Its geographical location defines its characteristics and the offer for the visitor. On the one hand, San Fulgencio offers the singularity of a farming, calm and welcoming town; on the other, culture, represented in the rich archaeological heritage existing in the municipality and, lastly, the enjoyment of the sun and beach due to its proximity to the coast.
The numerous sidewalks along the length and breadth of San Fulgencio will allow lovers of walks on foot or by bicycle to enjoy the scenery offered by a town like ours. Between fields of vegetables, cereals, orchards of orange trees and plantations of different types these paths run that allow the walker to discover the aromas and smells of this land.
Contact:
TOURIST INFO SAN FULGENCIO
C/ Ámsterdam s/n. Urb. La Marina
03177 San Fulgencio – Alicante
Telf.: 966790021
E-mail: sanfulgencio@touristinfo.net
Horario:
Monday to Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Saturday from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
In addition, these urbanizations are located about a scarce two kilometers from the urban area, in the northern part of the municipality and only one kilometer from the beach.
Like every town, San Fulgencio also dedicates an intense program to leisure and partying. Festivals that reflect the tradition of an agricultural town.
The name of the town is also owed to this Bishop, as well as that since its foundation, it has the status of Villa Real, granted by King Felipe V. Its foundation dates back to 1729.
The first population contingent that settled in San Fulgencio came from the Segura river basin (Murcia and its orchard). In 1794 San Fulgencio had 1,215 inhabitants, although due to the ups and downs of crops and epidemics in 1857 the population had been reduced to 866 registered inhabitants.
Locality that has been traditionally dedicated to agriculture, is experiencing a very strong and constant growth, due to the tourists it receives, given its special situation next to the coastal enclaves of La Marina (Elche) and Guardamar del Segura, which has caused In addition to the main nucleus, new developments have been built closer to the coast. The largest of these is the La Marina Urbanization started in the late 1980s.
During the Civil War (1936-1939) it was called Ucrania del Segura.