About
The Palmeral of Elche, a landscape of groves of date palms, was formally laid out, with elaborate irrigation systems, at the time the Muslim city of Elche was erected, towards the end of the tenth century A.C., when much of the Iberian peninsula was Arab. The Palmeral is an oasis, a system for agrarian production in arid areas. It is also a unique example of Arab agricultural practices on the European continent. Cultivation of date palms in Elche is known at least since the Iberian times, dating around the fifth century B.C.
Supporting sources: Legacy import provenance, Wikipedia
Plan your visit
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This UNESCO property is a broad living landscape rather than one ticketed monument. Public routes and outdoor areas are generally experienced as open-air city landscape access, while museums, gardens and guided experiences inside the palm grove have separate schedules.
Admission
Free
Booking
No booking needed
When to go
- Time of day: Morning, Afternoon
Features & amenities
What to expect
- Indoor + outdoor
What to bring
- Water
- comfortable shoes
Good to know
- Accessibility unknown
- No guide needed
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