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Sant Agustí des Vedrà

Perfectly preserved traditional town with restaurants and terraces houses in old typical houses.

  • La plaza de Sant Agustí, en Ibiza, con varias casas payesas y una torre de defensa interior
    Photo: Xescu Prats
Municipality Sant Josep de Sa Talaia
Area Sant Agustí

When visitors step in Sant Agustí they realise they are in one of the best preserved villages in the island. The village centre, which includes the church and nearby unique buildings, is considered a Historical Site. Once you park the car, you will see the beautiful façade of the parish house –at the back-, the stone tower a bit farther on and the country houses around the square.

The first drawings of the temple date 1791, but the blessings of the altar and the presbytery did not take place until 1806. Two families claimed their land to house the chapel, and argued long for it. In the end both families had a half. For this reason it is the only chapel in the island with and entrance oriented to the East, instead of the South.

This diplomatic solution, however, has had serious consequences because the soils where the temple is built are completely different. Half of it is rock and the other half clayey soil. This circumstance has obliged the villagers to make constant repairs to prevent the chapel from literally breaking up, and the reason too to have two and some guys inside.

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La plaza de Sant Agustí, en Ibiza, con varias casas payesas y una torre de defensa interior

Photo: Xescu Prats

 

 

 
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  • La plaza de Sant Agustí, en Ibiza, con varias casas payesas y una torre de defensa interior
    Photo: Xescu Prats
How to arrive
To arrive at Sant Agustí take the road from Sant Josep to Sant Antoni. About 4 km, you will see a turn to the right that leads to the village.
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