Platja des Niu Blau

Platja des Niu Blau
Beach
Platja des Niu Blau
Country Spain
State Balearic Islands
Region Ibiza
District Santa Eulària des Riu
Municipality Santa Eulària des Riu
Location 38°59′33″N 1°33′9″E / 38.99250°N 1.55250°E / 38.99250; 1.55250
Length 0.130 km (0 mi)
Width 0.015 km (0 mi)
Material natural fine sand of light colour.
Gravels and rocks in some areas..
Sea bed: sand with some rocky areas
and seaweeds. Little depth, in gentle progression.
Location of Platja des Niu Blau on Ibiza

Platja des Niu Blau is a beach in the south east seaboard of the Spanish island of Ibiza. It is in the municipality of Santa Eulària des Riu [1] and is 1.4 miles (2.3 km)[2] east of the town of Santa Eulària des Riu, and 2.0 miles (3.2 km) west of the beach resort of Es Canar.[2]

Description

Platja des Niu Blau is a small beach in a cove on the eastern outskirts of the town of Santa Eulària des Riu. The beach has a backdrop of pine trees and the water is shallow clear. The cove is at the mouth of the seasonal river called Torrent d'Arabí. The name Niu Blau means Blue Nest and derives from the name of a small house which stood on this bay in the 1930s.

The Blue Nest

Niu Blau or Blue Nest was a small dwelling built[3] on the cove by the Valencian impressionist artist Rigoberto Soler for himself and Pilar, who was his girlfriend and model. Soler painted many works featuring the landscape around Santa Eulària des Riu its environment.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Mapa Topografico Nacional de Espana, Santa Eulària des Riu 1:50.000. Published: IGN - CNIG (Spain Civilian Survey): 2006. ISBN 978-84-416-0041-6
  2. 1 2 "579 Regional Map, Spain, Islas Baleares. Pub:Michelin Editions des Voyages, 2004, ISBN 2-06-710098-X
  3. ↑ The Life and Death of a Spanish Town: Author: Elliot Paul Publisher: London : Peter Davis; Publisher USA; Random House, New York;1st Edition (1937) ASIN B002DQL7GK
  4. ↑ The White Island, The Colourful History of the Original Fantasy Island, Ibiza. Author: Stephen Armstrong. Published: Corgi. ISBN 0-552-77189-9
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