All About The Island of IbizaWhere To Stay and What To See And Do
Eivissa Town and Sant Antoni are the two main towns on the island and home of world-famous nightclubs such as Privilege, Eden, Es Paradís, Amnesia, Space, Pacha, and DC10, where big name DJs perform on weekly schedules. Of the two, Eivissa is probably the nicest. The Old Town - the Dalt Vila - is almost completely white and once inside the medieval town gates you'll find relics of the many cultures that have occupied Ibiza in the the last two and a half thousand years. The two most important buildings are the sixteenth century Town Hall and the Moorish fortress the Almudaina. Outside town it's well-worth visiting the Archaeological Museum de Puig des Molins and its Carthaginian necropolis. My favourite town at the far end of the island is the agricultural village of Sant Joan de Labritja with its white houses or casaments. THis part of the coast has some wonderful unspoilt beaches, so both Sant Miquel de Balansat and Santa Eulària des Riu are also worth a visit. Back closer to Eivissa Town, you'll find Sant Josep at the foot of the Sa Talaia mountain - the highest peak on the island. From the harbour, you can take a trip in a glass-bottomed boat to the tiny rock islands of Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell. Both a boat trip or a scubadiving session are great ways to take in the diversity of the underwater flora and fauna as this area is home to a particularly rare prairie of Posidonia.
As Ibiza has been inhabited since at least 5,000 BC, there are lots of interesting places to visit inland. The churches of Sant Jordi and Sant Francesc de s'Estany, the towers of des Carregador and ses Portes, the Phoenician town of Sa Caleta, the parish of Sant Josep, the Torre del Pirata or d'es Savinar, the Punic-Roman rural settlement of Ses Païses de Cala d'Hort and the towers of Comte or d'en Rovira are just the first that spring to mind. There really is so much to enjoy on Eivissa that I'd recommend staying away from the clubs, getting up early and taking full advantage of the day.
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