About Elche (Elx)
Elche – The City of Palms – is the third-largest city in the Community of Valencia, situated 23 km south-east from Alicante and about 15 km from the coast. Elche is home to two World Heritages protected by UNESCO. El Palmeral de Elche (Elche Palm Grove) is a large orchard (better to say a forest) of more than 200,000 palm trees. It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2000.
This large Elche Spain map helps you to easily orient yourself in this wonderful green city of palm trees.
- Parque de Tráfico – center north
- Huerto del Cura – center south
- Carrus, Sant Pascual – north-west
- Urbanización Buenavista – north-east
- Altabix – east
Following Carretera National Highway, you can easily travel along the whole coast, visiting numerous interesting places inland or on the coast. Alicante, the capital of the province, is its cultural and economic center. Close to Alicante, there is another large town …
