Sant Miquel de Balansat

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Sant Miquel de Balansat
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Sant Miquel de Balansat
Location of the village in Ibiza
Coordinates: 39°3′26″N1°26′17″E / 39.05722°N 1.43806°E / 39.05722; 1.43806
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Region Balearic Islands
Population (2005)
 • Total 1,544
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)

Sant Miquel de Balansat is a village in the northeast of the Spanish island of Ibiza. [1] The village is in the municipality of Sant Joan de Labritja and is located on the designated road PM 804. The village is 10.9 miles (17.5 km) north of Ibiza Town and 15.1 miles (24.3 km) from Ibiza Airport. 5.0 kilometres (3.1 mi) to the north of the village is the coastal resort of Port de Sant Miquel. [2]

Spain Kingdom in Southwest Europe

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Ibiza Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea

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Sant Joan de Labritja Village & Municipality in Balearic Islands, Spain

Sant Joan de Labritja is a village and municipality of the Balearic Islands on northern Ibiza. Among others, the resorts of Portinatx and Cala de Sant Vicent are located there. The actual village of Sant Joan is a quiet street, dominated by an imposing Christian church, and is the meeting point of Sant Joan de Labritja Municipal Council. One may find several small cafés and restaurants (including the locally well-known Vista Alegre, as well as a taxi rank,outside the Municipal Council building and the local office of the Guardia Civil, the Spanish Civil Guard. Towards the west of the village is the origin of the Torrent de Labritja, a tributary of the Riu de Santa Eulária, the Balearic Island's only constant-flowing river, although the Torrent only contains water during the winter months; throughout the tourist season, the stream is a dry river bed full of green vegetation.

Description

Sant Miquel is the largest urban centre [3] in the municipality of Sant Joan de Labritja. The village still retains a few of the older houses which sit amongst much newer shops and apartments. On the north edge of the village is the hill top parish church. The church is dedicated to the Archangel Saint Michael. [3]

Archangel angel of high rank

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References

  1. ↑ "579 Regional Map, Spain, Islas Baleares. Pub:Michelin Editions des Voyages, 2004, ISBN   2-06-710098-X
  2. ↑ The Rough Guide to Ibiza & Formentera. Pub:Rough Guides, Penguin Group, 2003, ISBN   1-84353-063-5
  3. 1 2 Ibiza & Formentera’s Heritage, A Non-clubber’s Guide. Author: Paul R Davis Pub:Barbary Press, 2009, ISBN   978-84-612-2908-6


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