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Orihuela is the capital of the Vega Baja, the largest district in the Alicante Province. The municipal district of Orihuela has a population of approximately 75,800 inhabitants and is bordered by the region of Murcia to the west, Torrevieja and Pilar de la Horadada to the south east and Pinoso and Abaniila tom the north. Located 57 km from Alicante in the north, 22 km from Murcia in the south west and 32 km from its beaches: Cabo Roig, Playa Flamenca, La Zenia, Campoamor, Mil Palmeras and Punta Prima.
Packed with magnificent historic churches, palaces and monasteries, Orihuela, an ancient capital of an Arabic taifa, still holds onto its history. |
