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Sant Rafel de Sa Creu

Village declared “Area of Handcraft Interest”

  • Ventana decorada con piezas de cerámica, en el Taller de Carlos Icardi (Sant Rafel)
    Photo: Xescu Prats
Municipality Sant Antoni de Portmany
Area Sant Rafel

This village is situated at about 8 kilometres from Sant Antoni, not far from Ibiza, and it is the only village on the island declared to be an “Area of Handcraft Interest”, because some of the best ceramists of the island work there. We recommend that you visit the workshops, and have a drink in any of the terraces nearby.

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Ventana decorada con piezas de cerámica, en el Taller de Carlos Icardi (Sant Rafel)

Photo: Xescu Prats

Afterwards you can visit the church that was built between 1786 and 1793 at a high point, with excellent views in the direction of Ibiza and the sea. This building is unique for the bell tower; it has only one nave and two side chapels. Next to the church there is the bust of the historian from Ibiza Joan Marí Cardona (1925-2002), made by the artist Pedro Hormigo.

 

 
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  • Ventana decorada con piezas de cerámica, en el Taller de Carlos Icardi (Sant Rafel)
    Photo: Xescu Prats
How to arrive
This village is situated at about 8 kilometres from Sant Antoni, not far from Ibiza.
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