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Santa Inés Underground Chapel. An age-old legend
The Santa Inés Underground Chapel is an ancient cave used as a place of worship by several religions.
The underground chapel of Santa Agnès is one of the spots we found hardest to visit: opening hours are very limited, so check them before you go. The place is a surprise, because where you expect to see a cave, you find a medieval-looking building that has been turned into a restaurant. To get there, take the road that skirts Sant Antoni on the side furthest from the sea. Use the roundabout as a landmark and look out for the sign on the right-hand side of the road.
What you will find at the Santa Inés chapel
Here you will find one of the only two sundials we have seen in Ibiza. You can park at the restaurant and carry on on foot, or risk the underside of your car and leave it, following the signs, on a flat open area in front of the cave. A fence, half stone and half iron bars, separates you from the entrance carved into the rock that leads to the chapel. Local legend has it that the image of the saint appeared mysteriously in the cave and that, every time people tried to move it, it inexplicably found its way back.
The cave served as a hiding place during raids from the sea and, probably, during the persecution of Christians in the first centuries of our era. Muslim remains from the 17th century have been found and are kept next to the chapel.
Santa Inés Underground ChapelOpen interactive mapGet directions ↗Other places to visit around the Santa Inés Underground Chapel
Make the most of your visit to the Santa Inés Underground Chapel to discover other places of interest
Sant Antoni Church 1 km away
It stands just a few metres from the harbour and you can reach it from the seafront promenade at the entrance to the town.
D´en Simó Windmill 1 km away
The Molí d’en Simó stands in the town centre of Sant Antoni.
Sa Cova des Ví 4 km away
North of Sant Antoni, just beyond Cala Salada beach, you will find Sa Cova des Ví.
More places to discover around the Santa Inés Underground Chapel
Sant Antoni
Sant Antoni de Portmany is the point of Ibiza closest to the Spanish mainland.
Sant Agustí 7 km away
Sant Agustí des Vedrà lies between the towns of Sant Antoni and Sant Josep. It belongs to the municipality of Sant Josep, but some of its built-up areas border on the town of Sant Antoni.
Santa Inés 6 km away
Santa Agnès de Corona is a small farming village in the westernmost part of the island.
Beaches near the Santa Inés Chapel
If you fancy a swim, the beaches of Sant Antoni are close by.
Caló des Moro Beach, in Sant Antoni, is one of those places that, if we stick to the definition of a beach, we can say is indeed a beach.
Sant Antoni Beach, also known as S’Arenal Beach, belongs to the municipality of Sant Antoni and lies right next to the harbour itself.
Cala Gració belongs to the municipality of Sant Antoni and is very close to the town centre.