| 19 March 2010
Ibiza provides an excellent example of the interaction between the marine and coastal ecosystems. The dense prairies of oceanic Posidonia (seagrass), an important endemic species found only in the Mediterranean basin, contain and support a diversity of marine life. Ibiza preserves considerable evidence of its long history. The archaeological sites at Sa Caleta (settlement) and Puig des Molins (necropolis) testify to the important role played by the island in the Mediterranean economy in protohistory, particularly during the Phoenician-Carthaginian period. The fortified Upper Town (Alta Vila) is an outstanding example of Renaissance military architecture; it had a profound influence on the development of fortifications in the Spanish settlements of the New World.
Activities
News
- Oct 8, 2009 Statement by UNESCO’s World Heritage Centre on mission to study conservation and infrastructure development in Ibiza
- Dec 2, 1999 World Heritage Committee Inscribes 48 New Sites on Heritage List
Events
- Nov 25, 2009 - Nov 26, 2009 3rd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes on "Use and Management of Water in World Heritage Cultural Landscapes"
- Sep 30, 2008 - Oct 3, 2008 2nd International Conference of the Alliance of World Heritage Cultural Landscapes
Links
- Exposició Eivissa Formentera (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya)
- Natural site datasheet from WCMC
- Ibiza
- Eivissa
- Patrimonio de la Humanidad en España (in Spanish only)
- Ciudades Patrimonio de la Humanidad de Expaña
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Spain
Date of Inscription: 1999
Property : 8564.0000 ha
Balearic Islands
More at UNESCO website here
http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/417
Matinee Ibiza 
Ibiza retreats
