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ARCHIVED - Until October 30 Exhibition in Jumilla marking the 800th anniversary of the birth of King Alfonso X El Sabio

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Among the commemorative events in Jumilla is a simultaneous chess exhibition on October 15

<span style='color:#780948'>ARCHIVED</span> - Until October 30 Exhibition in Jumilla marking the 800th anniversary of the birth of King Alfonso X El Sabio This year marks the 800^th anniversary of the birth of King Alfonso X El Sabio, the man responsible for expelling the Moors from what is now the Region of Murcia between 1243 and 1248 (before he succeeded his father as King of Castilla), and a travelling exhibition to commemorate his achievements and influence has now reached Jumilla, in the north-west of the Region. Lorca in 1244.

Alfonso was born on November 23 1221 in Toledo and is said to have conquered the city of Lorca on his 23rd birthday. Over the next couple of years, though, various of the former Moorish strongholds resisted his Reconquista, and for more than a century Jumilla was ruled alternately by the Crowns of Castilla and Aragón.

The main exhibition in Jumilla (“La Huella de Alfonso X”) is open until October 30 at the Jerónimo Molina archaeological museum, and two conferences are being held on September 22 (concerning the legacy of Alfonso) and September 30 (related to Alfonso’s expertise and publications on the subject of chess).

Alfonso was born on November 23 1221 in Toledo and is said to have conquered the city of Lorca on his 23rd birthday. This date is also the Feast Day of San Clemente, who has become the patron saint of the city.

On October 15 a simultaneous chess event is being held at 11.00 in the Plaza de Arriba featuring Alejandro Castellanos Gómez, the regional chess champion of Murcia and an International Master (registration on 968 757379).

For more local events, news and visiting information go to the home page of Jumilla Today.

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Plaza del Rollo, 1 30520 JUMILLA

Tel: 968 780 237

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.