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May 14 to 18 International Museums Day celebrations in Jumilla

A host of guided visits and musical events at the museums of Jumilla

May 14 to 18 International Museums Day celebrations in Jumilla In recent years the Night of the Museums has become one of the most popular dates in the calendar all over the Region of Murcia and this year, with the date falling on a Saturday (May 18) the weekend is being celebrated with open doors days, free tours and a myriad of other activities.

In the town of Jumilla, in the north of the Region, there are a variety of activities taking place mostly between May 14 and 18. All of the town’s museums are open on May 17 from 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 23.00 and the full schedule is as follows:

Wednesday May 14

20.00: A talk at the Wine Museum entitled “Salzillo: el enigma revelado”, in which Mariano Spiteri explains aspects of the life and work of the famed Murcia sculptor who live in the late 18^th century and created the revered figure of Cristo Amarrado a la Columna, which is being taken back up to the Monastery of Santa Ana in a romería on 11^th May.

Thursday May 15

21.15: Presentation of the magazine Pleita 13 at the Wine Museum, followed by wine tasting in the gardens of the museum.

Friday May 16

17.00 to 20.00: An escape room activity outside the museums, for all ages, in which competitors are sent on a mission to space!

22.00: Presentation of the promotional video “Siente los museos de Jumilla”.

22.15: “Flamenco, raíces y alas”, a concert featuring singer Victoria Cava, followed by wine supplied by the Jumilla Wine Route. Venue: Plaza de Arriba.

Saturday May 17

OPEN DAY AT THE MUSEUMS

11.00: A free guided tour of the Archaeological Museum entitled “Las Malestas del Futuro”.

12.00: A free dramatized tour of the Ethnographic Museum entitled “Concoiendo al Profesor Siroko”.

20.30: “Suena la Historia”, a free concert at the Ethnographic Museum by the AMJS music society.

22.30: Orquesta Panther Show in concert at the Wine Museum.

Sunday May 18

11.00: Free guided tour of the fascinating museums of Jumilla – click here for further details including booking.

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.

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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.