The most precious treasure IBIZA IS YOUR FRESHWATER

Ibiza is flecked with wells and fountains. The most precious treasure IBIZA IS YOUR FRESHWATER, Edit Aïllades why we have dedicated to freshwater poemario perfect for your thoughts and dream to splash rivers, tanks filled with fresh water, wells and fountains. This treasure also figures prominently in the magical world and the traditional culture of Ibiza and Formentera.

living water (vol. 2). Vendes, pous i fonts de Santa Eulària des Riu is the second part of a work created by Josep Joan i Marí, “Pep Xomeu”, and Ramon Mayol. Pep Xomeu has written a poem for each of the wells, sources and sell Santa Eulària des Riu.

Photo of years 50 in Ibiza.

Freshwater legends

If in addition to poetry you want to know more about the legends of Ibiza related to water you can follow the so-called Ruta del Rio Santa Eulalia, you will be guided by fameliar. a fameliar It is a little elf of fantastic mythology, with the colossal head and horrific. That can only be found on the islands of Ibiza and Formentera. If we see a fameliar, we have to go the night of San Juan to the old bridge of Santa Eularia and look under.

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And the naughty barruguets. Inhabitants of wells and springs that break mills and do not let you raise buckets of water unless you give them cheese and bread. wells, sources, wells and irrigation ditches, They are part of a heritage. a culture of water, designed to maximize groundwater and rainwater. Before it was consumed with the over-exploitation of which we are all responsible.

At present, They are held ballads more than twenty wells and fountains. So they celebrate life and regeneration. Tradition that groups of folk dances Ibiza have struggled to recover.

The architect Juanjo Serra has also realized the treasure that involves sweet water in Ibiza and on any island. He is the author of the inventory of hydraulic heritage of the Balearic Islands. Defends the widespread protection of wells and springs Islands. Only some of them are protected as heritage assets.

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