dates of other English and Spanish language tours)
This FREE guided tour explores some of the interesting monuments and locations of historical interest in the centre of Jumilla, including the Teatro Vico Theatre, the Casa modernista de Doña Pepita, the church of El Salvador, the Ayuntamiento or town hall, the Plaza de Arriba, the church of Santiago, Jardín de las Ranas, Arco de San Roque and Puerta de Granada.
The tour also stops outside the Archaeological Museum housing a wide collection of artifacts recovered from the various archaeological excavations undertaken within the municipality, illustrating the long history of Jumilla which contains several prehistoric settlements and an important Iberian settlement and graveyard, the Coimbra del Barranco Ancho and the Ethnographic Museum, home to a large collection of geological specimens and ethnographic materials. Visitors have sufficient time after the tour to either visit one or both of these museums or visit one of the wine bodegas which are included in the Ruta del Vino of Jumilla.
Entry to both of these museums is normally 1 euro, but both are free at the weekend.
The visit lasts for an hour and a half.
Departure at 11:00 from outside the Teatro Vico. Click for map: Teatro Vico
Click for further information about Jumilla including its wine bodegas which can also be visited on the morning of this route, all of which sell wine directly produced by the bodegas.
Contact details: 968 780 237 – or email Jumilla Tourist office by Clicking here.
Full information about the bodegas, other places of interest and a restaurants list is available on the English language official tourism page: JUMILLA TODAY
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