November 9 Guided tour of the church of Santa Bárbara and the Antonio Candela winery in Yecla

An emblematic church and the wine heritage of Yecla in one 2-hour tour!

This guided visit in Yecla, in the north of the Region of Murcia, is an unusual combination of an early 17^th-century church and an industrial wine producer, but in a sense the two locations are united as they represent the varied historical and cultural heritage of the town and the area.

The church of Santa Bárbara was built in 1609 in the old “arrabal” (a residential district outside the city walls) to the west of the town centre. Among the features in the interior are the classical-style sculpted altarpiece which is surrounded by painting attributed to José Reig y Pérez, some of which have been repainted in modern times, and a sculpture of San Isidro Labrador which was created by José Lozano Roca in 1949, one of thousands replacing figures which were destroyed during the Spanish Civil War.

The Bodega Antonio Candela is one of the oldest in Yecla and contains a display of the machinery and techniques used to produce DOP Yecla wines.

The tour begins at 10.30 outside the church of Santa Bárbara (click here for map) and lasts approximately 2 hours. Registration costs 10 euros (for the visit to the winery and a tasting) and can be carried out online here, although payment should be made here. 

Comfortable footwear is recommended.

If visiting Yecla make sure one of your first ports of call is the tourist office (Plaza Mayor, 1, email turismo@yecla.es, telephone 968 754104).

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