Es Vedrá Rock – Ibiza Attractions
This is a sort-of Mediterranean version of Ayres rock, which is the big lump sticking up in the middle of Australia somewhere of course. The Ibiza equivalent is almost as big too. Ayres rock (or Uluru, as the locals call it – the locals in Australia that is, not Ibiza) is about 1,114 feet high, where as the Es Vedra rock reaches some 1,300 feet, which technically speaking is higher.
A ‘hermit’ used to live on Es Vedra. He was apparently a priest. At Beat the Brochure we are trying to find out at which point you change from being a priest, train driver, call centre shift supervisor and so on, into a ‘hermit’. We imagine there’s a complex hermit algorithm somewhere, for instance: beard length x days since last wash x time spent on rock/in cave/in forest/under that canal bridge that’s two minutes walk from ‘Bargain Booze’ = your hermitology weighting. Anyway, it’s a nice rock.
Cova d'es Culleram – Attractions in Ibiza
Cova d'es Culleram was a temple to the goddess Tanoit over 1000 years ago. Various bits were discovered that are now in the museum (Museo Arqueológic in Ibiza town). If you do make it to a few historical sites, you’ll be reading about the Carthaginians. The Carthaginians started Ibiza town, after discovering the island about 2600 years ago. Carthage was a North African City that spread out across the Mediterranean. The Carthaginians were great rivals of the Romans and had more than a few battles with them, eventually losing completely after the third Punic War – so called because the Roman’s name for Carthage was Punici. There, you’re now fully informed. Collect your Mediterranean History GCSE at the front desk please
Paseo Vara de Rey – Ibiza Attractions
General Vara de Rey, who fought against the Carlists was born here in 1840. We don’t know what Carlists are, but are pretty sure they’re persecutors of anyone called Carl, so we are right behind the general on that one. We’ll not have anyone persecuted here at beat the Brochure, even if they are called Carl. You can discuss this at length in any of the many bars and restaurants around the Paseo Vara de Rey. Paseo means Passage, and the General’s passage is indeed a popular place.