# Sunday in Elche: the Huerto del Cura, a guided visit and arroz con costra

The Huerto del Cura and the Palm Grove Museum first thing, the 11:30 guided visit of the basilica and the centre, arroz con costra at Cachito and a stroll beneath the palms.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/elche/itineraries/huerto-del-cura-and-rice · Revisado: 2026-11-12

## El día
- 09:30 · Salida: 30 min by car (motorway to Elche; park in the centre)
- 10:00 · Huerto del Cura garden and the Imperial Palm (€6.80 · on Sunday, 10:00 to 15:00)
  - 3 min on foot
- 11:00 · Palm Grove Museum at the Hort de Sant Plàcid (free on Sunday · 30 min)
  - 15 min on foot
- 11:30 · Guided tour of the Palm Grove and the centre of Elche (Tourist Info Elx · €5 · 1 h 30 from the Plaza del Parque) · Tourist Info Elx (Visitelche), From €5 per person
  - 5 min on foot
- 13:15 · Calahorra Tower (free on Sunday until 14:00)
  - 15 min by car, 8 km
- 14:15 · Cachito Restaurant (rice with a vine-cutting crust · booking · closed Tuesdays) · Cachito Restaurant, €€
  - 15 min by car, 8 km
- 17:00 · Walk through the Municipal Park and the Palm Grove orchards (free stroll under the palm trees)
- 18:00 · Vuelta (In Alicante around 18:30)

Elche can be seen on a Sunday and on foot, on one condition: the morning is for the museums and monuments, which on Sundays are free but close early, and the afternoon for lunch and a stroll among palms. The dish is arroz con costra, and to eat it well you go out to the countryside.

## The day, hour by hour

9:30 · Set off. From Alicante, about 25 minutes; from Murcia, about 45. Park in the centre.

10:00 · Huerto del Cura. The garden of the Palmeral, with the Imperial Palm and the ponds. €6.80; children aged 5 to 15, €3.80.

11:00 · Palm Grove Museum. Opposite, in the Hort de Sant Plàcid: how the palm is climbed, pruned and blanched. Free on Sundays.

11:30 · Guided visit. It leaves from the Tourist Info in Plaza del Parque: an hour and a half through the Municipal Park, the basilica, the old town and the Glorieta. €5.

13:15 · La Calahorra Tower. The wall tower that lost ten metres in the earthquake of 1829. Free on Sundays.

14:15 · Arroz con costra at Cachito. In the Camp d'Elx, next to the Puçol museum. Open on Sundays until 18:00; book.

17:00 · Municipal Park. Return to the centre and stroll beneath the palms, open until 21:00 in winter.

18:00 · Head home.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
By the motorway from Alicante or Murcia. Park in the centre and get around on foot; the car only for going to lunch.

## Consejos

### Book lunch
On Sundays Cachito is many Elche families' lunch.

### The basilica tower, before 12:00
Because of works, it only opens from 10:00 to 12:00.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### How much does the day cost?
Huerto del Cura, €6.80; guided visit, €5; lunch, €20 to €35. The rest, free on Sundays.

### Can you do it without a car?
The centre and the Palmeral, yes; to eat at Cachito you need a car or taxi.

### Is it good with children?
Yes: it is flat and short, and they like the Imperial Palm and the Palm Grove Museum.