In that desert area Elche is a real oasis you will understand that statement when you will be in the Palmeral of Elche (listed in UNESCO’s World Heritage List) on a surface of 507′4 ha (5.074.193 m2). The Palmeral is definitively the landmark of this place. This is a very green city with 12,39 m2 per inhabitants they are so much park and green space there, that make Elche a very pleasant environment to live and may be work. Elche has close to 167,000 inhabitant this is the biggest city of the area with Alicante ( 318,000 inhabitants).

Elche is a very cultural city. They are a lot of things to do there even if you are not a tourist and live there on permanent basis , Elche has various festivals such as el Festival Internacional de Teatro y Música Medieval(Festival international of theater and medieval music), Festival Internacional de Cine Independiente de Elche (Festival international of independent films)and the Festival Internacional de la Oralidad. The excellent climate (average : 17 °C during the winter and 26 °C during the summer) of the area make it possible to practice outdoor all the time during the year. They are infrastructure to practice football, rugby, athletic, climbing and roller-staking . The various natural parks, the zoo, the museums, the antiques buildings and the calm and peaceful atmosphere make of Elche a pleasant place to live. If you speak Spanish you have more chance to find a job there. In fact, I have a few British friends working in Elche.

Elche has it own industrial area (Elche Parque Industrial ) with more than 80 companies, job seekers may consider to apply to one of those companies , the list is available at http://www.elcheparqueindustrial.com/index_in.asp. Shoes making, construction, tourism, agriculture are the sectors that work well in Elche.

If you want to settle in the expat community Elche may not be for you. It is very necessary to speak Spanish there, but then Elche has it advantage cheaper price for to buy or rent a house or flat, job opportunity, well located near Alicante airport and the various freeways, good infrastructure and of course, Elche is the so researched real Spain.