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relics dating from the times P Sa Marina first theatre in Ibiza. Now the
of the island’s Carthaginian, Like Sa Penya, Sa Marina was Neo-Classical building houses
Roman and Moorish rulers. originally a working-class the Teatro Pereyra café, which
On display are tombstones, district and sprang up as is worth dropping into in the
statuettes and coins, as well overcrowding in Dalt Vila evening for live music or stand-
as glass and ceramic objects. forced many people to live up comedy.
The museum building is itself outside the city walls. Now
impressive, and was the home the area around the harbour P Passeig de Vara de Rey
of Ibiza’s government for provides ferry links to mainland Eivissa’s main street is named
300 years. Spain and is packed with after General Joachim Vara de
restaurants, cafés, bars and Rey, a Spanish general who
E Museu d’Art shops. Its narrow alleys are perished in Cuba during the
Contemporani d’Eivissa full of stalls selling clothes Spanish-American war in 1898.
C/ Ronda Narcis Puget. Tel 971 302 and souvenirs. Many of these The street’s many bars and
723. Open timings vary, please check offer items reminiscent of the restaurants are very popular
Vast city walls surrounding Dalt Vila website. Closed public holidays. days when the island was a in the evenings.
∑ eivissa.es/mace favourite with hippies.
Exploring Eivissa + Fortifications The Modern Art Museum in Sa Torre bastion guarding the harbour E Puig des Molins
Eivissa is the largest and most The present city walls Portal de ses Taules consists of + Sa Torre Via Romana 31. Tel 971 301 771.
beautiful town on the island. To surrounding Dalt Vila were two underground galleries of the once home to Antoni Riquer, A small military defence tower Open Oct–Mar: 9:30am–3pm Tue–
avoid the crowds, visit early in the erected in the 16th century former arsenal, built within the most famous buccaneer stands at the end of Carrer Sat, 10am–2pm Sun; Apr–Sep:
morning. For a romantic stroll, during the reign of Felipe II, the city walls. The museum was in Ibiza. Garijo. The bastion was restored 10am–2pm & 6–8pm Tue–Sat,
visit after dark, when it is a bit according to plans by the Italian founded in 1969 and includes in 1994 and is a relic of the fort- 10am–2pm Sun.
cooler. In Sa Penya and Sa Marina, architect Giovanni Battista several hundred works R Santo Domingo ifications that once guarded the Many of the objects associated
the harbour district, you can Calvi. In 1585, with the by artists living in Ibiza. Carrer Balansat. entrance to the harbour. Today, with Phoenician culture on
take a break and see evidence completion of the Some works are for Below the city walls is the late it affords a view over the entire display in the Museu Arqueològic
of present-day Eivissa. The place impressive Portal de ses sale, but prices can 16th-century church of Santo bay and the harbour and on were unearthed from this
is full of bars, restaurants, clubs Taules (decorated with the be rather steep. Domingo, commonly known to Formentera. ancient burial site. The “Hill
and market stalls. As night falls, coat of arms of Felipe II as El Convent. of the Windmills” was one
the streets outside Dalt Vila and replicas of ancient P Plaça de Espanya It is worth visiting this to see P Monument of the Mediterranean’s
become one huge dance floor. Roman statues), the city’s The Ajuntament (town the lovely paintings covering the als Corsaris top burial sites
defences were in place. hall) dominates this vaulted ceilings, and the ceramic Passeig des Moll. and the remains
R Cathedral The view from the square and occupies a tiles lining the walls and floors. In the early 19th of the nobility
Plaça de la Catedral. northern bastion of Santa building that was once The Capella del Roser has an century, the would have
The Cathedral Church of Santa Llucia encompasses the a Dominican monastery interesting Baroque altar. inhabitants of been brought here
María de las Nieves (Our Lady new town, the harbour and a school for the Ibiza, tormented Neon sign of Teatro from all over the
of the Snows) stands at the docks and the nearby town’s poor. Adjacent P Es Mercat Vell by constant pirate Pereyra café Carthaginian empire.
highest point in Dalt Vila, island of Formentera. to it is the church of Plaça de la Constitució. raids, enrolled the Ibiza, being free of
near the severely dilapidated Replica Roman Santo Domingo, with The old market building lies help of Antoni Riquer, a snakes and scorpions, was
medieval castle (Castell). E Museu statue at Portal de its later Baroque north of Portal de ses Taules. buccaneer who fought attractive to the Carthaginians,
Ibiza’s consecutive rulers used Arqueològic ses Taules façade (entrance The hall, resembling an ancient battles with the pirate ships whose religion specified a
this place as the site for their Plaça de la Catedral 3. from Carrer Balansat). Greek temple, was built in 1873. that brazenly attacked the burial site for their dead that
temples in Punic times. In AD Tel 971 301 771. Open Apr–Sep: The local chiringuito bar, open Every morning it is packed with passing merchant vessels. was free of poisonous creatures.
283, on the orders of the Roman 10am–2pm & 6–8pm Tue–Sun; 24 hours, serves Balearic vendors selling fresh fruit and His struggles with Novelli,
Emperor Marcus Aurelius, a Oct–Mar: 9am–3pm Tue–Sun. & snacks and specialities. Carrer vegetables. A short distance a buccaneer in the pay of the Environs
temple was built here and The archaeological museum Pere Tur features splendid further on is the Sa Peixateria British who commanded There are several beaches near
dedicated to the god Mercury. houses a collection of 18th-century mansions. fish market. the large brig Felicity, became Eivissa served by local buses.
Following the conquest of the prehistoric artifacts and Among them is Casa Riquer, the stuff of legend. Despite Playa de Talamanca is not
island by the Catalans, work P Sa Penya being hugely outgunned large, but is nearest to the
began to build a Christian The Sa Penya district, situated by Novelli, Riquer sank the town. On the opposite
church, which was completed in between Dalt Vila and the enemy vessel after a fierce side of the capital, at its
1592. The only remains of the harbour, was once inhabited battle, for which the southern end, is Platja de
original Gothic structure are mainly by fishermen and has grateful Ibizans erected ses Figueretes. Es Cavallet,
the tower and the vestry portal. always been a fairly “picturesque” this monument. It a short way down the
In the 18th century, the cathe- part of town. Even today, it does is believed to be coast, is very popular,
dral was remodelled in a heavy not enjoy a good reputation and the world’s only especially with gay visitors.
Baroque style. The vestry houses when venturing here you should monument that is Ses Salines’ beach, a
a small museum with a collec- take extra care of your wallet and dedicated to a pirate. little further on, is
tion of beautifully embroidered any valuables you might have. favoured by many
chasubles (priestly garments), During high season, the streets Teatro Pereyra people staying
as well as Gothic and Baroque get very crowded. The place is C/Comte in Eivissa, and
paintings. On the first floor is a full of cafés, bars and clubs. Rosselló 3. has regular
collection of altar pieces in silver Life in Sa Penya only starts Built in 1898, bus links to
and gold plate. Fresh fruit at a stall in Es Mercat Vell in earnest after dark. this was the Monument to General Vara de Rey the city.
For hotels and restaurants in this region see p151 and pp161–3

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