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<< Our Photo Pages >> Font de Balafi - Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Spain in Balearic Isles (Ibiza)

Submitted by HOLYWELL on Tuesday, 22 August 2006  Page Views: 3855

Springs and Holy WellsSite Name: Font de Balafi
Country: Spain
NOTE: This site is 0.387 km away from the location you searched for.

Region: Balearic Isles (Ibiza) Type: Holy Well or Sacred Spring
Nearest Town: Ibiza town  Nearest Village: Ibiza town
Latitude: 39.032970N  Longitude: 1.484540E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
5 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Font de Balafi
Font de Balafi submitted by HOLYWELL : Ancient spring on the island of Ibiza (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in Balearic Isles (Ibiza)

This is delightful old well or rather spring head which arises in a small cave in the hill side and is encased in what they locally called a Chapel with a stone wall approach. The water is said to be the best on the island and it does taste very sweet. It beside a small lane but in a very remote location and a bit of a trek to find, but easily the most fascinating of the large number of Ibiza's ancient springs (fons) and wells (pous). For those who are unaware Ibiza is noted for special festivals called Pagesa which are special dances with are held around the wells to give thanks to the water. Some folklorists believe they have a Phonecian origin. The date for this one is the 10th August. Just in case you thought Ibiza was all nightclubs
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Font de Balafi submitted by HOLYWELL : Font de Balafia (Vote or comment on this photo)

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