November 22 to 24 Agricultural show in Jumilla

Jumilla celebrates its agricultural wealth with a weekend of tastings and demonstrations

November 22 to 24 Agricultural show in Jumilla The annual agricultural fair and show in Jumilla is being held over the weekend of November 22 to 24 with over 30 stands of displays, talks and wine tasting, as well as the now traditional tractor and trailer manoeuvrability competition on the Sunday morning.

It would be easy to run away with the idea that agriculture throughout the large rural municipality of Jumilla consists only of vineyards, but there are plenty of other crops: the flat plains lend themselves to cereal farming, while orchards produce pears of such high quality that, like the local wine, have been awarded Denomination of Origin status – Jumilla is the largest producer of Ercolina pears in Europe!

Cattle and dairy farming also contribute to the agricultural panorama in the municipality. nd ch

The events scheduled at the fair in Paseo Poeta Lorenzo Guardiola (click for map) include the following:

Friday November 22

17.00: The fair opens.

17.30: Displays at the stalls and stands.

20.00: Closing time.

Saturday November 23

10.00: Opening plus official speeches at 10.30.

11.00: Visit the stands and stalls.

12.00: Wine tasting with Diego Cutillas.

20.30: Closing time.

Sunday November 24

10.00: Opening time.

10.30: The tractor and trailer manoeuvrability competition.

15.00: Closing time.

For more local events, news and visiting information 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.