About Ibiza

The White Island•La Isla Blanca

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About Ibiza • Visit Ibiza • Tourism • Hotels • Beaches • Clubs

Ibiza it´s one of the most beautifull islands in the Balearic Islands and the Mediterranean Sea. It

belongs to Spain. We can get to Ibiza by plane or by ferrie, from the spanish cities of Barcelona, Valencia or Mallorca, also in the Balearic Islands. The island of Ibiza is surrounded by some of the most pristine waters in the Mediterranean , crystal clear waters and fine white sand beaches. The Island of Ibiza has been inhabited since 2000bc, preserving up to this day Phoenician and Punic archaeological remains in different parts of the island. With over 50 beautiful beaches adding up to more than 50 km / 30 miles of stunning coastline, the sunny island of Ibiza has many excellent expanses of fine golden sand and clear blue waters. Some of the best beaches on Ibiza can be found along the island's south-eastern coast, between Santa Eularia des Riu and Cala de Santa Vicent. Ibiza enjoys Mediterranean climate, with mild winters and hot summers with each season offering something unique to visitors to the island. During July and August, the weather is both hot and sunny and there are over 12 hours of sun each day in Ibiza. You can visit Ibiza either during the summer time , or winter , when the island has gone quiet from the party goers and you can see it´s quiet aspect. Once in Ibiza we can also visit the island of Formentera, equally charming with astonishing balearic beaches. We can get to Formentera by ferrie from the Estación Marítima of Ibiza.

 

When it comes to choosing a place to stay on Ibiza, it really depends on what type of vacation experience you are after. Ibiza offers everything from basic hostel-style unmodernised accommodation to five star mega-bling, such as the Ibiza Grand Hotel in Ibiza Town. Use the searchbox above and find the best deal.

 

Clubbing and nightlife it´s also known worldwide in Ibiza, thousands people arrive during the summer season from May up to October for nightlife and some of the best clubs in the world. Dj´s such as Jules from the UK, or Roger Sanchez from the USA play their latest tunes to the vibrant crowds. Peak season in Ibiza starts in June with all the Clubs running until October. Ibiza was declared World Heritage Site by the UNESCO, with natural Parks along the island such as the Natural Parks of Ses Salines and Cala d´Hort

 

"Ibiza was first invaded for salt. Then it was for wood, and today it´s invaded for music and nightlife."

 

History of Ibiza • Nightlife • Bes

In 654 BC Phoenician settlers founded a port in the Balearic Islands, called Ibossim. The island was dedicated to the god of music and dance Bes, who could protect men against evil spirits and strangle snakes.

 

Ibiza hasn´t always been a party island. A quick tour around Ibiza´s Old Town and beyond reveals how the Phoenicians, the Romans, the Vandals, the Moors, and even the hippies had made their mark long before the droves of mainstream visitors arrived, Ibiza was a sought-after destination long before tourists came. Since the 1960´s, when the first hippies arrived in the Island, Ibiza has maintained an alternative spirit from Spain and the rest of it´s european counterparts. Nightlife in Ibia is made of the numerous restaurants , bars and clubs all around the island. Promoters from all parts of the world make a unique night every night with different types of music being played .

 

 

Ibiza´s Old Town • Dalt Vila

Huddled around the hill where the Phoenician settlers first built a fortress, for centuries the Old Town of Ibiza has been and it is the island’s main landmark. The walls of Dalt Vila or "High Town", and the cathedral and castle which they were built to protect, are one of the island’s iconic views.

 

The Old Town comprises three main areas: Dalt Vila itself; Sa Penya, the old gypsy quarter on the northern slopes, and La Marina, the town’s atmospheric harbourside quarter, where the narrow streets of which are awash with bars, restaurants street artists and fashionable boutiques.

 

The first place chosen by the first settlers of Ibiza was Dalt Vila, and walls were built surrounding the bay to protect them from the Greeks and the Romans. The walls and the castle are still standing.

 

Ibiza • Island Arts

Ibiza has attracted painters and photographers from many parts of the world, mainly because of an unusual clarity and quality of the light and air, that produces a vividness of colour, a sharpness of edge and a depth of texture that is unmatched even among the neighbouring islands of Mallorca and Menorca. For many artists Ibiza doesn’t just do a blue colour, it does aquamarine, cerulean, sapphire, azure, cobalt..

 

During the 1930´s, people from all over Europe, escaping the political tensions and wars, found a meeting and retreat point at an island that was still anchored in the past, affordable and a beauty never experienced before.

 

Characters of the European avant-garde, such as Raoul Hausmann and Walter Benjamin, were attracted by a tolerant island, unique beauty, with elements such as the traditional homes, which aroused the interest of the modern movement architects.

Those illustrious intellectuals were the pioneers of what is today considered a well established tourism industry, but in particular, made a decisive contribution to the cosmopolitanism of the island of Ibiza, endorsed since the late fifties with successive waves of artists and people who attended Ibiza's call and a movement, the hippie movement, that found on the island one of its references and still inspires fashion, and brings a unique spirit of freedom in all forms of artistic and handicraft arts.

 

Ibiza • Heritage and Culture • What to visit in Ibiza

Ibiza is an island whose people have traditionally worked the land and lived from it as communications and transport were not as easy as nowadays. This lead to their very own customs and ways of dealing with daily life. Ibiza has a wealthy cultural heritage, and today's islanders are working hard to keep the old ways alive by celebrating their traditional clothes, music and dances. We should all try, help and maintain Ibizan past and heritage. Ibizans are very proud of their traditional heritage, both for it´s originality, and the purity of their traditional clothing. The traditional music of Ibiza and Formentera has clear roots to ancient Mediterranean cultures that were once settled here, and were brought by the Phoenicians, Carthaginians, Greeks, Romans, Vandals, Arabs and Catalans.

 

Ibiza it´s also a World Heritage Site since 1999, thanx to the Biodiversity between the marine and coastal ecosystems, and the archaeological sites at Sa Caleta (settlement) and Puig des Molins (necropolis). Should we want to visit Ibiza, these are some of the sites we should also explore at any time of the year. Both the old walled town of Ibiza and the narrow strait separating the islands of Ibiza and Formentera, are listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

 

Ibiza is indeed paradise, with space for everyone along the coast and inland.