La Alcudia is a low tell — an artificial mound built up by centuries of settlement — about 3 km south of Elche's old town, where an Iberian city once stood and a Roman town later replaced it. Excavations have been ongoing here since the late 19th century and continue today. The site is most famous as the place where the Dama de Elche was found in 1897, but the archaeology itself is substantial: remains of Iberian streets, a Roman forum, temples, and domestic structures have all been uncovered, and the stratigraphy goes deep.
The on-site museum is small but worthwhile, with finds from the excavations and good contextualisation of the Iberian culture that once dominated this part of southeastern Spain. The site is open to visitors and you can walk over the excavated sections via raised walkways. It is about a 3 km drive or taxi ride from the centre of Elche — not easily walkable in summer heat — but for anyone interested in ancient history, the combination of the actual site and the MAHE museum in town (with its replica of the Dama) makes for a genuinely satisfying archaeological day.