Mundomar is an exotic animal and water park where you can see many mammals and exotic birds. There are sea lions, seals, a dolphinarium and...

The Museo de Calzado is an intriguing museum located in a town known for its many shoe manufacturers. The museum traces the making and design...

Casa-Museo Modernista is an Art Noveau town house with exquisite woodwork. Built in 1903, it was designed by the architect Pedro Cerdan. The facade has...

The Rafael Requena Watercolour Museum contains a large collection of watercolours by the artist Rafael Requena who was born in Caudete. Most of the watercolours...

The Church of Santiago is a handsome Renaissance church with a bell tower. It was built between the 14th and 17th centuries. Inside are three...

The Archaeology Museum is in the town hall which dates from the early 18th Century and has a fine Renaissance facade. The greatest attraction is...

Standing on its hilltop, Villena Castle dominates this little town in the Vinalopo valley. The original fortress was built by the Arabs. During the 14th...

The charming, little town of Biar was once called Apiariun by the Romas because of its beehives and honey. It is now dominated by a...

The Cathedral de Salvador was built in the 16th Century on the site of a former mosque. Small for a cathedral, it was a parish...

Originally a Dominican convent, the Colegio de Santa Domingo later became a university until it was closed in 1824 by Fernando V11. The early 17th...

The Municipal Park is a delightful place to relax or have a picnic. There are ceramic tiled benches and it is close to the centre...

The Elche Archaeological and History Museum is located in the ancient Lord`s Fortress. It is a modern museum, and through a variety of resources explains...

The building of the huge, blue domed Basilica of Saint Mary started in the 17th Century by Francesc Verde but was not completed until 1783....

The Festa. or Mystery Play, of Elche is performed every year in Elche`s Basilica of Saint Mary. It is performed in two acts on the...

The Arab Baths are located in the cellar of the Convent of Our Lady of Mercy. At the time that they were built, the Muslim...

The Jaume 1 Park is located in the centre of Elche. It was created some time ago when the old palm plantations already on the...

The impressive Calaforra Tower is an Islamic Almohade tower that was built around the late 12th Century. It was built to defend the gate at...

The Town Hall in Elche was built in the mid 15th Century as part of the city walls and in 1548 it was enlarged by...

The Museo Esculor de Pusol started as a collection of agricultural tools salvaged by teachers. They were concerned that rural customs and agricultural methods could...

This theatre was built in 1920 and it has an auditorium in a horseshoe shape, resembling theatres of Italy. The architect was Alfonso Garin of...