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Seño Laura Octubre 2008
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Elche or Elx (in Valencian) is a city located in
the Alicante province which, in turn, is a part
of the Valencian Community, Spain.
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Part of the town is coastal but the main city is
some 15 km (9.5 miles) from the Mediterranean Sea.
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And you will know immediately that you are coming
close because all the roads leading to Elche are
lined with palm trees and there are a lot of
signs proudly announcing that this city was named
part of the World Heritage in 2001 thanks to its
art and tradition.
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It is now the third most important city in the
Valencian Community thanks to its population (220
000) and has a prosperous shoe manufacturing
business.
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This is the Altamira Castle, inside you can find
the archaeological museum MAHE. MAHE has a lot of
information about the history of Elche.
Castillo de Altamira
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This is the Basílica de Santamaría. This church
was built over an old mosque. Each August there
is a theatre play inside the church Misteri
dElx (The mistery play of Elche)
Basílica de Santamaría
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Fireworks Night
Noche de la Alborada
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Fireworks Night
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Many archeological remains have been found in
Elche, the stone bust of the Lady of Elx (Dama de
Elche) is the most important.
Dama de Elche
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Thats me!
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Elche has got more than 200,000 palm trees. You
can go for a walk through the palm tree forest.
Palmeral de Elche
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We use the palm trees for the Palm Sunday in
Easter.
Domingo de ramos
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And we eat a lot of dates from the palm-trees!
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We are very lucky, we have got a lot of fresh
fruit and our typical dish Arroz con costra is
delicious!
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