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Date Published: 05/06/2023

Roads in Jumilla to be fixed after damage from heavy rain

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The town is working to repair the roads affected by the recent downpours

Roads in Jumilla to be fixed after damage from heavy rain

The Department of Agriculture in Jumilla is continuing to take stock of the damage caused by the various episodes of heavy rainfall that have affected the municipality in recent weeks and since it seems the worst of the deluges have passed for now, the Town Council is now going to begin repairing the damage caused to the extensive network of country roads.

They have found damage at different points of the Cañada del Judío, Los Álamos road, Los Cantaores road, Cuesta del Cura, the Sierra Larga forest track, Los Alacranes, El Aljunzarejo, Hoya de la Muela, La Pedrera road, Los Cerrillares, as well as different areas around the Ontur and Fuente Álamo roads.

Some of these roads have already been repaired and reopened, while new incidents continue to be reported from other areas.

There are areas in the municipality of Jumilla where up to 190mm of rainfall fell over the last few days, and it is hoped that the rain will stop for long enough by the end of this week to get the roads fixed again in time for summer.

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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.