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The Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche, Valencia was founded by the Arabs. The reason behind the establishment was their belief that date palm has more than a thousand uses. They could be used as liqueur, brushes, and hats. The Arabs developed an irrigation system that is still extant and helpful in watering the orchards in the city. The Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche in Valencia, Spain consisted of more than a million trees at the turn of the century. People took benefit of this and sold numerous trees illegally. This resulted in the decreased count of the trees. Today the trees at the Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche, Valencia are protected by the law. There are 91 orchards occupying a total area of the 1,832,822 square meters in the palm forest. Among the 91 orchards there is the Municipal Park that has orchards, fountains, and paths influenced by the Arab culture. The Huerto del Cura or the Priest's Orchard became a Nacional Artistic Garden in 1943. It is open to the visitors from 9:00 am to 8:30 pm. It is situated at the centre of the Valencia Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche, Spain with the Imperial Date palm with 8 boughs as the major attraction. Next to the Vaillo, the lookout tower is the Hort de la Torre. The entire Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche, Valencia is visible from the tower. Few other famous orchards here includes the Huerto del Xocolater, the Huerto de la Coronela or the Orchard of the Colonel's wife, the Huerto de la Mezquita or the Orchard of the Mosque, the L´Hort del Gat, the el Parc Jaume Iº, the el Huerto de Villa Carmen, the el Huerto de Montenegro, the el Huerto del Sol, the Hort de Sempere, and the Hort de Dins. The Huerto de la Creu or the Orchard of the Cross in the Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche, Valencia gets its name from the renaissance cross that is placed at the centre of the orchard. The council of the Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche, Valencia has busy who a new project for the park. They intend to start a new Palmera theme park that will showcase the past, present, and future of the palm forest. It will also exhibit the different kinds of Palm trees and also the various methods to improve the quality of palm trees. Apart from the Palm Groves (Palmeral) of Elche, Valencia the other parks and gardens in Valencia include the Antiguo Cauce del Rio Turia, Valencia, the Valencia Botanical Gardens, Valencia, the Jardines de Monforte, Valencia, the Parque de Benicalap, Valencia, the Royal Gardens (Jardines del Real), Valencia, the L'Albufera, Valencia.
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