The document discusses several UNESCO World Heritage sites in the Canary and Balearic Islands of Spain, including: Ibiza, which provides an example of marine and coastal ecosystem interaction and preserves archaeological sites showing its long history. The fortified town of Ibiza influenced fortifications in the New World. Serra de Tramuntana in Mallorca has a cultural landscape resulting from an exchange of knowledge between cultures. San Cristóbal de La Laguna in Tenerife has a grid urban structure and over 400 protected historic buildings from the 16th-18th centuries. Garajonay National Park in La Gomera remains an unspoiled landscape with unique flora and fauna protected by

1. UNESCO
(Islas Baleares and Islas Canarias)
Alberto Martínez Puertas
GIAT 2015-2016

3. IBIZA, BIODIVERSITY AND CULTURE
• Ibiza provides an excellent example of the
interaction between the marine and coastal
ecosystems.

4. • Ibiza preserves
considerable
evidence of its
long history. The
archaeological
sites at Sa Caleta
(settlement) and
Puig des Molins
(necropolis)

5. • The fortified Upper Town (Alta Vila) is an
outstanding example of Renaissance military
architecture; it had a profound influence on the
development of fortifications in the Spanish
settlements of the New World."

6. Serra de Tramuntana - Mallorca
• The cultural landscape of the Serra is the fruit
of the exchange of knowledge between
cultures

7. • According to the European Landscape
Convention, Cultural Landscape is “an area, as
perceived by people, whose character is the
result of the action and reaction of natural
and/or human factors”.

9. SAN CRISTOBAL DE LA LAGUNA
• San Cristobal de La
Laguna has an
architecture and
sober beauty of
monuments, public
buildings and
numerous temples.
• Has an urban
structure during the
pioneers process
(outlined in a grid )

10. • San Cristóbal de La Laguna has 400 listed with
different degrees of monumental or
environmental protection buildings. Contains
buildings of the XVI , XVII and XVIII

12. PARQUE NACIONAL DE GARAJONAY
• Garajonay National Park remains an unspoiled
landscape with a lush, dense jungle .

13. • In the park Garajonay
we can find different
types of flora and
fauna that we are not
accustomed to seeing.

14. • The climate is very important for the
conservation of this forest factor .
• A piece of information is that you can hire
guided tours.

16. Parque Nacional del Teide
• Teide National Park has a complete sample of
vegetation supramediterranean .
• El Teide is also one of the most spectacular
manifestations of volcanism worldwide .

17. • From the geomorphological point of view , the
Teide is considered a wonder of nature .
• Cones , lava flows and caves enrich their
scientific interest .

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