The dates of the Abanilla palm grove Food and drink · Abanilla, Oriental, Murcia Image of Abanilla, not of the place itself. The date palm forms here one of the most northerly palm groves in Europe and its fruit, sweet and fleshy, is gathered in autumn; for centuries it has been larder food and a mainstay of the local baking. Photo: Fotografia enviada per Hugo What to see and do in Abanilla