The hermitage of San Miguel is recognized in Ibi as a pilgrimage area. It presides from its location the arrival of the pilgrims who celebrate the day of the saint who precedes his name (always the Sunday before the feast of St. Michael).
Location: Cerro de San Miguel.
Observations: Open only on the Sunday before the San Miguel festival.
Location: Place of San Pascual.
Observations: Consult visiting conditions. Includes recreational area.
The hermitage presides from the top of the Cerro de Santa Lucía the town of Ibi. It is built on the remains of the old Castell Vermell. Despite not knowing its actual construction date, it is known that it existed in 1559. It is also known that in 1593 works were made in the hermitage. Several years later, in 1620, it was demolished due to an earthquake that struck the entire area. It was a long time before it was restored in 1979. It is declared a site of cultural interest. The construction of its walls is using the ordinary 55cm masonry technique. and the corners reinforced with ashlars. The temple roof is groin vaulted and the Arab tile roof. The building stands in the period of Muslim domination (XII) with the presence of a defensive tower. The hermitage was erected on the remains of this tower, by Christians, in the 16th century. The Cerro de Santa Lucía was first inhabited in the second millennium B.C. (bronze Age). Useful remains and materials from this era have been found.
Location: Cerro de Santa Lucía.
It is located in the Plaza of the Church of the Transfiguration of the Lord. The monument represents the image of “La Mare de Déu dels Desamparats”, at his feet, under his cloak, a Moorish and another Christian party-goer. It is the work of the sculptor Vicente Ferrero. It was the first monument that was dedicated to the Moors and Christians Festival and its patron saint, of all the municipalities that celebrate this type of celebration. It has as background a striking light source. Its inauguration, along with that of the total remodeling of the square, took place on the twenty-ninth of August 1982.
Location: Plaza de la Iglesia de la Transfiguración del Señor.
Observations: Urban space.
In the square to which it gives its name is the only known monument in the world dedicated to the figure of the three Wise Men from the East, so closely connected with the toy industry of strong implantation in Ibi. It was inaugurated on January 5, 1975 and is a stone work by Aurelio López Azaustre. Currently this monument has undergone modifications and alterations in its surroundings, making it ugly and eliminating the woodland that accompanied it. On January 4 of each year, the heralds of the Kings arrive led by the music bands and the floats to collect the letters that the local children passionately deliver to them. On the 5th, the Three Kings parade ends in the plaza that bears his name.
Location: Plaza de los Reyes Magos.
Observations:Urban space.
The Biodiversity Museum is located in Plaza Nicolás Payá Jover, nº 2. It was inaugurated on September 30, 2004, is the result of the Agreement signed by the City Council of Ibi, through its Department of Environment, and the University of Alicante, through CIBIO (Ibero-American Center for Biodiversity) and has counted with the sponsorship of the Biodiversity Foundation of the Ministry of the Environment.
Location: Nicolás Payá Jover Square, 2.
Contact: Phone 966553168. Fax 966553168.
Email: Museu.bio@ibi.es
Hours:Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 5 to 7 p.m. Sundays and holidays from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Closed Monday.
Tickets: General € 2. Reduced € 1. Guided tour € 1.5. Sundays, holidays and children under 9 years free admission.
Monument located in the Plaza del Centenario, in the city center. It represents the acts carried out in 2006 to celebrate the centenary of the creation of the first toy in Ibi. It is the most recently created and is dedicated to all those who dedicated part of their lives to the manufacture and manufacture of toys.
Location: Square Centenario.
Observations: Urban space.
Monument in tribute to the “Ibenses ice cream parlors”, nestled in the “dels Geladors” park, which represents the ups and downs of a family of ice cream parlors, model of so many others that were transhumated throughout the geography of our country and also abroad, such as pioneers of this important current industry. It is the work of the Galician artist Magin Picallo.
Location: Park of the Geladors.
Observations: Urban space.
The Exhibition Hall of the Hermitage of San Vicente is located in the Plaza de San Vicente, in the city center. It is a restored 18th century hermitage and is currently destined for the exhibition hall with a regular program throughout the year.
For more information:
CULTURAL CENTER OF LA VILLA
Avenue de la Industria, nº 5
03440 IBI (Alicante)
P. 96 555 46 50
F. 96 655 05 46
e-mail: ccv@ibi.es — cultura@ibi.es
Location: Street Castalla, s/n.
Observations: Consult visiting conditions.
It is a building of architectural interest. Its construction dates from the beginning of the 12th century, the towers located on the sides stand out, and the dome located on the transept, covered with blue tiles. Inside, it houses frescoes by the artist Joaquín Oliet, as well as carvings from El Salvador and the Virgen de los Desamparados.
Location: Street les Eres, 10.
Observations: Consult visiting conditions.
