Elche is the third largest city of Valencia in population. 

This is the Spanish capital of shoes but talking about Elche immediately evokes its spectacular Palmeraie, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, and his "Misteri", one of the most important of cultural events Spain, which is also recognized by UNESCO, which has declared the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity and consists of the representation of a medieval sung drama that is celebrated in two acts on 14 and 15 August.