Jumilla tourist information
Jumilla
The municipality of Jumilla is located to the northwest of the Community of the Region of Murcia forming part of the Region of the Plateau with an extension of 972 square kilometres, and rises to 491 meters above sea level. The geographic boundaries are north with the municipality of Source Poplar and Alegre Mount of the Castle (in the neighbouring province of Albacete), to the south with Abarán, Cieza, and Fortune; to the east with Abanilla, Yecla and Pinoso (locality of also the neighbouring province of Alicante), and to the west with Ontur, Hellín and Albatana (situated also in Albacete).An important wine growing region with 50 registered wineries, Jumilla is surrounded by endless fields of vineyards. The town is spread out around the base of a castle which presides over the surrounding area. The Church of Santiago in Jumilla is a national monument worth a look with its gothic, renaissance and baroque features. On Easter Tuesday, the Via Crucis in Jumilla is notable for the Christ tied to a column that is carried through the streets. In the northeast of the Upper Segura Valley, Jumilla is fairly isolated, 45km from Murcia and 55km from Alicante. The average altitude of the municipality varies between 200 and 600 meters above sea level, reaching its peak altitude in the Mountain range of the Carche (1375 metres). The area experiences many dry spells, especially in the summer.