The restoration and improvement of Ibiza’s city walls will involve an investment of one million euros, 50% financed with Feder funds, in different projects that cover both the structure of the defensive enclosure and the beautification of street furniture or the improvement of architectural sites. The project, drafted by the architecture and design studio Mipmarí, foresees a period of twelve months for the execution of these works.
Archive image of consolidation works at the base of the Ibiza’s city walls. | D.I.
The contracting board of the City Council has already proposed that the works be awarded to Construcciones y Desarrollos Tudmir S.L., the only one to have submitted a bid for the public tender with an offer of 1,014,003 euros. However, the proposal is still in the evaluation phase.
The walled enclosure is in a good general state of conservation, so it is not necessary to intervene in the foundations
The most important actions consist of the consolidation of the base of Ibiza’s city walls and the rocky substrate on the north side of the bastion of Santa Tecla and in the section between this same wall and that of Sant Bernat. According to the project report, the walled enclosure is in a good general state of conservation, so it is not necessary to intervene in the foundations. In addition, the area between the bastion of Sant Jordi and Sant Bernat is outside the scope of this project, as it includes the area where the Parador de Turismo is being built.
Archaeological remains in Ibiza’s city walls
Parallel work is currently underway to consolidate Es Revellí, next to the lookout of the old City Council. This space, with the new project now under tender, will be connected to the Carrer Santa Maria, which runs behind Can Botino to go up to the Cathedral along the Carrer Major.
With the recovery of the access from Es Revellí a route will also be enabled with the intention of giving greater relevance to the Punic cisterns of Carrer de Santa Maria
With the recovery of the access from Es Revellí a route will also be enabled with the intention of giving greater relevance to the Punic cisterns of Carrer de Santa Maria, at the foot of the bastion of Santa Tecla. At this site, explanatory lecterns will be installed and a raised walkway will be proposed over the terrain to view the remains, which will also be restored.
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