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Ibiza Sightseeing
   
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 famous landmark
rock island
Es Vedra.
The municipality of
Santa Eulŕria 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.
Ibiza sightseeing
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.
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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.
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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 impressive 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.
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Las Salinas
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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,
Canjaro
and Espalmador,
famous mystical rockisland
Es Vedra
and
sister island
Es Vedranell, are
approachable by boat only! A must see!!!
- 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 today 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 and many
secrets, myths and legends..
You will find all
Ibiza Sightseeing in
this IBIZA 4 ALL directory
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