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june, 2024

fri07jun(jun 7)5:00 pmsun09(jun 9)2:00 pmCultural experience at ElcheNational Event: ELCHE

Event Details

On June 7th-9th, we continued our Club’s «National Events» chapter with an unforgettable weekend at Elche.

In this trip, we had the opportunity to visit the palm grove of Elche, World Heritage jewel and the biggest in extension in Europe, as well as some of the relevant vegetable patches. Additionally, we were really honored to meet in person the Mayor of Elche, who was really kind to host us in the town hall, one of the nicest in the world.

We started our weekend at a reception on Friday 7th at the Hotel Huerto del Cura, followed by a private guide through Elche, ending up by having a cocktail at the Basilica and having an exclusive dinner at Huerto del Cura. On Saturday morning, the major Pablo Ruz hosted us in the town hall, where we had a very rich discussion. We then headed to Santa Pola, where we met former President of Spain Mariano Rajoy and where we had an excellent lunch (local fresh fish and paella) at Batiste. At night, we had a rich time together to experience the gastronomy and social life of Elche.

On Sunday morning, we followed a guided tour within the Portos garden, one of the most significant vegetable patches in Elche. There, we had the opportunity to know local traditions, to visit a typical farm house and to understand the way local farmers grow palms, extract dates and cultivate the white palms for the Palm Sunday.

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Time

7 (Friday) 5:00 pm - 9 (Sunday) 2:00 pm

Location

ELCHE

Organizer

GeorgetownGeorgetown University Club of Spain

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