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…
Must-see attractions in Ibiza
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…
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…
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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…
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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…
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 Town
Ibiza's cathedral, which stands close to Dalt Vila's highest point, elegantly combines several styles: the original 14th-century structure is Catalan…
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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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North & Interior Ibiza
You'll need your imagination to fully appreciate this modest-looking cave, 5km northwest of Cala de Sant Vicent. Consisting of a few small chambers, it…
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North & Interior Ibiza
Reached by two spectacular serpentine roads, the distant, silvery northern bay of Benirràs has high, forested cliffs, a trio of bar-restaurants and sun…
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North & Interior Ibiza
This exposed, east-facing, gold-sand beach gets its name ('White Waters') from the surf, which whips up here in strong winds. Most of the year things are…
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Ibiza
Sparkling high above town, this beautiful, whitewashed fortified church dates from 1568. Its most impressive features are its defence tower (used as a…
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North & Interior Ibiza
A fine example of an Ibizan casament (farmhouse), 17th-century Es Trull de Ca n'Andreu is a blinding-white structure of tiny windows, overflowing…
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North & Interior Ibiza
Sant Carles' village church is a striking, whitewashed 18th-century building, with an impressive arcaded, wood-beamed entrance porch and a simple single…
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Ibiza Town
Running parallel to the harbour front, this tiny 400m-long lane is named after the Virgin Mary, though these days it's dedicated more to bacchanalian…
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Ibiza Town
Something of a secret beach, S'Estanyol is a tiny, gorgeous pebbly cove, only accessible by a dirt road (rough in parts). A few fishing huts dot the…
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Ibiza
About 3km northeast of Santa Eulària, bordered by pine groves and villas, this attractive beach has fine blonde sand and shallow water that's ideal for…
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Ibiza Town
A stone ramp leads up from Ibiza Town's market square to the majestic Portal de Ses Taules, the main entrance to Dalt Vila. Above it hangs a plaque…
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North & Interior Ibiza
Sant Miquel's shimmering-white 14th-century church-fortress sits atop a low-rise hill, on the site of a ruined Moorish-era farmstead. The restored early…
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North & Interior Ibiza
With majestic views over the Mediterranean from a patch of volcanic rock, 1km east of Pou des Lleó beach, the 18th-century Torre d’en Valls is one of the…
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North & Interior Ibiza
Take a lane west off the C733 beside the Camí de Balàfia restaurant, 2km northeast of Sant Llorenç, to find the once-fortified hamlet of Balàfia, where…
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North & Interior Ibiza
Originally a fishing village, 4km north of Sant Miquel de Balansat, this popular north-coast resort has a fine white-sand beach dominated by the huge…
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Centre d’Interpretació Madina Yabisa
Ibiza Town
This small but detailed Dalt Vila interpretation centre replicates the medieval Moorish city of Madina Yabisa (Ibiza Town), prior to the island’s fall to…
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Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa
Ibiza Town
Housed in an 18th-century powder store and armoury, this excellent gallery is a showcase for contemporary art, most of it with an Ibizan connection. The…
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North & Interior Ibiza
This slender 200m-long beach of dark sand is swept clean by foaming waves, and there's some surf here when a strong northeasterly blows. A smattering of…
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Ibiza
Santa Eulària gets its suffix, 'des Riu' (of the river), from the reed-fringed stream just west of town. There's usually little more than a trickle of…
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North & Interior Ibiza
This sheltered bay, 2.5km east of Portinatx, is one of the island's prettiest, reached by a spectacular road offering a succession of vistas over azure…
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North & Interior Ibiza
This package-tour resort extends around the shores of a protected bay on Ibiza's northeast coast. Its long stretch of golden sand is backed by a string of…
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North & Interior Ibiza
Just over 3km southwest of Portinatx, a signposted side road loops past a smattering of villas to tiny Cala Xarraca, a thin strip of coarse sand and…
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Ibiza Town
On the inland side of Talamanca beach, the scruffy-looking fields of reeds and scrubs known as Ses Feixes were once Ibiza Town's vegetable garden. They…
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North & Interior Ibiza
A signposted turn-off as you enter Port de Sant Miquel from the south loops 1km northeast around a headland to these underground caverns, once a smugglers…
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Ibiza Town
Formerly the private home and studio of architect Erwin Broner (1898–1971), this modernist Sa Penya apartment is now open to the public. Broner, who was…
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Centre d'Interpretació Es Amunts
North & Interior Ibiza
Learn all about the culture and environment of the Es Amunts region at this modern interpretation centre. The protected, densely forested Es Amunts…
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North & Interior Ibiza
This divine little cove lies just 250m west of Port de Sant Miquel – follow the unsigned path west around the bay to reach a small sandy beach with…
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Ibiza Town
This sheltered sandy bay, 3km east of Ibiza Town, is the best beach within walking distance of the capital. Tourism development hasn't been too unkind to…
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North & Interior Ibiza
Between Calas Xuclar and Xarraca, just a few metres north of the main coastal road, you'll find the teeny-tiny cove of S'Illot des Renclí. An inviting…
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North & Interior Ibiza
This protected beach lies at the bottom of a steep, fiddly dirt track, 2km southwest of Portinatx. Once you reach the shore, its turquoise waters,…
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Ibiza Town
Halfway along the Passeig Marítim, this century-old stone obelisk is a monument to Ibiza's corsairs – privateers licensed by the Spanish crown to combat…
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Ibiza Town
Ibiza Town's elegant harbour promenade showcases the city's magnificent waterfront. It's a delight to explore, lined with cafes, bars, shops and…
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Ibiza
About 9km northeast of Santa Eulària and 3km southeast of Sant Carles de Peralta, Cala Llenya is a serene, pine-fringed 200m-wide swathe of sand. It's…
