Orihuela: Guide, Hotels, Map & Photos
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Orihuela: Guide
Orihuela is a city and municipality located in the province of Alicante (province)|Alicante, Spain. It has an area of 365.4 km² and, according to the 2005 census, a total population of 75,009 inhabitants. The river Segura flows through the city.
The agriculture of Orihuela is based on lemons, oranges, almonds, olives, palm trees, pomegranates, cotton, hemp and vegetables. It also has an important industry of silk, wool and food preservation|preserved food.
The city was settled by Ancient Rome|Romans who called it Orcelis and subsequently Aurariola.
The most important architectonic monuments of Orihuela are an Arabic castle with its towers, a Catholic cathedral built between the 14th and 16th centuries and the Baroque architecture|Baroque church of Santo Domingo.
The Spanish poet Miguel Hernández was born in this city, which shares a campus with the Miguel Hernández University of Elche|University Miguel Hernández. It is also important for its festival of Moros i cristians|Moros y Cristianos.
See also
Torrevieja
External links
News and Guide of the city.
, Overview of the City of Orihuela including a video with most important sightseeing attractions.
Official tourism site for the region of Valencia.
Picture gallery from SpanishVida
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