New police station planned for Jumilla
The northern Murcia town is getting a new centre for police to increase safety and security
Jumilla will get a new headquarters for its police force with the construction of a new building.
The new offices, which are due to span across a total of 900 square metres, will consist of two floors, operational areas, customer service, headquarters and services.
The building, once finished, will house the municipality’s Local Police and Civil Protection. Having lacked the adequate headquarters for a number of years, the work is welcomed by the forces, who can see the prospect of a new building on the horizon.
The mayor, Seve González, explained, “The current police headquarters was provisionally handed over to the Local Police in 2007 and they are still there, in a building that does not meet the conditions they need, and now this new project can finally get underway.”
The project’s architect, Francisco Javier Giménez, explained that the new building will sufficiently house the current police force of the area and will also have adequate space for civil protection.
The ground floor area will be divided into a public service area with a large entrance hall, an operational area with a meeting room, a multipurpose room and the canine unit with an enclosed outdoor patio for dog training.
The first floor will be divided into two areas, the management area and the service area. Mostly consisting of various offices and service areas for the safe, the first floor will also have an outdoor terrace.
This Security and Emergency building will be located very close to the current police headquarters on Calle Ingeniero de la Cierva, bordering Calle Formación Agraria, to the northeast of the municipal swimming pool.
The mayor, Seve González, also explained, “Now that we have the project drawn up, it is time to look for funding. The cost of this project is around two million euros and we have to get all the groups to agree to find a way to finance this necessary work for the municipality.”
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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.
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.
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Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm
Monday closed
Winter
Tuesday to Friday from 10am to 2pm and 5pm to 7pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am to 2pm
Monday closed
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