Information
displayed on the Ecosystem Signs by the walkways
'Elche has some of the best presented
dune systems in the peninsula, stretching out on 8
out of it's 9 kilometres of coast. Most of them are
Sites of Community Interest (SCI'S), and the beaches
and dunes of El Altet, Arenales and Carabassi are
part of the local nature Site of Galvony.
For this reason, the Ministry of
the Environment, by means of the Regional Coastal
Service and upon request of Elche City Council, has
taken important actions in order to ensure the upkeep
of this unique ecosystem as well as an easy and comfortable
access to the beaches for those who wish to bathe
in the warm waters of the Mediteranean or comtemplate
an extraordinary landscape with a unique flora and
fauna.
Help us maintain them by avoiding
to walk among the dunes other than on the designated
areas and you will bear witness of how the landscape
becomes more attractive and richer in flora and fauna.
The beaches and dunes of Arenales
and Carabassi offer a wonderful example of the dune
ecosystem. In these places, we find broad beaches
followed by small embryo dunes that turn to semi-fixed
dunes with a great variety of flora species. At the
end there are dunes fixed by the presence of large
bushes and trees.
The sand accumulating on the dunes
constitutes a natural reserve to replace that of the
beach, which is swallowed by the sea during storms,
meaning that if dunes disappear, beaches will also
disappear.
As you walk on the walkways, you
will be able to witness the development of the different
types of dunes from a vantage position. The walkways
have been especially designed not to get in the way
of the wind as it transports the sand deposited on
the beach and on the dunes.'
Ecosystem
Signs |
