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April 30, 2012
A concert in a bodega – how cool is that? I remember that we were very excited when we went to our first event in 2008 and, having looked at this year’s programme, we are still excited. Música entre Vinos starts on Saturday 12 May and finishes on Saturday 28 July, so we have three months of good music (and… Read more…
April 5, 2012
Good Friday procession We – and the rest of Jumilla – are keeping an anxious eye on the clouds overhead. Semana Santa is a major event in Jumilla, which last year celebrated its 600th anniversary, and as our f riend Juana María informed us: it always rains in Semana Santa! Sadly, many of the processions in last year’s historic anniversary… Read more…
March 30, 2012
Jardín del Rey Don Pedro Nothing to do this weekend? Fancy trying some medal-winning Jumilla wines? Come along on Saturday 31 March and, for the extortionate price of 3€, you will be given a wine glass allowing you to taste some of Jumilla’s finest wines in the Miniferia del vino, and you can even take your glass home with you…. Read more…
March 29, 2012
When we saw Romeo y Julieta on the programme for our local theatre, Teatro Vico, we assumed that it was going to be a ballet. Luckily I read the small print and discovered that it was actually going to be a flamenco performance, so we persuaded our friends to come along for what promised to be a show with a difference. We splashed… Read more…
February 27, 2012
You may have missed this month’s theatrical visit to Jumilla, but fear not – there are plenty more to come! John and I had booked a “visita teatralizada” with the tourist office, taking us around the Casco Antiguo (old town), and arrived there promptly at 10.00 on Sunday morning, not quite sure what to expect. The first surprise was the… Read more…
