Ibiza, Spain

Registration Year

1999

Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture

Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture (N ii, iv; C ii, iii, iv) gives 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 (cemetery) 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, which had a profound influence of the development of fortifications in the Spanish settlements of the New World.

Sra. Marienna Sánchez-Járegui Alcaldesa de la Ciudad de Ibiza	Ayuntamiento de Ibiza C/ Pere Tur, 1 Ibiza, Islas Baleares, España	Tel: +34 971.30.35.61 Fax: +34 971.39.92.74 Email: alcaldessa@eivissa.es
Sra. Lourdes Roig Roig Jefa de Protocolo y Relaciones Institucionales	Ayuntamiento de Ibiza C/ Pere Tur, 1 Ibiza, Islas Baleares, España	Tel: +34 971.30.35.62 Fax: +34 971.39.92.74 Email: protocol@eivissa.es