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Overview

All-night raver, boho-cool hippy, blissed-out beach lover – Ibiza is all this and more to the many, many fans who have a soft spot for the Balearics' party-hard sister. In summer the cream of the world's DJs (David Guetta, Sven Väth, Armin van Buuren et al) descend on the island, making it the ultimate destination for clubbers. Ibiza's modest population is swallowed whole by the seven-million-odd tourists that arrive en masse each year, and nowhere does sunset chilling or boho-glam style quite like the White Isle.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Spain, Balearic Islands, Ibiza, view of Ibiza old town and Dalt Vila at dusk

    Ramparts

    Ibiza Town

    Completely encircling Dalt Vila, Ibiza's colossal protective walls reach more than 25m in height and include seven bastions. Evocatively floodlit at night…

  • Puig de Missa hill in Santa Eularia des Riu, Ibiza, Spain.

    Puig de Missa

    Ibiza

    The hillock looming at the southwest end of Santa Eulària was a perfect retreat for the town's citizens during the centuries when Ibiza was plagued by…

  • Boats docked in the turquoise waters of Cala Mestella.

    Cala Mastella

    Ibiza

    This little sandy cove is tucked into a deep inlet where pine trees reach down and almost kiss the emerald-green water, 9km northeast of Santa Eulària…

  • Dalt Vila

    Dalt Vila

    Ibiza Town

    Its formidable, floodlit, 16th-century bastions visible from across southern Ibiza, Dalt Vila is a fortified hilltop first settled by the Phoenicans and…

  • Far de Portinatx

    Far de Portinatx

    North & Interior Ibiza

    There are many lighthouses sprinkled around the Balearics, but this majestic candy-striped structure is the tallest: 52m high, with a 2.25m-wide lantern…

  • Necropolis of Puig des Molins, Ibiza, Balearic Islands, Spain. Phoenician civilisation.

    Necròpolis del Puig des Molins

    Ibiza Town

    Today it looks like little more than rocky scrubland, but this vast ancient burial ground was a key part of Ibiza Town's 1999 World Heritage recognition…

  • Ibiza Cathedral, Catedral d'Eivissa, Dalt Vila.

    Catedral

    Ibiza Town

    Ibiza's cathedral, which stands close to Dalt Vila's highest point, elegantly combines several styles: the original 14th-century structure is Catalan…

  • Castell d'Eivissa

    Castell d'Eivissa

    Ibiza Town

    Occupying Dalt Vila's very highest ground, Ibiza's semiderelict castle is an assortment of historical buildings constructed over a 1000-year period,…

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From wandering the Unesco-listed old town to hiking to remote Balearic beaches and coves, here are the best things to do in Ibiza.

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