Fiestas opening times for Jumilla castle, museums and other tourist destinations in August

An influx of visitors head for Jumilla every August for the Fiestas de la Vendimia

Fiestas opening times for Jumilla castle, museums and other tourist destinations in August The annual “Fiestas de la Vendimia, which coincide with the start of the grape harvest in the wine-producing area of Jumilla, begin in earnest on 13^th August and last ten days, bringing thousands of visitors to the north of the Region of Murcia as they join in the fun, musical events and wine-tasting, not to mention the famed wine-soaked parade on Saturday 22^nd!

In response to the influx of visitors, the main year-round tourist attractions in the town are open during lengthier (and somewhat modified) hours for the duration of the festivities, operating the following timetables:

Jumilla castle, a restored fortress which has stood on the hill behind the modern town since 1461:

Saturday 15^th August: 10.00 to 14.00 and 19.00 to 21.00

Sunday 16^th August: 10.00 to 14.00

Monday 17^th August: closed

18^th to 23^rd August: 10.00 to 14.00

The Casa del Artesano, home to the traditional arts and crafts of the north of Murcia:

15^th to 23^rd August: 10.00 to 14.00 except Monday 17^th August (closed)

Museums, including the Archaeology, Ethnology and Natural Science sections of the Jerónimo Molina museum, the Wine Museum, and the Casa de la Música:

Saturday 15^th August: 11.00 to 14.00

Sunday 16^th August: 11.00 to 14.00

Monday 17^th August: closed

18^th and 19^th August: 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00

Thursday 20^th August: 10.00 to 14.00 (procession during the early evening)

Friday 21^st August: 10.00 to 14.00 and 17.00 to 20.00

Saturday 22^nd August: 10.00 to 14.00 (Cabalgata del Vino during the early evening)

Sunday 23^rd August: 11.00 to 14.00

Fiestas opening times for Jumilla castle, museums and other tourist destinations in August

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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.