Date Published: 19/04/2024

Jumilla modernises Vico Theatre with 109k investment

The updates to this Jumilla cultural spot will vastly improve the audience experience

Back in 2023, Jumilla City Council secured a significant 109,327 euro grant to revamp the Vico Theatre's outdated facilities, bolster sustainability and upgrade technology. Of this sum, 64,891 euros was sourced from the EU Recovery, Transformation and Resilience Plan, while the remaining balance came from the municipality coffers.

Thanks to this investment by the Department of Culture, all of the theatre’s audiovisual capabilities were enhanced, which not only makes things easier for the staff employed there but also creates a far better live experience for the audience.

A key focus area was updating audio and networking systems with cutting-edge tools such as a digital sound desk, cableless communication boxes and advanced wireless microphones.

Additionally, digital lighting installations were expanded, incorporating 24 Cameo Studio spotlights, 12 PC lens projectors, 6 35/50 degree cut-out spotlights and a light table. Tow digital billboards have also been erected outside the theatre.

Regarding mechanical advancements on stage, the venue acquired automated rigging components, including a 15-metre long telescopic hoist, four control panels with frequency converters and a Tablet for automaton control, which will streamline scene transitions and simplify backstage operations.

Other notable additions comprised an auxiliary stage box, four headset microphones and frequency packs and a laptop computer.

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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.