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Elche<\/h1>\n

Located 23 kilometres from Alicante<\/a> is the Spanish coastal city of Elche (or Elx in Valencian). Outside of Valencia itself, Elche is the largest city in the Valencia region, with a population of 234,765.<\/p>\n

Elche is bursting with fascinating sights, from the UNESCO World Heritage site Palmeral de Elche with thousands of palm trees to the Rio Safari animal park.<\/p>\n

The Arabs founded the city in the tenth century. When they built it from scratch, they surrounded their vision of civilisation with palm trees. These trees are still abundant in the centre and are therefore strictly forbidden to be cut down. This gives the city of Elche an exotic character. The Arabs also built an irrigation system to grow date palms, one of the few examples of Arab agriculture in Europe.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Palmeral is probably the biggest attraction in the centre of Elche. This is the palm grove that the Arabs once planted in the city. There are sources that indicate that the palm trees were already planted in the fifth century, by the Carthaginians. However, it is most likely that the palm trees have been there since the tenth century, when the Arabs moved the city of Elche and came up with a new, ingenious irrigation system to make them flourish. In the meantime, the Palmeral has been declared a World Heritage Site.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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This basilica is located in the old town of Elche, and is therefore not to be missed. This church is worth seeing just from the outside. The entrance doors are gigantic and decorated with various reliefs. The Bas\u00edlica de Santa Maria is definitely worth a look.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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Besides the Palmeral, the Huerto Del Cura also represents the exotic character of Elche. In this botanical garden you will find cacti, palm trees and other tropical plants. There are so many colours that your eyes do not know where to look. It is nice to know that a large part of the 1000 palm trees that can be found in this garden are dedicated to various celebrities. The first to have eight trees named after her was Empress Sissi.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t

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In addition to gardens full of trees, Elche also has gardens full of animals. The Rio Safari Elche is a small but rich zoo with lions, zebras and tigers. You can easily spend an afternoon here looking at all that animal beauty. There is also a small water park at the park. Here, once the children have had enough, they can take a refreshing dip in the pool.<\/p>\n

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esides human history, you can also admire natural history in Elche. In the Museo Paleontologico you will find an extensive collection of fossils and rocks. The museum has several dinosaurs in its possession, together with prehistoric birds and mammals. This way you can also learn something about the geological and biological past of Elche. However, you should not expect really big animals, the museum is relatively small. However, there is a skull of the Tyrannosaurus Rex. Enough to let the imagination do its work. Also fun for children.<\/p>\n

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