July 4 to August 3 Geology exhibition in Jumilla

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The geological artwork of Ángel Francisco Cutillas at the Ethnography and Natural Science Museum of Jumilla

July 4 to August 3 Geology exhibition in Jumilla Ángel Francisco Cutillas has been collecting and studying rocks for many years, compiling knowledge about the whole world but especially the area around Jumilla, where the characteristics of the rock are very special due to its location over a layer of former volcanic rock.

In fact, a type of rock found only in this locality has been officially named “jumillite” in honour of the town (for those interested, it is described “as a variety of olivine phonolitic leucitite composed essentially of leucite and diopside, and with subordinate olivine, alkali feldspar and phlogopite. Now regarded as an olivine-diopsiderichterite madupitic lamproite”.

(Thanks to www.mindat.org for the information)

He is also a painter, specializing in both oils and watercolours, and this collection features a selection of his highly detailed and informed work.

The exhibition can be seen at the Jerónimo Molina Ethnography and Natural Science Museum of Jumilla from Friday July 4 until August 3 (opening hours Tuesday to Saturday 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00, Sundays and public holidays 11.00 to 14.00).

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.