Yecla

Yecla is a town and municipality in eastern Spain, in the extreme north of the autonomous community of Murcia. The only way to arrive is by car; The most important mountains of the locality are Sierra de Salinas (1.238 m.), Monte Arabí (1.065 m.), Sierra de la Magdalena (1.038 m), etc. The chief buildings are a half-ruined citadel, a modern parish church with a pillared Corinthian facade, and a town hall standing in a fine arcaded plaza mayor (square). Yecla has traditionally had a thriving trade in the grain, very good wine, oil, fruit and other agricultural products produced in the surrounding country.Since the second half of the 20th century, furniture making has become a local trade.

The town has a population of 30,824 and an area of 607.7 km² . It is 597 metres above sea level and 96 km from the capital of the region, Murcia.

External links

* [http://www.yecla.org/ Yecla.org]
* [http://www.deyecla.com/ Deyecla.com]
* [http://www.espavino.com/spain_wine_region/wines_yecla.php The wine region DO Yecla]
* [http://www.winetourismspain.com/jumilla/wine-route-jumilla.php Yecla: wine culture]

References

*1911