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Bullas Route:
museums,

natural areas
and vineyards

One does not have to follow a set order. One can organise one's
own visit to one's liking because each resource integrated into
the Route has its information panel or notice board.
In the morning one can visit the Wine Museum of Bullas,
located in one of the few wineries which has been maintained in Some 4 kms away from Bullas is the village of La Copa, a
a perfectly-preserved state of repair from the mid-nineteenth village of ancient and deep-rooted fiestas such as San Antón
century, with its brick vaults and partially buried jars in the (St. Anthony), with very traditional events such as the Baile
ground. Having belonged to one of the richest families in the del Inocente (Dance of the Innocents) or the Subasta
region, the Melgares de Aguilar, and today serves to hold (Auction) or that of the Purísima Concepción (Our Lady of
temporary exhibitions, tastings and courses. the Immaculate Conception) with the songs of the Cuadrillas
de Auroros y Animeros (Bands of Auroros and Animeros).
A stroll through the old town, starting at the Plaza de España,
where the baroque Church of Ntra. Sra. del Rosario (Our
Lady of the Rosary) is located, and the Palacete de los
Melgares (Palace of the Melgares), an indigo blue emblematic
building of modernist style constructed in the early twentieth
century. In this setting one finds the popular Plaza Vieja (Old
Square) and Plaza del Castillo (Castle Square), surrounded by
streets such as Fatiga, Umbria or Peseta.

Back in the Plaza de Spain, and having as main axes the streets
Camino Real and Avenida Cehegín, one can tour the Bullas of
1900, as seen through buildings and stately mansions where one
can admire the traits of artistic styles such as Neoclassicism or
modernism, clearly defined in the Casa-Museo D. Pepe
Marsilla (Pepe Marsilla House-Museum), the Torre del Reloj
(Clock Tower) or in the Capilla del Sagrario (Chapel of the
Tabernacle).

In the afternoon there is nothing better than travelling to and
visiting Salto del Usero, a landscape of exceptional natural
beauty where one can see a cascade of 3 or 4 metres in height,
widely used by tourists and inhabitants of this land in Summer.
Another of the most beautiful corners of the area is the Valle de
Aceniche (Aceniche Valley), a natural setting surrounded by
vineyards, some over a half a century old, encircled by mountain
ranges of great scenic and ecological value, declared as a Special
Protection Area for Birds; and where two wineries which are
included in the Bullas Wine Route are located.

Further Information:
Bullas Wine Route
Tel. +34 968 657 211
www.rvbullas.es
museodelvino@bullas.es