Elche is located in the Valencian community 200kms south of Valencia and 20 kms from Alicante.

Elche is the main town of the Vinalopo district and famous throughout Spain for the manufacture of shoes. The population is almost 200,000. The river Vinalopo crosses the city and the old part is surrounded by a vast palm grove, unique in Europe and the northernmost in in the world.

The climate is typically Mediterranean, with low rainfall and a pleasing dry climate, softened by a coastal breeze

For Elche villas, holiday homes and apartments please see below.