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Date Published: 15/04/2024

Significant improvements to road connecting Jumilla with the Valencian Community

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More than 20 kilometres between the Region and Fuente Álamo de Albacete will be repaved

Significant improvements to road connecting Jumilla with the Valencian Community

Major improvement works are being carried out on 20.7 kilometres of the RM-A11 road that connects Jumilla with Fuente Álamo de Albacete, a project that will vastly change the driving experience between this area of Murcia and the Valencian Community. In all, 1.15 million euros has been invested to overhaul this 20-year-old road.

The work consists of the renovation of more than 20 kilometres through the application of triple surface treatment with protective irrigation, which is a very appropriate solution on roads with low traffic intensities. In this case, the RM-A11 has an average daily intensity of about 40 vehicles and is part of level 3 of the road network of the Region of Murcia.

The Mayor of Jumilla, Seve González, went to check the progress of the works last week.

“Knowing the status of the works on this road is very important news for us because these works were a historical demand of the people of Jumilla and all the economic activity that this road entails,” she said.

The planned work on this road involves several additional actions, including clearing out drainage ditches, reinforcing their banks, resurfacing uneven sections of pavement, and widening the shoulders on either side of the existing carriageway. By undertaking these measures, journey times can be decreased and traffic flow improved, resulting in lower fuel consumption and a decrease in CO2 emissions.

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

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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.