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All-inclusive trips to Jumilla, Bullas and Yecla offer a great chance to explore inland Murcia

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Murcia Wine Bus autumn 2022, coach trips to historic towns and wineries in northern Murcia The Region of Murcia is best known to visitors for the beaches and resorts of the Costa Cálida, but there is a wealth of variety inland and among the highlights are the Denomination of Origin wines produced in the areas of Bullas in the north-west and Jumilla and Yecla in the north of the region.

To make the wineries and towns more accessible to those hoping to combine a visit with a little wine tasting, and therefore not prepared to drive, the Murcia tourist board is holding a series of coach trips during the autumn, including guided tours of the towns and selected wineries and lunch at one of the top local restaurants. Priced at 59 euros per head, these trips are an excellent way to sample some of the finest wines in the Region of Murcia and get to know a little of the inland areas where they are produced.

The trips scheduled between September and December, with pick-up points in Cartagena and the city of Murcia, are as follows:

September 17: Yecla (click here for further information and booking details)

October 1: Yecla (click here for further information and booking details)

October 15: Jumilla (click here for further information and booking details)

November 5: Bullas (click here for further information and booking details)

November 19: Bullas (click here for further information and booking details)

December 3: Jumilla (click here for further information and booking details)

For more upcoming guided tours and other events go to the What’s On section of Murcia 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.