Baleària Port hosted the celebration of the 20º anniversary of the declaration of Ibiza as a World Heritage Site

Baleària Port, Dénia's maritime station, has become during the weekend the setting for the presentation of the cultural, gastronomic and tourist offer of the city of Eivissa, which celebrates 20 years of its declaration as a World Heritage Site. The same ones that Baleària has fulfilled, which began its activity in 1998, and since then has linked the city of Dénia with Eivissa and Palma by sea.

During two days the attendees were able to discover the aspects that give the city of Eivissa its own entity, from typical dances and handicrafts to music and gastronomy, also leaving a space for Ibiza fashion.

The president of Baleària, Adolfo Utor, wanted to show the shipping company's commitment to the territories in which it operates and underlined the close relationship that has always united the city of Diane with the island of Eivissa and its capital: "We are very proud to be able to show in our Dénia headquarters the charms of Eivissa. Two territories that we have joined since our beginnings in 1998, shortly before the city was proclaimed world heritage. It is an honor to celebrate this double anniversary together", highlighted Adolfo Utor.

On the other hand, Marta Díaz, second vice president of the Consell Insular d'Eivissa, highlighted the presence in Dénia of the four associations dedicated to Ibizan handicraft -It's Retorn, Associação Artesanal de Portmany, Eines i Feines, and Colla de sa Bodega- as well as fashion Adlib, "so representative of the island of Eivissa". Díaz wanted to highlight the work of the Ibiza designers who, in the framework of the fair, organized a parade with a sample of their work.

The Councilor for Tourism and Commerce of Eivissa, Gloria Corral, highlighted the great success of the celebration of Fira Biodiversitat i Cultura. "It is an event that has given us the opportunity to publicize the cultural, heritage and natural value of the city of Eivissa. We are world heritage, and this fact also makes us responsible for its maintenance and management and, of course, to give to know these goods. Therefore, we invite you all to visit the city of Eivissa, appreciate its qualities and discover that heritage city of which we are immensely proud "He said.