A range of different eras, reflected in very diverse styles of architecture, are on display in the historic centre of Elche. The remains of the Islamic City Walls and the Alcázar de la Señoría or Palace of Altamira, the majestic stronghold of the Calahorra Tower and the Basilica of Santa María with its beautiful entrance, a Valencian baroque jewel. The Renaissance period couvent of la Mercè , with the Arab Baths underground, and the Gothic style Town Hall, provide a welcome and enriching journey through the past of a city rich in history.
Basílica de Santa Maria
The Basilica of Santa María is located in the place where, during the Muslim era, the main mosque was situated. After the conquest…
Torre de la basílica de Santa Maria
The lookout point of the Bell Tower of the Santa María Basilica of Elche is reached by 170 steps, with three resting places…
Ayuntamiento
Construction of the Torre del Consell or Town Hall Tower, the oldest municipal building in the south of the Valencian Region…
Palacio de Altamira
The older people of Elche remember when it still served as a textile factory and even intermittently, as a prison. The dramatic…
Torre de Calahorra
Construction which forms part of the ancient City Wall, and which lost 10 of its 25 metres height as a result of an earthquake…
Convento de la Merced
The old convent supposes a superposition of styles and buildings of which the tower is preserved …
Vaillos’s Tower
The tower was part of a series of buildings that, originally, had a clear surveillance and defensive character …
Viper Project
In August 1991, it was organized by the Elche group Esbart Zero and the international group Kunst for livet (Art for life)
Section of the Islamic Wall
In the place where we are, located at the confluence of the street Diagonal del Palau and Fatxo street, you can see part of one of the towers of the first fortification of the Islamic period.
El Castellar de la Morera
The archaeological site of El Castellar de la Morera is located 3.50 km north of the urban center of Elche, on the left bank of the Vinalopó river.