The Town of Ibiza, Eivissa, with its famous
historical upper town, Dalt Vila, is not only the cultural centre of the
island, in its streets tourists & visitors find many enchanting corners and
places worth visiting.
It is recommended to island visitors to take
advantage of a day of rest, also when just on a brief stop in Ibiza, to take
the opportunity to widen their cultural horizons by walking the narrow, winding
streets of Dalt Vila, still breathing the atmosphere of the Middle Ages, where
on top, they will find the Museum of Contemporary Art and Archaeological
Museum, both open to visitors all year, together with breathtaking views over
the old town and harbor area.
Some streets and avenues contain a large
number of different types of shops.
One can find all sorts of products in Ibiza's
Port area: Marina Botafoch, as well as on the avenues España, Isidoro Macabich,
Bartolomé Roselló and Ignacio Wallis, the main arteries of the town.
The maritime docks and its proximities,
situated in the port of Ibiza, are the entrance to the island for thousands of
tourists, who upon arrival come across one of the most popular areas of the
town.
The bustling port offers its visitors a never
ending string of bars, clubs, restaurants and small shops to pop into.
In the little pedestrian streets of the
Marina, one finds a large selection of souvenirs, clothes, fashion items and
objects.
The tourists, as well as the residents of
Eivissa, like promenading around los Andenes, the plaza de sa Terulia or the
plaza de sa Riba, while enjoying an ice-cream, gazing at the luxury yachts
berthed there, window-shopping or meeting someone they know.
When the sun goes down, Ibiza town becomes
even more lively thanks to the mixture of locals, tourists from all over the
world, street artists, the promotional parades for the discotheques and the
many original individuals that characterize the cosmopolitan atmosphere of the
whole island; but it also features the charming architecture of the city combined
with the typical houses in the villages and the promotional parades for the
discotheques; all of this makes the island a magical place.
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