IV Fira de la Sal 2019
On 25, 26 and 27 October, the 4th Fira de la Sal (Salt Fair) was held at the Ibiza Salt Flats, a tourist and cultural event aimed at disseminating heritage and culture. It was organised by the Sant Josep Town Council, the Consell d’Eivissa and the Natural Park Ses Salines d’Eivissa i Formentera, as a commemoration and tribute to the people who worked in the salt flats, to raise awareness of the traditions surrounding the manual extraction of salt through different activities.
25 October 2019
- Workshops and children’s activities
- Exhibition “El bosc mediterrani” (The Mediterranean Forest) by the photographer Joan Costa and texts by F. Xavier Mas Ferrà
26 October 2019
- Craft market
- 1st Fira de la Sal Popular Cooking Competition
- Children’s workshops
- Salt showcooking
- Traditional food salting workshop
27 October 2019
- Official opening with bonfire and Ball pagès (country dancing)
- Fira de la Sal Nordic Walking Route
- Theatrical tours “El valent vigilant de la torre” (The Valiant Guardian of the Tower)
- Exhibition “Som un poble saliner” (We are salt-producing people) by Joan Costa
- Manual salt collection