Elche
Elche is in the Valencia region, southeastern Spain. Elche is the Spanish name of the city, and it is also known by its Valencian name Elx. Wikivoyage
Population 245,557 (Wikidata)
Before you go
Emergency numbers in Spain
Getting there
Remembered in this browser only, with the last few you used.
Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Palau d'Altamira Attraction · 310 m -
Museu Arqueològic i d'Història d'Elx (MAHE) Museum · 400 m -
Torre de la Calaforra Attraction · 460 m -
MUPE Museo Paleontológico Museum · 670 m -
Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Elche Museum · 740 m -
Museu del Palmerar Museum · 830 m - Museu Municipal de la Festa Museum · 280 m
- Banys Arabs Ruins · 310 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Through the year
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LGTBI Diversa Festival
May – June
Every May or June Elche holds a LGTBI festival to celebrate Gay Pride. During these days plenty of activities are organized, such as concerts or film screenings
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Moros i Cristians
August
Like many other communities in Alicante, Elche celebrates the Christian Reconquista of the city with a festival of parades and reenactments.
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Nit de l'Albà
August
This annual celebration is held in honor of the Assumption of Mary.
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Festival Medieval d'Elx
October – November
The Medieval Festival of Elx (Valencian: Festival Medieval d’Elx, IPA: [festiˈval meðieˈval ˈðɛʎtʃ]) is a feast held annually in the city of Elche, province of Alicante, Spain, between October and November.
Annual events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage (Elche); descriptions from Wikipedia where it has one, photos from Wikimedia Commons. Dates move year to year — check before you plan around one.
Markets
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Mercado Plaza Barcelona
- Monday: 07:00–14:30
- Tuesday: 07:00–14:30
- Wednesday: 07:00–14:30
- Thursday: 07:00–14:30
- Friday: 07:00–14:30, 17:00–21:00
- Saturday: 07:00–14:30
- Sunday: closed
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 07:00–14:30
- Tuesday
- 07:00–14:30
- Wednesday
- 07:00–14:30
- Thursday
- 07:00–14:30
- Friday
- 07:00–14:30, 17:00–21:00
- Saturday
- 07:00–14:30
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Mercado Plaza de Madrid
Covered hall- Monday: 07:00–14:30
- Tuesday: 07:00–14:30
- Wednesday: 07:00–14:30
- Thursday: 07:00–14:30
- Friday: 17:00–20:30
- Saturday: 07:00–15:00
- Sunday: closed
Times vary by day
- Monday
- 07:00–14:30
- Tuesday
- 07:00–14:30
- Wednesday
- 07:00–14:30
- Thursday
- 07:00–14:30
- Friday
- 17:00–20:30
- Saturday
- 07:00–15:00
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Somewhere to run
Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, as of 9 October 2026. Description from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA). Events from Wikidata and Wikivoyage, population from Wikidata.