Date Published: 04/06/2025

Jumilla botanical garden reopens after a 6-month improvement program

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The La Estacada garden in Jumilla is one of the most popular of its kind in the Region of Murcia

Jumilla botanical garden reopens after a 6-month improvement program The beautiful botanical garden of La Estacada, just outside the town of Jumilla in north-western Murcia, has reopened to the public this week after improvements which required an investment of more than 627,000 euros, according to a Town Hall statement. reabre al público tras una importante obra de mejora y restauración paisajística

Those familiar with the park, which occupies an area of around 20,000 square metres and has become one of the most popular gardens of its kind in the Region of Murcia, will soon become accustomed to the new features, which include play areas for children, areas accessible for those of limited mobility and new illumination. All of this has been achieved over a period of 6 months as Jumilla continues its Sustainable Tourism plan, making good use of EU funding.

Jumilla botanical garden reopens after a 6-month improvement program One of the main new features is a “sensorial garden”, and this sits alongside the pond (which has been renovated in various ways), and the more than 150 species of ornamental plants, trees, flowers and shrubs contained inside, which in turn attract a large number of bird species. In fact, another of the improvements implemented is the conversion of the already existing bird cages into a kind of environmental display.

The garden reopened to the public on Tuesday June 3 and will be welcoming visitors during the summer opening hours of 8.00 to 22.00. For the remainder of the year it will close in the evening at 20.00.

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.

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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.