El Campello | |
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  El Campello Location in Spain | |
| Coordinates:38°25′39″N0°24′4″W / 38.42750°N 0.40111°W /38.42750; -0.40111 | |
| Country |  Spain |
| Autonomous community |  Valencian Community |
| Province | Alicante |
| Comarca | Alacantí |
| Judicial district | Sant Vicent del Raspeig |
| Government | |
| • Alcalde | Juan José Berenguer (2011) (PP) |
| Area | |
• Total | 55.27 km2 (21.34 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 26 m (85 ft) |
| Population (2024-01-01)[1] | |
• Total | 30,600 |
| • Density | 554/km2 (1,430/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | campeller(a) (Valencian) campellero/a (Spanish) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 03560 |
| Official language(s) | Valencian |
| Website | Official website |
El Campello (Valencian:[elkamˈpeʎo];Spanish:Campello[kamˈpeʎo]) is a town on theCosta Blanca of Spain, within theValencian Community. It is a 20-minute tram ride fromAlicante city. There is a busy marina and fish market.
The tower overlooking the harbour was built in the 16th century as a lookout for ships.
During October each year, the town holds itsmoros i cristians (Moors and Christians) festival. The festival includes daily "battles" through the town, wherearquebuses are extensively used. There are numerous parades and late night fireworks displays. The evening parades through the centre of the town are resplendent with extravagant costumes.
There are archaeological remains atLa Illeta (inValencian), beside the harbour, where circular cabins dating back to3000 BC have been found. Also known as 'Banyets de la Reina', the remains of Roman-era fish factories can be seen at the site.
It is an archaeological site of great importance and occupies 4,000 square meters. A number of items were discovered, including Bronze Age remains, and the remains of an important Iberian population that occupied that place during the second and third centuries BC, and the remains of a Roman villa of the second century, including four fish ponds dug into the rock of the same time (though badly eroded, yet visible), and finally the remains of an Arab occupation that was more sporadic in the Middle Ages.
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Lycée Français d'Alicante, a French international school, is in El Campello.[2] The school moved to El Campello in 2005.[3]
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