Puig des Molins

The Puig des Molins necropolis in Ibiza is the largest and best-preserved Phoenician-Punic site in the western Mediterranean. It was established in the seventh century B.C. and later used by the Carthaginians and Romans. Today, around three thousand tombs survive, though much of the original site is now covered by modern development. You reach the underground hypogea through the Monographic Museum on Via Romana. There, grave goods are on display, including clay figurines of goddesses, animal-shaped jugs, jewelry, and painted ostrich eggs. Some of the historic burial chambers can also be entered, giving you a direct look at the burial customs of these early cultures.