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1 Street by Street: Eivissa VISITORS’ CHECKLIST

Attracted by the hilltop site and sheltered harbour, Practical Information
the Phoenicians founded Eivissa in the mid-7th * 49,500.
century BC. The Puig de Molins necropolis dates Tel 971 301 740. n Passeig Vara
de Rey, 1, 971 301 900. ( Mon–
from those days. Dalt Vila (Upper Town) is the Sat (summer). _ Sant Joan
oldest remaining part of Eivissa and since (23 Jun), Sant Cristòbal (10 Jul),
1999 has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Nostra Senyora de les Neus
Strengthened by fortifications begun by the (8 Aug), Sant Ciriac (5 Aug).
Emperor Charles V, it once guarded the entrance . Portal de ses Taules Transport
to the bay. Sa Penya, at the end of the harbour A broad paved drive leads from Sa Dalt Vila k Es Codolar, 8 km (5 miles) to
the southwest.
under Dalt Vila, was once the fishermen’s quarter Penya to Portal de ses Taules – the The Upper Town, built on a hill, is best seen
and is still one of the more colourful parts of town. main town gate. from the harbour shore where its strategic
importance is obvious.
La Marina, stretching out along the waterfront, is
the place to go for night-time entertainment.
Museu ArqueològicMuseu Arqueològic
City walls
Museu d’Art
Contemporani d’Eivissa
Plaça del Sol’s shady square
looks out over the harbour and S A C A R R O S S A
is full of shops and cafés.
R O S A R I S S A N T C A R L E I G N A S I R I Q U E R G . B A L A N S A T
A N T C A R L E S S

P E R E T U R
S A N T J O S E P J O A N R O M A N C A R R E R D E P O N E N T
C O N Q U I S T A Sa Carrossa
Quiet by day, Sa Carrossa is popular
with Eivissa’s gay visitors and is a hip
P L AÇ A D E L A night-time hangout in the summer.
C AT E D R A L

Capella de Sant Ciriac R O N D A D E J O A N B A P T I S T A C A L V I
A Mass is celebrated here
each year in August to mark
the capture of the town by
Jaume I in 1235.

Castell Almudaina

Plaça de la Vila Reial Curia
The main square of The modest house of the . Cathedral
Dalt Vila is lined with former Royal Tribunal of The cathedral, dedicated to
shops, restaurants Key Justice, standing near the Our Lady of the Snows, was
and cafés to tempt cathedral, has a fine completed in 1592. It is Dalt
passing visitors. Suggested route Gothic doorway. Vila’s most impressive building.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p151 and pp161–3

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