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February 21 to 23 Major international orienteering event in Jumilla

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Over 1,000 competitors from 21 countries converge on Jumilla for the week

February 21 to 23 Major international orienteering event in Jumilla The municipality of Jumilla in northern Murcia is welcoming over 1,000 athletes of 21 nationalities over the week of February 16 to 23 with the holding of the 37^th annual Murcia Costa Cálida orienteering event, culminating in the competition days starting on the 21^st after 5 days of training and familiarization.

The racing takes place in the picturesque mountains of Sierra de Santa Ana, also home to the remains of the prehistoric settlement of Coimbra del Barranco Ancho, with two races also being held in the Sierra de La Pedrera and a sprint event held in the town centre.

This is an important World Ranking Event as well as part of the Spanish Orienteering League, and among those taking part are the Finn Tuomas Heikkilä, runner-up in the world relay championship last year in Edinburgh, and Evely Kaasiku, European silver medallist in 2022.

The week begins with a regional championship event on February 16 in the Sierra de Santa Ana and continues with two races in the Sierra de la Pedrera and the sprint on Saturday February 22.

This represents a major economic event in Jumilla as over 2,000 people flock to the town between competitors and those travelling with them, and hotels, restaurants and local shops are expected to enjoy a busy week!

Full information on the event in both Spanish and English can be found online here, and those hoping to go as spectators will need to hurry if they intend to book accommodation and make a weekend of their stay in this attractive and welcoming town in inland Murcia!

Alternatively, late entries can still be accepted through the document mentioned above!

For more information about visiting Jumilla, including what's on, local news and all of the bodegas on the Jumilla wine route, visit the home page of Jumilla Today.

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Plaza del Rollo, 1 30520 JUMILLA

Tel: 968 780237 / 663 300779

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.