 Dolores is readily accessible from the Autovia del Mediterráneo motorway and a new motorway from Elche, and is about 20 minutes away from the Alicante international airport.The town has a population of 7427, an area of , and the average monthly temperature varies between 16 °C (61 °F) in December–January and 28 °C (82 °F) in July–August.The most important monument is the 18th-century church, with sculptures by Salcillo and Roque Lopez.