Date Published: 29/04/2026

Jumilla restaurant draws praise from the Murcia government

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Restaurante de Loreto is one of many fine dining establishments in northern Murcia

Jumilla restaurant draws praise from the Murcia government The town of Jumilla in northern Murcia is blessed with many fine restaurants (click here for a more complete listing) but just one of them has been singled out for special recognition by the Department of Tourism Competitivity and Quality in the Regional government under the umbrella of its latest “Casos de Éxito” campaign.

The establishment chosen is the Restaurante De Loreto on Calle Canalejas, almost next door to the church of El Salvador in the centre of town, run by sisters Irene and Eva López. Seven restaurants in the Region of Murcia have been selected for a promotional video being made by the regional government under the slogan “Un caso de éxito es el éxito de todos” (a single success is a success for all of us), all of them real-life examples of how in the restaurant business the cream, appropriately, rises to the top.

Jumilla restaurant draws praise from the Murcia government Present at the presentation of the new video was Seve González, the Mayoress of Jumilla, as well as the two owners of the restaurant, and they heard the Eva Reverte, the director general of the Department, praising De Loreto as a project in which “cooking becomes a way to interpret the whole geographical area, highlighting its produce, its identity and the environment.

De Loreto occupies a 150-year-old noble house in the centre of Jumilla and the menu has always featured the very best of local produce prepared with an exquisite touch. The aim for sustainability has never been far from the owners’ minds as the business has grown and the utmost respect is shown for local products and producers – for example, the locally-grown Ercolino pears (which have Denomination of Origin status in Jumilla) are used to make various of the sauces and vinegars served.

For more local news, events and visiting information please contact the tourist office (telephone 968 780237, email oficinaturismo@jumilla.org) or go to 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.