Yecla Wine Route: Bodegas Barahonda
Principle wines produced; Barahonda, Carro, Heredad Candela, Tranco, Summum Bodegas Barahonda offers a complete package for those who enjoy not only learning about, and appreciating the different nuances of wine from each of the wine-producing D.O areas within the Murcia Region, but also those who take pleasure in combining fine wine with fine food in attractive surroundings. Bodegas Barahonda is steeped in the history of winemaking..

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December 16 Raspay Christmas experience
Enjoy a Christmas market and meet Santa Claus in northern Murcia!   This holiday season, the Raspay Christmas Experience will be taking place on Saturday December 16 from 5pm in the small village of Raspay in the municipality of Yecla, right on the border of Alicante.   It will consist of a Christmas market with stalls selling craft goods, and there will also be music, food and drink (including mulled wine) at the bar, and scratch cards..

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Weekly markets north and north-west Murcia
Regular markets in the north and north-west of Murcia Not all weekly markets are set in stone, and if they coincide with public holidays they may be cancelled or postponed. In addition, days can change, so if you're not sure a call to the relevant tourist office is advisable to avoid a wasted trip (click tourist offices in the region of Murcia for more information). As a general rule the weekly markets are open from 9.00 to 14.00. The..

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Yecla Wine Route; Bodegas La Purísima
Principal labels: Estío (young wines), Valcorso (100% single variety wines), Valcorso and Estío (organic), Iglesia Vieja ( crianza and reserva), Trapío ( 100% Monastrell pie franco), Enesencia (sweet wine). Bodegas La Purísima is one of the largest bodegas in the Region of Murcia, and the 800 agriculturalists who grow and produce its wine own 60% of the entire production capacity of the D.O. Yecla. Between them, they cultivate 3325..

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Yecla Wine Route; Bodegas Castaño
Principal labels; Dominio Espinal, Castaño, Pozuelo, Hécula, Castaño Colección, Casa Cisca, Castaño Monastrell Dulce. Start to research the wines of Yecla on any wine page worldwide and there are two words which recur again and again; Monastrell and Castaño. Bodegas Familia Castaño is synonymous with wine production in Yecla, and the family was instrumental in promoting new techniques and innovation when it became the first bodega..

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Daily and weekly markets in Yecla
Two daily food markets in Yecla and a weekly market on Wednesdays The main indoor food market in Yecla is the “Mercado de Abastos”, located in Calle Concejal Juan Sebastián Pérez (click for exact location), and features a wide range of stalls offering fresh fish, meat, bread, fruit, vegetables and other products. The market opens on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays from 8.00 to 13.30, on Wednesdays and Saturdays from 7.00 to 14.00 and..

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