UNESCO(Islas Baleares and Islas Canarias)

Alberto Martínez Puertas

GIAT 2015-2016

IBIZA, BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURE

• Ibiza provides an excellent example of theinteraction between the marine and coastalecosystems.

• Ibiza preservesconsiderableevidence of itslong history. Thearchaeologicalsites at Sa Caleta(settlement) andPuig des Molins(necropolis)

• The fortified Upper Town (Alta Vila) is anoutstanding example of Renaissance militaryarchitecture; it had a profound influence on thedevelopment of fortifications in the Spanishsettlements of the New World."

Serra de Tramuntana - Mallorca

• The cultural landscape of the Serra is the fruitof the exchange of knowledge betweencultures

• According to the European LandscapeConvention, Cultural Landscape is “an area, asperceived by people, whose character is theresult of the action and reaction of naturaland/or human factors”.

SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA

• San Cristobal de LaLaguna has anarchitecture andsober beauty ofmonuments, publicbuildings andnumerous temples.

• Has an urbanstructure during thepioneers process(outlined in a grid )

• San Cristóbal de La Laguna has 400 listed withdifferent degrees of monumental orenvironmental protection buildings. Containsbuildings of the XVI , XVII and XVIII

PARQUE NACIONAL DE GARAJONAY

• Garajonay National Park remains an unspoiledlandscape with a lush, dense jungle .

• In the park Garajonaywe can find differenttypes of flora and fauna that we are notaccustomed to seeing.

• The climate is very important for theconservation of this forest factor .

• A piece of information is that you can hireguided tours.

Parque Nacional del Teide

• Teide National Park has a complete sample of vegetation supramediterranean .

• El Teide is also one of the most spectacularmanifestations of volcanism worldwide .

• From the geomorphological point of view , theTeide is considered a wonder of nature .

• Cones , lava flows and caves enrich theirscientific interest .

• In the national park of Teide you can see a wealth of flora and fauna.