February 1 to 28 Km0 tapas treats at hostelries affiliated to the Jumilla Wine Route

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A tapas route with a difference as Jumilla restaurants offer wine with their culinary snacks

February 1 to 28 Km0 tapas treats at hostelries affiliated to the Jumilla Wine Route This year’s annual KM0 tapas route is being held in the town of Jumilla and others in which wineries are affiliated to the Jumilla Wine Route, in the north of the Region of Murcia and also in the province of Albacete, from Friday February 2 to Saturday February 1 to Friday February 28.

February 1 to 28 Km0 tapas treats at hostelries affiliated to the Jumilla Wine Route This is a tapas route with a difference: whereas most events of this kind place more importance on the food on offer than on the accompanying liquid refreshments, in Jumilla the emphasis is also on the locally produced wines, which are exported not only to other regions of Spain but all over the world. The Denomination of Origin of Jumilla wines also extends to other wine-growing municipalities in the area, including Ontur and Hellín in the province of Albacete, and the list of participating restaurants reflects this geographical spread.

Each of those establishments will be offering sublime tapas, produced not for their cheapness but with the aim of achieving a quality matched by the accompanying DOP Jumilla wines. Scratch cards for on-the-spot prizes are given out, while those who complete the route will be eligible for a prize draw in which the winners receive trips for two to the wine producing areas of Bordeaux in France and Txakoli in the Basque Country, whole those with at least three stamps are guaranteed at least a small memento of their participation.

The restaurants and bars taking part are Casa Sebastián, La Macarena, Tu Rincón, San Agustín, Los Reyes Católicos, Los Tres Soles and Venecia in Jumilla and El Parque in Ontur.

(Click here for addresses and contact details of the restaurants in Jumilla.)

A new introduction this year is a Saturday coach service taking diners from one town to the other, linking Jumilla with Hellín and Ontur with lunchtime departures and evening return journeys.

February 1 to 28 Km0 tapas treats at hostelries affiliated to the Jumilla Wine Route If visiting Jumilla don’t forget to make your first port of call the local tourist office (Plaza del Rollo, 1, telephone 968 780237 / 663 300779, email oficinaturismo@jumilla.org.

For more local events, news and visiting information go to 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.