Elche
Elche is situated between Alicante and Murcia, this little town being
famous for its age-old mystery play, lush groves of date palms,
and shoe and sandal-making and is known all over the world as
the city of palm trees with more than 400 hectares of palm-tree
groves. Elche has a 12 kilometre coastline which is located 15
minutes from the city. The coast is divided into two areas of
the beaches, those belonging to Altet area and those belonging
to the Marina. In the Altet area the Els Arenals del Sol is one
of the most frequented beaches and there is also a free beach
known as El Carabassí. The beaches in the Marina area are
friendly and welcoming and are at their best in early morning
being surrounded by dunes and pine trees.
Elche's history goes back to more than five millenia and many civilizations
have endowed the city with unsurpassable culture. A number of
peoples have contributed to the culture and character of Elche
and its present-day inhabitants. The first remains discovered
at the archeological site of L'Alcudia date from the Neolithic
period, or about 5,000 B.C. This original settlement continued
its development to be become the Iberian town of Helike in the
5th century B.C. To this period belongs the famous Dama de Elche,
a treasured sculpture of an Iberian priestess dressed in ceremonial
robes constituting one of the most important master works of Iberian
art ever to be found. Elche was later destroyed by Carthaginian
troops, but when the Romans arrived, it was renamed as the Iulia
Illice Augusta colony and after that enjoyed a period of prosperity.
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