Located
on the South, Sant Josep is the largest municipality in the island. On
the East, it shares Platja d'en Bossa (beach) with the municipality of
Eivissa, and Sant Antoni's Bay on the West. Apart from Sant Josep's
town, the municipality includes the parishes of Sant Jordi, Sant Agustí
and es Cubells, all of them quiet picturesque villages with beautiful
churches.
The municipality's coastline, which is 80 Km long, offers important
tourist resorts, as well as some of the most beautiful coves in the
Pitiusas, such as Cavallet, Ses Salines, Cala Jondal, Cala d'Hort, Cala
Carbó, Cala Vedella, Cala Tarida, and Platges de Comte, or remote
fishermen coves, such as Porroig, es Xarco, sa Caleta, Cala Llentrisca,
and Cala Corral, all of them keeping their traditional atmosphere.
The coastline is abundant with cliffs and islets, such as Vedrà, es
Vedranell, sa Conillera, s'Espartà, s'Illa des Bosc, and ses Bledes,
which dominate the view when comtemplated from the land. It is a
magnificent landscape, especially the two protected areas, Ses Salines
Natural Park and the nature reserve of d'es Vedrà, es Vedranell and
Islotes de Poniente (islets), where nature can be found at its finest.
The municipality provides the visitor with very interesting routes
going through areas of unspoilt nature, where you can also see
defensive towers in magic enclosures, such as the Pirate Tower in Cala
d'Hort, the tower of d'en Rovira, located in Platges de Comte, or the
Carregador tower, near Ses Salines.
Sa Talaia, the highest woodland in the island, 475 m high, is located
in the centre of the municipality. It offers one of the best views in
the island. You can visit important archaeological sites in Sant Josep,
such as Sa Caleta's Phoenician village (VII B.C.), founded by the first
settlers in the island and declared World Heritage, or Ses Païses de
Cala d'Hort, a Punic-Roman settlement.
