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The giant Menjabollos lives in the pine forests of the dunes of Guardamar, where he tends the trees. Just before Christmas, he comes into the town to greet the children and to dance with them on the square in front of the town hall.
Hidden in the dunes of Guardamar is the Califal Rabita, an Islamic monastery dating from the tenth to eleventh century A.D. It consists of three rows of buildings, separated by streets and surrounded by a protective wall. The complex formed a centre of pilgrimage in which a community of monks lived. It is the only example of such a centre in the Iberian peninsula and one of the oldest Islamic monuments in the world. In spite of this, very little information can be obtained from the tourist centre in Guardamar, nor is the site easy to find, as there are no signposts for it in the extensive dunes. It might be difficult to find, but at least it is well protected and the site cannot be entered (the photos were taken through holes in the surrounding fence).
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The Lady of Elche, a striking stone bust dating from between the fourth and fifth centuries BC, was discovered in 1897 by a young farm labourer.
The bust returned to its home town of Elche for the first time in over forty years in 2006, when it was exhibited there for several months.
The bust was housed in a high-security glass cabinet and viewing was highly regulated.
The giant Menjabollos lives in the pine forests of the dunes of Guardamar, where he tends the trees. Just before Christmas, he comes into the town to greet the children and to dance with them on the square in front of the town hall.
Hidden in the dunes of Guardamar is the Califal Rabita, an Islamic monastery dating from the tenth to eleventh century A.D. It consists of three rows of buildings, separated by streets and surrounded by a protective wall. The complex formed a centre of pilgrimage in which a community of monks lived. It is the only example of such a centre in the Iberian peninsula and one of the oldest Islamic monuments in the world. In spite of this, very little information can be obtained from the tourist centre in Guardamar, nor is the site easy to find, as there are no signposts for it in the extensive dunes. It might be difficult to find, but at least it is well protected and the site cannot be entered (the photos were taken through holes in the surrounding fence).