This gothic church was begun to build in the 13th century over an Arab mosque; it is dedicated to Our Lady. It was finished by the 18th century. It houses a notable altarpiece in honour of St. Gregory, and an interesting 14th century gilded silver monstrance.

It was inaugurated in 1978 and it is a pleasure to walk through the market and contemplate the selection of stalls, where they offer a great variety of fresh products, whether fish, meat, vegetables or fruit. In most cases they are products of Ibiza, which stand out for their extraordinary quality and flavor. A lively market in the center of the city, where they always offer a personalized service to each customer.

Dieses Haus liegt am Anfang der Straße Calle Pere Tur und wurde Mitte des 17. Jahrhunderts durch Baumeister aus Genua für eine italienische Handelsfamilie errichtet. Es scheint, als ob die Baumeister auch bei der Kirche des Klosters mitwirkten. Das dreistöckige Gebäude ist ein fast einzigartiges Beispiel für klassische Renaissancearchitektur in Eivissa. Drei der Fassaden zeigen auf öffentliche Straßen, die vierte auf einen Garten, der an der westlichen Seite des Gebäudes liegt. Der Haupteingang befindet sich in der Calle Santa Maria, die Hauptfassade zeigt jedoch nach Norden. Die Anordnung der Balkone und Fassaden ergibt ein einheitliches Bild mit symmetrischen Formen und dekorativen Elementen. Die heutige Fassade des gesamten Gebäudes stimmt in großen Teilen mit der ursprünglichen Gestaltung überein. Das Anwesen – auch als Can Montero bekannt – wurde für 172 Millionen Peseten (ca. 1.033.740 Euro) durch die Stadtverwaltung von Eivissa und den Inselrat erworben. Die aufgrund des schlechten Zustands des Gebäudes sehr kostspielige Sanierung übernahm der Verband Consorcio Eivissa Patrimonio de la Humanidad. Die Sanierung kostete insgesamt mehr als 3,6 Millionen Euro. Heute befinden sich in Can Botino der Plenarsaal des Stadtrats, das historische Archiv der Stadt, Räume des Rathauses und andere Verwaltungsbüros der Stadt. Mit dieser Sanierung gelang es der Stadt, ein weiteres historisches Gebäude zu erhalten und es allen Bürgern zur Verfügung zu stellen. Zugleich konnte verhindert werden, dass das Gebäude nach Plänen privater Bauträger in Luxuswohnungen umgewandelt wurde.

Ever since the founding of the city, this has probably been the site that has always contained its most important religious building. Since the Catalan conquest in 1235, this building is the cathedral. Before the conquest, the Catalan feudal lords (Guillem de Montgrí, Pere de Portugal and Nunyo Sanç) pledged to erect a church devoted to the Virgin Mary. The early church dating from the 14th century was Gothic in style, and the only remains of this origin are the apse and the tower. The church underwent a reform in 1712 that gave it its current appearance. In 1782, a bishopric was created in Ibiza through a papal bull issued by Pope Pius VI, and the church became the Cathedral of Ibiza. This square is also the home to the Archaeological Museum, precisely in the building that used to house the University, the representative body of the people of Ibiza for 500 years.

At this point you will see the castle, the building that tops Puig de Vila hill. Before the Renaissance wall was built, it was separate from the Almudaina castle, but once the wall was built they were conjoined. In 1972, the Ministry of Defence donated the castle to the Town Hall, and since then excavations have been conducted that have provided proof of the different periods in Ibiza’s history, from its Phoenician founding until the Catalan period. They have also revealed several refurbishments and interventions that have been conducted. The most noteworthy aspects of the castle are the Torre del Homenaje (Homage Tower) and the Casa del Gobernador (Governor’s house). Following the wall, Universitat street leads you to the Plaza de la Catedral (Cathedral Square).

This small tunnel leads us through the Portal Nou in the new walled premises. Then is where the climb to the highest part of Dalt Vila begins along the Ronda Calvi – the name of the stretch of the wall between the Sant Pere and Sant Jaume bulwarks, and between the latter and Sant Bernat. The Ronda Calvi, which can be travelled by means of an Italian ramp (which makes the climb easier) has been subjected to several different excavations and refurbishments, which have given it a great deal of historical interest today. These endeavours have unearthed and left exposed stretches of the former mediaeval fortress that help us to understand the existence of different archaeological levels, and we can see one of the characteristic features of the old mediaeval quarters that Calvi refers to in his writings: the existence of wall-houses. The next bulwark is Sant Jordi, after which you can catch sweeping views of the tourism facilities between Ses Figueretes and playa d’en Bossa (beach). You must also see the views of the landscapes from the next bulwark, Sant Bernat.

This is the first of the seven bulwarks along the wall. It is the largest of all, and is asymmetrical on its right side, which is larger than the left. From the platform it affords interesting views of the La Marina neighbourhood. The bulwark has an entrance door that was opened in the 1960s in order to let cars to enter Dalt Vila. Through this gateway you momentarily leave the Sant Joan bulwark and once again enter it from the Portal Nou gateway located in the Reina Sofía Park.

The oldest name of this square is Plaza de la Ferreria (Blacksmith Square), and later it was know as the Plaza de la Fruita (Fruit Square) because of the market that used to be held here. According to Gaston Vuillier, a French writer who visited the island in the autumn of 1889, in this square, from 10 am to 11 am on Friday – the alms day – the poor folks of the town would assemble, hoping to receive donations. On the right hand side, going up a kind of inclined ramp you will reach the Sant Joan bulwark.

This tour begins at the Puerta del Mar (Sea gate), which can be reached by a ramp that was built in 1870. Prior to that, there had been a zigzagging entrance that started from the Peixateria (fish-market) building in the La Marina neighbourhood. In 1641 a wooden drawbridge was built that led it to be called Portal de ses Taules. In the early 20th century this was replaced by a brick bridge. In the late 1980s an intervention was conducted that consisted of recovering the appearance that the gateway had with the drawbridge, and this is how it remains today. The date of 1585 which can be seen on the monumental gate (built in Palma) commemorates the official opening of the Puerta del Mar, not the walls themselves. The statues that flank the entrance were uncovered throughout the construction of the walls, and as they are Roman statues that were included as a classical reference, typical of the Renaissance style. Once past the entrance, you will reach the Patio de Armas (Weapons Courtyard), which has a built-in bench on the left hand side dating from the late 1980s. Beyond it is the Plaza de Vila.

Located in the area of Sant Joan de Labritja, Balàfia is a rural settlement with dwellings and defence towers dating from the time of Moorish rule and where the atmosphere is still reminiscent of the Ibiza of that age.