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There are many wonderfull places worthwhile visiting during your stay on this beautiful island.
Sant Josep de sa Talaia Ibiza's largest district offers impressive natural scenery and the famous rock Es Vedra.
The municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu with its capital Santa Eulalia, a nice miniature town, is overseen by Puig de Missa, a beautiful church worthwhile visiting for its fantastic views and its unique beauty.
Sant Antoni de Portmany with its beautiful bay, called 'Port Magnus' - Great Harbour -, is already welknown by many of the visitors for its Westend, a very British nightlife disctrict, but ofcourse it holds many historic places as well.
Sant Joan de Labritja with its steep coasts, dense pine forests and a small chain of mountains, is stil unspoilt and a heaven for those who are desperately seeking for peace and quiet in rural surroundings.

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For people who love visiting places of architectural, historical or cultural interest there are:
- Ibiza city's heart, the Old Town of Ibiza also called D'alt Vila, built in 1554, and surrounded by various walls
of which some are only partly excavated.The imposing walls visible today are the product of the Italian
architect Calvi in the 16th century. These walls were built so firm , that now it is one of the two only
fortifications in Europe that still has it’s complete original structure.
- The Harbour of Ibiza Town is a quiet and peaceful place in winter and in summer it’s the place to see and be
seen, this surely is the promenade chosen by most drag queens.
- In Ibiza's harbour one can't mis seeing the only statue in the whole world honoring pirates, 'Corsair Obelisk' -
Homenaje a los Corsarios, who played a very important part in Ibiza's history.
- Various caves such as the large and famous Cova d'es Culleram, discovered in 1907 and Caves C´an Marca,
over 100.000 years old, Ses Fontanelles Caves with remains of ancient paintings, Es Cuieram Cave dedicated
to the Goddess Tanit and Santa Caves Ibiza which contains stalactites.
- But don´t forget to visit The Puig des Molins Nekropolis one of the largest and best preserved underground
tombs in the world, left here by Phoenicians and then there is Cova de ses Llegostes, a natural cave, open to
the sea, which now houses an aquarium.
- Las Salinas - Ibiza's Salt flats were of immens importance to medieval Ibiza, nowadays the interesting
remains rest in a natural reserve which forms an important refuge for all kinds of birds, including flamingos.
- Authentic villages like San Jose, Santa Gertrudis, San Rafael, and San Carlos still have the beautiful historical
finca's - original farmhouses with extremely thick walls, a perfect defense against hot summers, all painted
white just as they always used to do.
- Many of the hippies that chose Ibiza for their homestead and nowadays run small businesses on the island
sell their art- and craftswork on regularly held markets, which are very enjoyable to visit.
- Beautiful, uninhabited little islands like Es Vedra, Canjaro and Espalmador, approachable by boat only.
- Ibiza's lighthouses and in particular the Botafoc lighthouse - Faro de Botafoc - are famous for enjoying
amazing panoramic views.
- Around 1880 the first windmill was built in the Ses Salines and by the time they ended operating them
already 180 of them covered the island. Most of them are ruines nowadays but some of them were restored
and declared Heritage of Cultural Interest as is Molí d’en Toni Joan, Molí des Porxet and Molí des Puig d’en
Valls. They all stand symbol of great balearic rural architecture.

Most of these Ibiza sightseeing examples will take whole day to explore all of its beauty and also offer a healthsome
walk through Ibiza's quieter rural inlands that are an sightseeing object on its own.
Enjoy all of Ibiza sightseeing in between sunbathing and partying but take time for a cultural dip before leaving this amazingly beautiful island with its free spirit.

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