Ses Salines de Formentera, La Savina, Islas Baleares, Spain - Salt Pans and Mines on Waymarking.com

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These are Ses Salines of Ibiza and Formentera, salt pans and marshes which were designated a Natural Reserve in 1995 and Natural Park in 2001. Endemic plant and animal communities co-exist here in a rich ecosystem where salt is a dominant feature. All this makes their landscapes and beaches unique and unrepeatable.
In earlier times, Ibiza was called the island of salt, and it is so to such an extent that its inhabitants were guaranteed a supply of the condiment by law. The first ones to exploit the marshes were the Carthaginians, towards the 5th Century BC. After the re-conquest of Spain from the Moors, they passed over to being the property of the University and became one of the most important saltworks in the Mediterranean. For various centuries they belonged to the Crown, until they passed into private hands in 1871. Today the extraction of salt continues as in the past, using traditional methods and creating a landscape of white mountains which seem to have come from another world.

Since 1995 this area has formed part of the Sea and Land Natural Reserve of Ses Salines declared Natural Park in 2001. It includes almost all the southern tip of Ibiza, the north of Formentera and the islets which separate both islands. The sea beds, declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, are carpeted with fields of posidonia oceanica, which gives the water its crystal clear appearance and makes it the ideal place for scuba-diving.
It is an ecosystem with a rich diversity, designated an Area of Special Protection for Birds. Among the 210catalogued species are herons and flamingos which are easy to sight on their migratory journeys from July to October and from February to May.

The vegetation is conditioned by the salinity of the ground. There is a predominance of the endemic sempervivum, reeds and plants which thrive in brackish water. The hills, with a lower concentration of salt, are covered with savin juniper bushes, pine forests and shrub land of rosemary and rock roses.

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