Centre d'Interpretació de Ses Salines

South Ibiza


This small interpretive centre, attached to Sant Francesc's beautiful, whitewashed 18th-century village church, explores the history of the salt trade in Ibiza, and the local environment of the surrounding Parc Natural de Ses Salines.


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