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In addition to well-maintained palm trees, this private botanical garden features lovely water fountains and cactus gardens.
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Museo del Palmeral
Housed in a 19th-century farmhouse, this museum is devoted to date palms and the fronds used for Palm Sunday rites. Admission includes entry to the nearby palm grove and garden.
Two weeks of free amateur theater performances.
Baños Árabes / Arab Baths
Moorish baths built in the mid-12th century, restored in 1998. An audiovisual presentation is available in English.
Torre de la Calahorra / Calahorra Tower
Formerly part of the city wall (now no longer extant), this tower was originally Muslim and built from the late 12th to early 13th centuries. Originally a full ten metres higher than now, neglect and an earthquake took their toll and the upper two floors had to be dismantled. From the 15th to 20th centuries it was used as an aristocratic residence and can now be visited.
Parque Rey Jaime I
This municipal park was created by combining two semi-abandoned palm groves, and has been transformed by the planting of new date palms as well as fruit and ornamental trees and native grasses.
Parque del Filet de Fora
The second largest park in the city after the Municipal Park, it was created in the 1990s by combining five individual palm groves.