Eivissa Coast

Eivissa rises from the western Mediterranean between the Iberian coast and the larger Balearic Islands. Its sheltered harbour and nearby salt pans attracted Phoenician settlers, while the burial ground of Puig des Molins preserves evidence of the island's Punic past. Above the harbour, the streets of the old upper town retain their medieval pattern. In the sixteenth century new bastioned walls enclosed the heights, strengthening the port against attack from the sea.