Sunday September 7 Join the traditional pilgrimage to the Hermitage of San Isidro

Celebrate community and local heritage with a special evening walk and farmers’ Mass this Sunday

This coming Sunday September 7, in Yecla, the community will gather to take part in a much-loved tradition: the pilgrimage to the Hermitage of San Isidro. Now in its twentieth year, this event brings neighbours and friends together for an evening of connection and celebration.

At 6.30pm, pilgrims will meet by the Concha Segura Theatre before setting off on a gentle walk along the San Isidro road towards the hermitage. The walk welcomes everyone, whether you’ve joined before or it’s your first time.

The journey leads to the heart of the celebratio, the Misa Labradora (or Farmers’ Mass) at 7.30pm. The mass, dedicated to San Isidro and Santa María de la Cabeza, will be beautifully sung by the Arabí folk group. Expect a warm and heartfelt atmosphere with festival queens, local dignitaries and the colourful banners of each neighbourhood group adding to the sense of occasion.

This pilgrimage is more than a walk; it’s a chance to reconnect after the summer break, share stories and support treasured local customs. It also marks the start of preparations for the bigger San Isidro festivities to come later in the year.

Everyone is warmly invited to join in this special evening, whether to be part of the tradition, enjoy the folk music, or simply spend time with community spirit all around.

Image: Ayuntamiento de Yecla

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Oficina de Turismo de Yecla

In early 2025, due to renovation work at the usual office, the service is located on the other side of the Plaza Mayor at Calle Epifanio Ibáñez nº 2 (click for map).

Yecla Tourist Office Yecla is a large municipality in the north of the Region of Murcia, home to just under 35,000 people, and these days is best known for its wines, which enjoy Denomination of Origin status, and its furniture production, which has its origins in the abundance of pine trees on the mountainsides and the high plateaux.

Yecla Tourist Office While visitors in the 21st century may be attracted primarily by wine tourism, the town (or city, as it was proclaimed in 1878) also has a wide historical, cultural and natural heritage, and an identity quite different from the coastal areas of the Region of Murcia. For this reason it is often grouped together with its neighbour and fellow wine-producing area Jumilla as part of the Altiplano area.

Yecla borders with Castilla-La Mancha and the Region of Valencia and is closer to Alicante coastal areas than much of Murcia. These visitors come to see the historic old town itself - an atmospheric and interesting place, crammed full of history - the natural beauty of Monte Arabí, with stunning views for those who enjoy the outdoors, the gastonomy and of course the wine route.

Yecla Tourist Office Yecla boasts cave paintings from 10,000 years ago in Monte Arabí, a Bronze Age settlement at El Arabilejo, Iberian remains in El Pulpillo and a Roman administrative centre at Los Torrejones as well as the remnants of the 11th century Moorish castle on the hill behind the town. More modern (and complete) testimony to the past are the buildings in the town centre, which include the grandiose Basílica de la Purísima, with its striking blue dome, the archaeological museum and the attractive Plaza Mayor, where the 16th century Town Hall stands alongside the Renaissance Casa de los Alarcos, the clock tower and the old grain store.

Yecla Tourist Office The tourist office holds a full selection of leaflets, maps, pre-planned routes, accommodation and restaurant options and information about visiting Yecla for both individuals and groups.