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Ibiza

Make the most of your time in Ibiza, use the information provided on this web site by clicking on the links to plan your visit.

Many people think of Ibiza as a young person’s sex and alcohol haven where visitors party through the night and sleep through the day. While this is largely the case in the summer months, Ibiza does in fact have a vast array of picturesque sights, peaceful beaches and UNESCO World Heritage Sites, and indeed the government is trying to transform the island’s reputation into a more peaceful and cultured one.  

Ibiza is part of the Balearic Islands which also incorporates Majorca, Minorca and the tiny island to the south of Ibiza - Formentera - which is ideal for day trips from its northern neighbour. Since the 1960s the island, which is the Balearic’s third largest, has become one of Europe’s top destinations, particularly as a package tourist haven. As well as its milieu of bars and clubs it also features a number of sandy beaches, cliffs, hills and quiet bays.

During the summer months Ibiza gets very hot – it has a distinctly Mediterranean climate, while the winters are fairly mild. The island is more than 42 kilometres in length and is 585 square kilometres in area. Approximately 115,000 people live on the island permanently while this number obviously swells when the tourists hit the region. The islanders have an image of being tolerant of the mischief and misdemeanours that some of the tourists tend to get up to, indeed the island is known by some as the ‘Gomorrah of the Med’.

Due to its popularity Ibiza is quite an expensive place to visit, although if you want to visit the beaches or some of the other attractions there is less of a cost, if any. Those originating from Ibiza do speak Spanish but mainly a local dialect of Catalans. A number of novels have been written which use Ibiza as a setting while a special brand of dance music called Balearic Beat has been initiated thanks to the Ibizan nightlife. Additionally, because of its beauty Ibiza is sometimes used for photos or for film shoots.

In the aftermath of the new Spanish Constitution in 1978 the Balearic Islands were awarded a Statute of Autonomy, of which Ibiza is a part.
 

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