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The walls of Dalt Vila and the cathedral above the harbour of Ibiza Town, in late sun

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Dalt Vila & Sa Penya: Our Favourites

The walls and the cathedral, four museums, the Mercat Vell and small hotels inside the ramparts.

The back story

  1. Area guide

    Dalt Vila and Sa Penya: the back story

    Dalt Vila·In depth

    The UNESCO walls, the cathedral, four museums and the fishermen’s lanes below.

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  2. The back story

    Where to stay in Ibiza: the back story

    Ibiza Town·In depth

    Hotels inside the walls of Dalt Vila, a bay of new names at Talamanca, farmhouse retreats in the hills of the north and the sunset coast of Sant Antoni: how to choose a base.

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  3. The back story

    Eating in Ibiza: the back story

    Ibiza Town·In depth

    Three MICHELIN stars, fish on the sand at Cala Jondal and Cala d’Hort, and the island’s own dishes: bullit de peix, sofrit pagès and flaó.

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  4. The back story

    Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture: the back story

    Dalt Vila·In depth

    Why UNESCO listed Ibiza in 1999: a Renaissance fortress, a Phoenician settlement, a Punic necropolis and the seagrass meadows that make the sea so clear.

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What to see and do

  1. UNESCO World Heritage

    Dalt Vila

    Ibiza Town·Walled town

    The walled upper town of Ibiza, with seven Renaissance bastions and the cathedral at the top.

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  2. At the top of the town

    Ibiza Cathedral (Santa Maria)

    Dalt Vila·Cathedral

    The cathedral at the summit of Dalt Vila: a 13th-century church enlarged in Gothic times and remodelled in the 18th century.

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  3. UNESCO World Heritage

    Puig des Molins necropolis and museum

    Ibiza Town·Archaeological site

    The Punic necropolis on the hill of windmills, with more than 5,000 graves and its own museum.

    Vía Romana 31, 07800 IbizaExplore View on map

  4. Frescoes of 1884

    Santo Domingo (Sant Pere)

    Dalt Vila·Church

    The 17th-century church of the Dominican convent in Dalt Vila, with painted vaults.

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  5. The city’s patron

    Capella de Sant Ciríac

    Dalt Vila·Chapel

    The chapel built in 1754 for the patron saint of the city, whose feast falls on 8 August.

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  6. Opened 1969

    Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa (MACE)

    Dalt Vila·Contemporary art

    One of Spain’s earliest museums of contemporary art, in a 1727 building on the walls, with Punic houses beneath its new galleries.

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  7. A noble house on the Carrer Major

    Museu Puget

    Dalt Vila·Painting

    Paintings of island life by Narcís Puget Riquer and Narcís Puget Viñas, in a Gothic house in Dalt Vila.

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  8. The Islamic city

    Centre d'Interpretació Madina Yabisa

    Dalt Vila·Interpretation centre

    The story of the city under Muslim rule, told in the restored Cúria building, with a tower of the old Arab fortress.

    Carrer Major 2, Edifici La Cúria, 07800 EivissaExplore View on map

  9. How the walls were built

    Baluard de Sant Pere

    Dalt Vila·Interpretation centre

    Audiovisuals in the casemates of the bastion explain how the Renaissance walls were raised.

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  10. Cannons and armour

    Baluard de Sant Jaume

    Dalt Vila·Military museum

    The weapons that defended the walls, from the 16th to the 18th century, in the vaults of a bastion.

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  11. Closed for works

    Museu Arqueològic d'Eivissa i Formentera (MAEF)

    Dalt Vila·Archaeology

    The archaeological museum on the cathedral square, closed for restoration (the Puig des Molins museum is open).

    Plaza de la Catedral 5, 07800 IbizaExplore View on map

  12. About two hours

    Dalt Vila: the ramparts walk

    Dalt Vila·Town walk

    In through the Portal de ses Taules, up to the cathedral, and round the bastions from Santa Llúcia to Sant Joan.

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  13. About one hour

    The Marina and Sa Penya

    Ibiza Town·Town walk

    The fishermen’s quarter below the walls: the harbour, the Mercat Vell and the narrow lanes of Sa Penya.

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Where to eat

  1. Inside the walls

    Can Font

    Dalt Vila·Regional cooking·€€€

    Island cooking at the Mirador de Dalt Vila, inside the walls.

    Plaza de España 4, 07800 EivissaExplore View on map

Shopping and food

  1. Since 1872

    Mercat Vell

    Ibiza Town·Market

    The old vegetable market, a little Greek temple in front of the Portal de ses Taules.

    Plaça de la Constitució s/n, 07800 EivissaExplore View on map

  2. Grown by the stallholders

    Mercat Pagès

    Ibiza Town·Farmers’ market

    Kilometre-zero fruit and vegetables, sold by the people who grow them.

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  3. Baked by the nuns

    Convent de ses Monges Tancades

    Dalt Vila·Convent sweets

    An Augustinian convent in Dalt Vila where you can buy biscuits and sweets baked by the nuns.

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  4. Local artists

    Plaça del Parc artisans’ market

    Ibiza Town·Night market

    Ten artists from the Sa Pedrera craft centre, every night from May to October.

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Where to stay

  1. Inside the walls

    Hotel Mirador de Dalt Vila

    Dalt Vila·Boutique hotel

    A small hotel inside the walls of Dalt Vila, on Plaza de España, home to the Can Font restaurant.

    Plaza de España 4, 07800 EivissaExplore View on map

  2. Inside the walls

    La Torre del Canónigo

    Dalt Vila·Boutique hotel

    A small hotel on Calle Joan Román in Dalt Vila, by the cathedral.

    Calle Joan Román 1, 07800 IbizaExplore View on map

  3. Good value in the centre

    Hostal Parque

    Ibiza Town·Hostal·€

    A simple hostal on Plaza del Parque, in the centre of Ibiza Town.

    Plaza del Parque 4, 07800 IbizaExplore View on map

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