Sant Carles de Peralta explained

39.034°N 1.565°W

Official Name:Sant Carles de Peralta
Native Name:Sant Carles de Peralta
Settlement Type:Village
Pushpin Map:Spain Ibiza
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the village of Sant Carles de Peralta
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: Spain
Subdivision Name1:Balearic Islands
Unit Pref:Imperial
Population As Of:2006
Population Total:3,195
Utc Offset1:+1
Utc Offset1 Dst:+2
Coordinates:39.0342°N 1.5647°W

Sant Carles de Peralta (Spanish; Castilian: San Carlos) is a village in the north east[1] of Ibiza (Catalan; Valencian: Eivissa), Spain.[2] The village is in the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu and is located on the designated road PM 810.[1] The village is 21.6miles North East of Ibiza Town and 28.3miles of Ibiza Airport. 5km (03miles) to the South east of the village is the coastal resort of Es Canar.[3]

Locations

To the south of the village are chimneys and ruined buildings, the remains of lead mines first exploited by the Carthaginians. The Church of Sant Carles is noted to have an arcaded entrance.[4] Next to it is the famous and historic Bar Anita, the original gathering place for hippies in the 1960s.

Notes and References

  1. "579 Regional Map, Spain, Islas Baleares. Pub:Michelin Editions des Voyages, 2004,
  2. Book: Ibiza & Formentera: 1:50000 (AA Island Maps) . . 2003-06-15 . 978-0-7495-3783-8.
  3. The Rough Guide to Ibiza & Formentera. Pub:Rough Guides, Penguin Group, 2003,
  4. Book: Sale, Richard . Haydn Jones . Ibiza & Formentera (AA Essential Spiral Guides) . . 2008-05-31 . 190 . 978-0-7495-5484-2.