Dates of Elx Food and drink · Elx/Elche, El Baix Vinalopó, Alicante Image of Elx/Elche, not of the place itself. The date palms of the Palmeral produce dates that are gathered in autumn, after the bunches have been covered so that they ripen. They are sold fresh or dried, filled with marzipan or coated in chocolate, and have a recognised quality mark of their own. Photo: Fotografia enviada per Hugo What to see and do in Elx/Elche