Elche: Historic quarter and palm groves

Elche is known for the Palmeral de Elche, the only palm grove in Europe with North African origins and the largest on the continent. The city of Elche contains 97 orchards composed of 70,000 date palms with other large plantations outside the city contain approximately 130,000 date palms. In total, Elche and its vicinity hold 200,000 palms.