Costa Blanca holidays in Elche
Lying close to the Alicante airport, it could be a good decision to spend your Costa Blanca holidays in Elche or Elx, if you are fond of history and palm trees. The city of Elche or Elx is located at the Costa Blanca in Spain and a perfect holiday destinations thanks to the Elche weather and the good quality Elche hotels in Spain.
Elche is only about 23 km away from Alicante, so it is also possible to stay in Alicante and plan one or two day tours to this wonderful historical city. But of course, it is also recommended to stay in a Costa Blanca hotel in Elche to fully enjoy your holidays in Spain.
The palm tree filled city offers a lot of sights, thanks to the interesting history of the town. Originally Elche was located about 10 km away from its actual position when it was established around 600 B.C and was originally called Helike, resembling its status as Greek colony.
After being conquered and reconquered by Romans, Moors, Carthaginians, Goths and the Spanish Kingdom again, the city survived and presents its diverse history in the Elche museums: the Archaeology and History Museum or Museo Arqueológico y de Historia de Elche, the Elche Palaeontological Museum, the Elche Municipal Festa Museum and the Palm Groves Museum.
If you have the chance to visit any of the Elche museums during your stay in a hotel in Elche, make sure not to miss it, as they offer the most interesting exhibitions and history.
As the name suggests, the Elche Palm Grove or Palmeral de Elche is a palm grove, or park in which thousands of palm trees are planted. It is the largest in Europe and also one of the largest ones in the whole world, although it was larger in the past. If you visit this palm tree park, you will be stunned and amazed at the variety and age of the different palm trees (some of them are about 300 years old), fully worth its status as UNESCO World Heritage Site. For those of you enjoying history and exotic recreation during their Costa Blanca holidays in Elche it is a good possibility to relax while walking along the immense palm trees, which exist since around 500 BC.
Adding to Elches reputation of being a palm tree city and at the same time being UNESCO World Heritage Site, is the Elche Palm Grove or Palmeral de Elche. In case you are not staying in one of the Elche hotels in Spain, but in the near Alicante and planning a day trip to Elche, make sure to visit this jewel of Elche first.
Of course this is not the only sight you can visit during your stay in a hotel in Elche. Near the original location of Elche an ancient statue was found, the image of a woman with ornaments in her hair. This statue, the Lady of Elche or also Dama de Elche, is today exhibited in Madrid, but there is a replica in the museum in Elche. The bust of the Lady of Elche dates from around 400 BC and was discovered in 1897.
Sightseeing in Elche still comes to no end, because there is still the Mystery Play of Elche, which is a play dedicated to Mary and takes place yearly in the middle of August. The Mystery Play of Elche is impressing, and if you have the chance to see it during your Costa Blanca holidays in Elche, definitely see it.
The palm tree city of Elche is, thanks to the close location to the Alicante airport, a perfect holiday destination for all those interested in Spain's early history, as well as people in search of recreation who can walk around the Palm Tree Grove of Elche or along the beaches of the Costa Blanca, which are not too far away (about 20 km). Elche or Elx has interesting sights to discover, so book your hotel in Elche in advance to fully enjoy your Spain holidays!
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