VI Fira de la Sal

AREA O. AREA OF THE OLD SALT PILE OF THE SWAMP
11.00 h -Official lighting of the bonfire. Smoke was the ancient system for warning groups of workers in the villages that they were far away.

ACTIVITIES IN THE SES SALINES PARC NATURAL
10.00 h – Guided tour “Ruta de ses portes” (Route of the Gates).
– Meeting point: old salt pile (small pile or swamp pile)
– Duration: 2.5 h
– Nivell de dificultat: apte per a tots els públics
– Difficulty level: suitable for all ages – Itinerary: meeting point-Sa Canal – Ses Salines beach-Ses Portes tower – Es Cavallet beach – Sa Barqueta pond-meeting point.

11.00 h – Guided tour “Ruta del cap des Falcó” (Route of Cap des Falcó)
– Meeting point: old salt pile (small pile or swamp pile)
– Duration: 2.5 h
– Difficulty level: suitable for all ages
– Itinerary: meeting point-Sa Canal – Es Falcó hill – salt pile (Gorra pile) – meeting point

AREA 1. SES SALINES INTERPRETIVE CENTRE
10.00 a 14.00 h – Bird watching and information table to learn about the natural and cultural values of the natural park of Ses Salines.

AREA 3. SA SAL ROSSA TOWER
11.00 h / 11.45 h / 12.30 h / 13.15 h – Guided tours of the old salt plant of La Xanga.

AREA 4. POU DES CARBÓ WELL
Eighteenth-century well that supplied water to the boilers of the train that transported salt from the ponds to the loading area.

AREA 6. POND OF SES SALINES
11.30 a 12.30 h – Explanation of salt harvesting by Antoni Ferrer Abárzuza.
11.00 a 12.00 h – Heritage and nature exhibition, ‘La sal d’Eivissa’ (The salt from Ibiza). Free tour with information tables along the way. Special bus stop at Can Pep Tixedó.

1st table. Salt and history of Ses Salines (Can Gorra salt pile).
2nd table. Salt formation (dirt road in front of the old salt pile of the swamp).
3rd table. Salt and salt workers (dirt road in front of the old salt pile of the swamp).
4th table. Uses and commercialisation of salt (dirt road in front of the old salt pile of the swamp).