On which Mediterranean island is the World Heritage Site of 'Dalt Vila'?
Jesús (Ibiza) is still an open vista of green fields and orchards towards the prominent hill of "Dalt Vila" of "Ibiza town". It is thought that Franciscan Monks established the site in 1498. the Franciscan left the site after fifty years leaving it to the Dominican order, who also left the site for the protection of the "Dalt Vila" following raids by pirates. It was in 1755 that the old monastic building was turned into a parish church. What set this church above all others on the island is its Altarpiece painted around 1500 by . The altarpiece has 25 painted panels,
World Heritage Site World Heritage Site A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area which is selected by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) as having cultural, historical, scientific or other form of significance, and is legally protected by international treaties. The sites are judged important to the collective interests of humanity. To be selected, a World Heritage Site must be an already classified landmark, unique in some respect as a geographically and historically identifiable place having special cultural or physical significance (such as an ancient ruin or historical structure, building, city, complex, desert, forest, island, lake, monument, mountain,