The cathedral stands on one of the holiest sites of Ibiza - there was a Moorish mosque here and, prior to that, a Roman temple. The construction of the Cathedral took a long time, starting in the late 13th century and continuing for 300 years. Of the original church only the apse and the belltower remain. The rest was pulled down and rebuilt in the 18th century. The church was granted cathedral status in 1782.
Inside, there are a few interesting works of art, but the better pieces have been removed to the cathedral museum which is attached to the main building. One of the best exhibits here is a silver monstrance plate [the “dish” used to hold the Host at Roman Catholic masses] made in Mallorca in the 15th century.
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