Sights in Ibiza
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D'Alt Vila
D'Alt Vila is the old walled town; a Unesco World Heritage Site since 1999. The Romans were the first to fortify this hilltop, but the walls you see were raised by Felipe II in the 16th century to protect against invasion by French and Turkish forces. A ramp leads from Plaça de sa Font in Sa Penya up to the Portal de ses Taules gateway, the main entrance.
Above the entrance hangs a commemorative plaque bearing Felipe II's coat of arms and an inscription recording the 1585 completion date of the fortification - seven artillery bastions joined by thick protective walls up to 22m (72ft) in height.
Immediately inside spreads Plaça de la Vila, with its upmarket restaurants, g…
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Necròpolis del Puig des Molins
The earliest tombs within this ancient burial ground date from the 7th century BC and Phoenician times. Follow the path around and peer into the burial caverns, oriented north to south, cut deep into the hill. You can descend into one interlocking series of these hypogea (burial caverns). The site museum displays finds such as amulets and terracotta figurines discovered within the more than 3000 tombs that honeycomb the hillside. Both museum and site were closed for restoration work at the time of research.
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Sa Penya
There's always something always going on portside. People-watchers will be right at home - this pocket must have one of the highest concentrations of exhibitionists and weirdos in Spain.
Sa Penya is crammed with dozens of funky and trashy clothing boutiques and the intense competition between the locally made gear and the imports keeps a lid on prices.
The so-called hippy markets, street stalls along Carrer d'Enmig and the adjoining streets, sell everything under the sun.
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Cova de Can Marçà
A turn-off to the right just before Port de Sant Miquel takes you around a headland to the Cova de Can Marçà, underground caverns spectacularly lit by coloured lights. Tours in various languages take around 30 to 40 minutes. After resurfacing, pause for a drink on its terrace and savour the panorama of sheer cliffs and deep blue water.
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Church
Sant Miquel is overlooked by its shimmering white, boxlike 14th-century church. The restored early-17th-century frescoes in the Capella de Benirràs are a swirl of flowers and twisting vines. Each Thursday from June to September, there’s traditional island dancing on the pretty patio at 6.15pm.
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Museu d’Art Contemporani
Its normal home is within an 18th-century powder store and armoury. While it undergoes lengthy refurbishing, elements of the collection are on show in the Casa Consistorial (Town Hall) on Plaça d’Espanya.
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Museu Arqueològic
Contains an important collection of artefacts from the Phoenician and Carthaginian periods, plus a few pieces from Roman and Islamic times.
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