El Campello (; es, Campello) is a town on the

Costa Blanca The Costa Blanca (, , literally meaning "White Coast") is over of Mediterranean coastline in the Alicante province, on the southeastern coast of Spain. It extends from the town of Dénia in the north, beyond which lies the Costa del Azahar (or ...

of Spain, within the

Valencian Community The Valencian Community ( ca-valencia, Comunitat Valenciana, es, Comunidad Valenciana) is an autonomous community of Spain. It is the fourth most populous Spanish autonomous community after Andalusia, Catalonia and the Community of Madrid with ...

. It is a 20-minute tram ride from

Alicante Alicante ( ca-valencia, Alacant) is a city and municipality in the Valencian Community, Spain. It is the capital of the province of Alicante and a historic Mediterranean port. The population of the city was 337,482 , the second-largest in t ...

city. There is a busy marina and fish market. The tower overlooking the harbour was built in the 16th century as a lookout for Berber pirates. During the day, smoke signals warned other towers along the coast of the pirates' pending arrival, and fires were lit when it was dark. During October each year, the town holds its '' moros i cristians'' (Moors and Christians) festival. The festival includes daily "battles" through the town, where

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es 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.

Places to visit

There are archaeological remains at 'La Illeta' (in valencian language), beside the harbour, where circular cabins dating back to 3000 BC have been found. Also known as 'Banyets de la Reina', the remains of Roman-era fish factories can be seen. It is an archaeological site of great importance and occupies 4,000 square meters in it was found remains of the Bronze Age, and also the remains of an important Iberian population that occupied that place during the second and third centuries BC, and moreover the remains of a Roman villa of the second century, including four fish ponds dug into the rock of the same time, although they are badly eroded that can still be seen, and finally remains of an Arab occupation more sporadic in the Middle Ages.

Education

Lycée Français d'Alicante Lycée Français d'Alicante (LFA; es, Liceo Francés de Alicante) is a French international school in El Campello, Alicante Province, Spain. It serves ''maternelle''/''educación infantil'' (preschool) through ''lycée''/''bachillerato''. the ...

, a French international school, is in El Campello. The school moved to El Campello in 2005.Histoire

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. Retrieved on 29 September 2016.

Gallery

File:El Campello,_Costa_Blanca,_Spain.jpg, El Campello Aerial image File:Campello_Shoreline_collage.jpg, Shoreline of El Campello File:El_Campello_Moors.jpg, Typical Moorish costume on the parade File:El_Campello_Christians.JPG, Typical Christian costume on the parade File:El_Campello_Tower.jpg, El Campello Tower File:La Isleta (Campello).jpg, La Isleta

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