# A day around the Camp d'Elx: La Alcudia, the Puçol Museum, rice with crust and the Faelo winery

In the morning, the Iberian and Roman Ilici of La Alcudia and the Puçol School Museum; at midday, rice with crust; in the afternoon, a visit and tasting at a family winery.

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/spain/valencian-community/elche/itineraries/ilici-pucol-rice-and-winery · Revisado: 2026-11-13

## El día
- 09:00 · Salida: 30 min by car (motorway to Elche and the CV-855 road towards Dolores)
- 09:30 · La Alcudia Archaeological Park, Where the Lady of Elche Was Found (€5 · about 2 h · opens at 9:30)
  - 10 min by car, 8,3 km
- 12:00 · Puçol School Museum, the Life of the Camp d'Elx Kept by a School (€3 · on weekdays, until 17:00)
  - 5 min by car, 1,4 km
- 14:00 · Cachito Restaurant (rice with a crust cooked over vine cuttings · booking) · Cachito Restaurant, €€
  - 10 min by car, 5,1 km
- 16:30 · Visit and Tasting at Bodegas Faelo, a Family Wine of the Camp d'Elx in Matola (Bodegas Faelo · €20 · book the tour) · Bodegas Faelo, From €20 per person
- 18:00 · Vuelta (In Alicante around 18:30)

The Camp d'Elx, the countryside of Elche, is where the city stood before it was Elche and where the way of life in it was kept. This day covers it by car, without entering the centre: an Iberian and Roman site, a museum that began in a rural school, rice with crust cooked over wood and a family winery. Do it from Wednesday to Friday: that is when all four stops are open.

## The day, stop by stop

9:00 · Set off. From Alicante, the dual carriageway to Elche, the EL-20 ring road and the CV-855 towards Dolores. The site is at its kilometre 2.

9:30 · La Alcudia. The Iberian, Roman and Visigothic Ilici, where the Lady of Elche appeared. Interpretation centre, domus, baths, basilica with a mosaic and the Monographic Museum. Allow two hours; it closes at 14:30.

12:00 · Puçol School Museum. More than 90,000 objects of the countryside and the city of a century ago, gathered since 1969 by a rural school. UNESCO recognises it as a good practice in safeguarding. On weekdays it opens until 17:00.

14:00 · Restaurante Cachito. Next to the museum. Rice with crust cooked over vine-cutting wood. Book and remember that it closes on Tuesdays.

16:30 · Bodegas Faelo. In Matola. An hour and a half through the grandfather's cellar, the vineyard and the barrels, with four wines and an aperitif for €20. Book the visit: it is Monday to Saturday, by appointment.

18:00 · Head home. In Alicante around 18:30.

## If you change the plan

If birds appeal more, swap La Alcudia for the guided walk at El Hondo, which leaves early and ends with a picnic. If it rains, the MAHE, in the centre of Elche, tells the history of Ilici under cover.

## Cómo llegar

### By car
Dual carriageway to Elche and the CV-855 towards Dolores. Between stops, under a quarter of an hour by car.

## Consejos

### A driver who does not drink
The tasting is the last stop before heading back.

### Arrive at La Alcudia when it opens
At 9:30 it is cool and the visit takes about two hours.

### Book lunch and the winery together
Cachito and Faelo work by reservation.

## Cuándo no ir

A Monday or a Tuesday: La Alcudia is closed on Mondays and Cachito on Tuesdays.

## Preguntas frecuentes

### Which day is best?
Wednesday to Friday, when all four stops are open.

### How much does the day cost?
About €28 in tickets and tasting, plus lunch.

### Can you do it without a car?
Not easily: the stops are scattered across the countryside.

### Is it suitable with children?
Yes. Puçol is free up to age 10, La Alcudia up to 6, and Faelo has a children's menu.