Name: Experience the World Heritage City of Elche private tour
SKU: 16573
Price: 10 USD
Availability: InStock

Duration: 5 h

Activity Level: Moderate

Experience: Unesco, Historical, Nature

Language: English, Español

Photo permit included

Tour by public transport

Canal Boat tour included

Train tickets included

Suitable for little children

Wheelchair accessible tour

Museum ticket included

Light snack included

Lunch included

Transportation included

Walking Tour

Overview

Elche- or Elx in the Valencian dialect - is also known as the City of Palms and it is becoming a more and more popular destination. Elche is situated in Spain’s Costa Blanca region at about 23km drive from Alicante. If you are looking on this tour - you are making the right choice because here there are so many places to visit and things to do.

What's included

Professional licensed guide
Pick-up and drop-off
Transportation in a private vehicle
Entrance tickets
All fees and taxes

Food and drinks

Highlights

Alicante

Alicante is a city on the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alacant and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 330,525 as of 2016, the second-largest in València.

Elche

Elche is a city in southeast Spain. It’s known for its Vila Murada old town and the Palmeral of Elche, a vast palm grove. The Basilica of Santa María has baroque and neoclassical features. The “Mystery Play of Elche,” a sacred musical drama, is performed there each year. A former fortress, Palacio de Altamira is part of the Archaeology and History of Elche Museum and home to a replica of the “Lady of Elche" bust.

Santa María Basilica of Elche

Landmark church built over the ruins of a mosque featuring an ornate baroque portal & square towers.

The Huerto del Cura

The Huerto del Cura (The Priest’s Garden), declared an National Artistic Garden in 1943, has an area of 12,000 m2. Inside it is harmoniously housed a wide range of Mediterranean and tropical plants arranged to create an atmosphere of tranquillity and repose. The palm trees, the true protagonists of the garden, lend it its distnctive aspect.

Itinerary

08:00 09:00 10:00 11:00

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or from your cruise ship.

You will have a scenic drive to Elche, a town found in the region of Baix Vinalopó. Once there, you’ll explore two UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Mankind: the Palm Grove, where you can enjoy the amazing views of the Mediterranean and tropical palm species, and the Basilica of Saint Mary, a Gothic-Renaissance church with unforgettable architectural features, your guide will tell you all the secrets of this place on a walking tour of the historical city center, where you will be able to taste the gastronomy and feel like real local.

After the city tour of Elche, you will have a drive back.

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