Date Published: 03/09/2024

Roman architectural finding in Jumilla from almost 2,000 years ago

The discovery ties in with the theory of a funereal and burial complex in Jumilla in the 2^nd and 3^rd centuries AD

Roman architectural finding in Jumilla from almost 2,000 years ago Further evidence of the presence of the Romans in Jumilla almost 2,000 years ago has been unearthed at the site of El Pedregal, where a limestone block which has been unearthed has been identified as a capital (the block of stone which sites atop a pillar, providing support for a roof, arches and other structures).

Estefanía Gandía, the municipal archaeologist of Jumilla, has identified the block as dating from the 2^nd or 3^rd century AD and is confident that it belonged to a funereal temple od which a cornice is housed in the Jerónimo Molina municipal archaeological museum.

Roman architectural finding in Jumilla from almost 2,000 years ago The capital was discovered quite by chance when ground was being cleared for the installation of fairground attractions during the August fiestas, and it was Srta Gandía herself who travelled to inspect it and identify it. She asserts that this is further evidence of a Roman funeral and burial complex in Jumilla, of which El Casón is the most easily visible remnant.

When visiting Jumilla don’t forget to make your first port of call the local tourist office (Plaza del Rollo, 1, telephone 968 780237 / 663 300779, email oficinaturismo@jumilla.org.

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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.