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Ibicencan Architecture....´La Casa Payesa'...FINCA
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 "Cal"
..calcium carbonate extracted from boiling rocks is used to paint the finished house. This strongly alkaline mixture has both bacteriacidal and insecticidal properties and dries to a brilliant white which aids the reflection of light inwards-
 "Es Porxet"..
The porch is a shaded area of one or two floors where fruits are dried and work can be done shaded from high summer heat.Also used for family meetings.
 The master walls..
Double stone walls with the space between them filled with stone rubble and mortar (small rocks and mud).
 "La Cisterna"...
The well which collects water from the roof (see details right).
 The roof..
Flat to collect as much rain water as possible.
Built in layers of carbon cinders( to absorb humidity) over bamboo or pine and supported with the almost eternal 'Sabina Pine' beams. And topped with a mixture of cal and mud.
 "Es Porxo"..
The central living area which may also include the kitchen.
 Cambres"..
The bedrooms, austerely furnished with a closet or foot-locker..
 "Finestres"...
The small windows serve a defensive function..in case of pirate attack, as well as help to retain the inside temperature.
 "Llar de foc"...
The fireplace. Normally located in the main 'Porxo'...warms the house in winter and used for cooking.

 Ibicencans have known, for more than 2,000 years,......what most of the rest of the world is still painfully learning....'You don't build your house just anywhere...".

"The Ibicencan house is the result of centuries of equilibrium between human activity and nature".....

In Ibiza the land is widely held.....there are very few 'land barons'. Almost evry family has a little piece of land in the countryside This fact makes for a great deal of independence among Ibicencos. In fact, there is an old saying that:
"Where you have 3 Ibicencos, you have 2 political parties and a dissident...".
The residencial construction may have a more or less 'Señorial' fasçade, but if you look closely you will see that they all follow this master plan......which has its roots in Phoenician times.

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What´s RELATED: The ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM of IBIZA

Gastronomy: 'ARROZ de MATANZAS'

  
LOCATION!
LOCATION!
LOCATION!
 First, you have to find gently sloping ground with the hill or moutain at your back.
 The slope should be south facing, with the North winds blocked by the hill thus protecting your crops and your house.
 You will have to build stone terraces to retain the earth for planting.
 The front of the house MUST face South.


 
The Cistern....
Excavated in rock in a bottle shape, and coated with cal to desinfect the collected water. It is always covered by a small construction which houses the bucket and pulleys, and has a small pre-collection area, where the collected pollen and dust is filtered before being stored.

This article draws heavily on tthe book "El Palau Pagés" (1991. Taller d'Estudis de l´Habitat Pituís" de Philipp Rotthier...Drawings by Gustavo Conte-Pomi