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Bastion of Sant Pere. Cultural events in Ibiza
At the north-western tip of Dalt Vila, next to the Portal Nou, a bastion that tells the story of how the walls were built.
The Bastion of Sant Pere is one of the bastions of the Renaissance walls of Dalt Vila, the old upper town. Work on the walls began in 1555, and it was the third bastion to be built, after those of Sant Jordi and Sant Jaume, to which it is joined by a curtain wall. In the last decade of the 16th century it was remodelled and the Caballero de Sant Lluc was added: a raised platform above the bastion for the artillery.
It stands on a slope, which makes it one of the most complex bastions in the whole fortification. Beside it is the Portal Nou, a pedestrian entrance to Dalt Vila next to the Reina Sofía park, protected by the bastion’s round orillon.
The entrance is rather unusual: it leads into a tunnel with fairly wide but very steep steps, which make it hard to get through with pushchairs and wheelchairs.
Cultural events at the Bastion of Sant Pere
Now restored, the Bastion of Sant Pere has a stage where cultural events are held, and in summer it hosts concerts. Inside there is an interpretation centre on the construction of the walls, with an audiovisual presentation about Antoni Jaume, the master builder.
Bastion of Sant Pere. History and cultureOpen interactive mapGet directions ↗More places of interest around the Bastion of Sant Pere
While you walk around the Bastion of Sant Pere, take the chance to discover more interesting spots
The Walls of Dalt Vila
The Bastion of Sant Pere is just one of the many elements that make up the walls of Dalt Vila.
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