October 18 Jumilla Half-Marathon and 10-km race

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October 18 Jumilla Half-Marathon and 10-km race Registration is now open (and remains so until 15^th October) for the 7^th edition of the “Jumilla Ciudad del Vino” half-marathon and 10-km running races, which start and finish on 18^th October at the Pabellón de Deportes Carlos García.

Racing on the day begins at 18.00 and the route is the same as last year, including some of the main streets of Jumilla such as Paseo Poeta Lorenzo Guardiola, Reyes Católicos, Ronda de Poniente and Avenida de Levante as well as the districts of San Juan and San Antón. The circuit will be completed once by athletes in the 10-km race and twice by those opting for the half-marathon.

Registration is open online here and is priced at 10 euros for the shorter distance and 15 euros for the half-marathon. Vest numbers can be picked up on the day of the event at the Pabellón Municipal de Deportes from 10.30 to 16.30 (ID documentation will be required).

Refreshments are provided at km 11 and at the finish line, and prizes are up for grabs in both events.

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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.