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Ibiza history : Short
version
Ibiza is part of the Balearic Islands, and human
habitation dates from at least 5000 BC.
The
Ibiza history
tells us that the Balearic Islands
were on Phoenician trade routes therefore Ibiza was
conquered and inhabited by these
Phoenicians.
Later on the Carthaginians did the same but
more important they also founded
Ibiza City, which became an important port in those
days.
They also used Ibiza as their
burrial grounds and constructed The Salinas for the
saltmaking of Ibiza's most important trading
product 'White Gold' =
Salt.
Later in Ibiza History came,
in succession the Romans, Visigoths and Muslims.
The Muslims
left an important and recognizable
imprint in the island's typical architecture and
their traditional costumes.
The Muslims however were driven
out during the Christian Reconquista in the 13th century
and the islands became Catalan colonies,
and by then they
lost their importance for the
region.
Ibiza was under Bourbon control for most of the 18th
century.
The remains of domination by all these
different cultures are still to be found on Ibiza,
mostly restored.
The fortified Upper Town (Dalt Vila), the
Phoenicia settlement of Sa Caleta, the Phoenician-Punic
cemetery of Puig des Molins, and the Prairies of Oceanic
Posidonia of the Natural Park of Las Salinas were
declared World Heritage by Unesco
on
14
December 1999.
Don't leave Ibiza island without visiting the reminders of
passed times of Ibiza History.
You will find all
Ibiza history in
this IBIZA 4 ALL directory
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