February 15 The cycling Tour of Murcia begins in Jumilla

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The Vuelta a Murcia returns to Jumilla after a 19-year hiatus

February 15 The cycling Tour of Murcia begins in Jumilla Professional cycling’s Tour of Murcia begins on Saturday February 15 in the town centre of Jumlla, in the north of the Region, with the peloton setting out on a 199-km course at 12.00 on Paseo Poeta Lorenzo Guardiola and the non-competitive parto f the race lasting along Avenida de la Libertad, Avenida de Murcia, Calle Cánovas del Castillo and Avenida Asunción.

There is a strong cycling fan base in Jumilla, no doubt strengthened in part by the exploits of local rider Bernardo González, who represented Spain at the summer Olympics in 1988 and 1996 before his untimely death in a road accident four years later.

However, this is the first time the Vuelta a Murcia has visited the town since 2006, whereas prior to that there had been three visits during the 80s and 90s. During those years the peloton included Miguel Induráin, Pedro Delgado and Marco Pantani.

Racing on Saturday begins at 12.00 midday, although the fanfare and presentations will start at 10.00 and fans are likely to be there early to meet and greet riders from the Movistar, Astana, UAE and Dechatlon AG2R teams among others.

At the same time, due to TV coverage on Eurosport and Teledeporte, Jumilla will receive exposure to a Europe-wide audience as the riders pass the Jardín de la Glorieta, the Teatro Vico and Calle Cánovas del Castillo.

El municipio de Jumilla ha sido una parada ineludible de esta prestigiosa prueba ciclista durante muchos años, donde hemos tenido la oportunidad de ver a ciclistas de la talla mundial como Miguel Induráin, Perico Delgado, Pantani, Mauri o el jumillano Bernardo González pedaleando por las calles de Jumilla.

For more information about visiting Jumilla, including what's on, local news and all of the bodegas on the Jumilla wine route, visit 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.