Buena Vista Holiday Villa in Cala Salada, Ibiza, Spain

But Ibiza has so much more to offer than just going out and parading around. The island has an abundance of beautiful beaches, ranging from very busy to unadulterated and quiet. Ibiza has beautiful nature that lends itself perfectly to a day with a rental car or an organised Jeep safari, exploring the narrow plazas with crooked streets and picturesque squares.
Ibiza is also a great vacation spot for families with children. The beaches are wide and long and generally lie on the sea. There are many activities that are fun for children to undertake; like small trains that run through the tourist spots, water parks, zoos, and aquariums.

Ibiza has 50 beaches, of which the Platja de Ses Salines and the Platja d’en Bossa are the most well-known. Both are southwest of the capital of Ibiza City and are long, broad, and covered in fine white sand. Typical of the beaches are the chiringuitos (beach shacks) where you can have a drink and a delicious bite to eat.
On top of that you will also find on Ibiza many smaller beaches and even deserted bays that you can only get to by boat.
Most beaches offer water-sport opportunities such as jetskiing, surfing, and boat rental. You will often also find a beach shack where you can have something to eat or drink, as well as other facilities such as sun chairs and parasols for hire.
Beach tip:
Not far from Sant Antoni lies the Punta de Sa Galera. While there is no sand here, you can still find super clear water, enormous rock plateaus, and a mud spring with mud that –according to the locals– has healing powers.

Ibiza offers some of the most beautiful sunsets in the Mediterranean, a daily event which draws thousands to witness the unbeatable drama laid on by nature. Ses Variades in Sant Antoni was the first to pair chill-out with this special moment, and the music of the seashore venue with bars like Mambo and Café del Mar is now known across the world. Famous DJs try out new rhythms on a spellbound audience, reaching their climax as the sun makes a majestic exit by the western isles, a thousand hearts beating as one to a round of applause.

A good way to visit all the things worth seeing on the island is with a rental car. With your own car you can easily go from point to point when and where you want. There is enough to see, from mysterious caves, salt mountains, quiet towns, medieval churches and hippy markets to undiscovered bays and natural beauty.
Some suggestions: the citadel above “the old town” know as Dalt Vila, the beautiful villages of Santa Gertrudis and San Augustin, the Phoenician town of Sa Caleta, which has also been declared World Heritage Site, the salt plains of Salinas and Atlantis, a magical and idyllic (secret) spot on the West coast and the remnants of an Arabic irrigation system, named Seis Feixes, forming a protected shelter for flamingos, who brood there from the latter half of April to the end of May.
The most important attractions are also offered by the travel industry by means of organised bus excursions.

The island offers a choice of sport possibilities. The beach allows for different water-sports opportunities, among them jetskiing and surfing. Ibiza also has a large amount of sailing and diving schools. And for real enjoyment you can rent a motor or sail yacht for the day. Strolling and biking are good options to discover the beauty of the island. Horseback riding and golf are also a part of the sport opportunities on Ibiza. The golf terrain is about 7 kilometres from Ibiza City.
Ibiza also has much to offer the adventurous vacation-goer: bungee jumping, parasailing, kite-surfing, hot-air balloon rides, jetskiing, and mountaineering.

On Ibiza you can find all the kitchens from around the world, from French, Italian, and Dutch to Mexican, Indonesian and Japanese. Ibiza's local cuisine is typically Spanish/Mediterranean and includes dishes like Bullit de Peix (fish stew), Paella and Arroz de Matanzas (rice with pork), but the island is also famous for its excellent grilled fish, meat and tapas. In Ibiza City you will find the best tapas bars and authentic Spanish restaurants.
On top of that, the tourist centre of course also features all the fast food chains. In the restaurants and pubs on the beach the menu often offers a choice between a real American hamburger or baked fish, fresh from the sea. In other words, Ibiza has the right solution to every culinary preference.
In Ibiza City you can, of course, eat at a regular North European hour (between 6 and 7PM), but it becomes particularly cosy and fun after about 9PM, when the locals begin to shuffle in.
Restaurant tip:
One of the best tapas restaurants in Ibiza City is the Taberna Lizarran.

Apart from Spanish (Castellano), the native dialect that is spoken on Ibiza is Eivissenc. But don’t worry, because of the influence of tourism and expatriates living on the island, other languages like English, German and Italian are also spoken.

The Holiday houses, vacation villas, and fincas are spread over the rolling landscape of Ibiza and are always close to the beach and leisure possibilities.

Ibiza has its own international airport, but the island is also easily reachable from the mainland. There are ferries from Barcelona, Mallorca, Denia and Valencia going directly to Ibiza town and San Antonio. Ferries to Formentera leave several times a day from Ibiza, San Antonio and Santa Eulalia.
Public buses cover a large part of the island. There are also a lot of taxis on Ibiza but beware that outside the urbanisations most streets do not have street names and house numbers, so please check beforehand if the taxi driver knows the place you want to go to.

Generally speaking, the electricity grid runs on 220 volts, although you may sometimes encounter 125 volt plugs.
Normal hours of business are from 9:30AM to 1:30PM and from 5:00PM to 8:00PM. However, supermarkets and shopping centres are generally open from 9:30AM to 9:30PM. The shopping centres are also usually open on holidays.

Ibiza has a subtropical Mediterranean climate with warm summers, during which the daily high in July and August can reach above 35 ºC and the evening low is always above 25ºC. Even in the winter the average daily temperature is a pleasant 15ºC.
The summers can sometimes bring overcast skies, but this does not mean it will necessarily rain. Besides, a bit of rain is more of a breath of fresh air after the many warm days full of sun. With 2800 sun hours and an average of 70 days of rain per year, Ibiza has an attractive holiday climate.