visited July 2014
Restaurant/bar to a higher identify the tri-beaches at Cala Comte
LOCATION
Ibiza is ane of the Balaeric islands, situated nearly 150km ESE of Valencia as well as 260km S of Barcelona. The other major Balaeric islands of Mallorca/Majorca as well as Menorca/Minorca start abt xc as well as 220km respectively to the NE.
Some of the places mentioned on this page. Pl is brusk for platja which is the Catalan version of playa/beach.
BEACHES
This is non an exhaustive review of all Ibiza's many beaches. In the express fourth dimension I had I entirely got to a dozen or so. They are non necessarily the best of Ibiza - but were either ones that caught my involvement inward my interrogation or easily accessed on the agency to these.
BEACHES WEST OF SANT ANTONI
CALA COMTE/CONTE/COMPTE
The nicest beach expanse I came across was nearly 9km westward of the Brit packet enclave of Sant Antoni/San Antonio - Cala Comte. This is the persuasion of ane of the 4 beaches inward the immediate expanse from the restaurant/bar which is shown inward the opening shot. Above is the "central" beach - the adjoining beach to the southward tin endure partly seen inward the shot at top of the page.
Sand is okay at all these beaches - non white but brown/yellow (the Ibiza guides telephone band it "golden" - he he he he) as well as pretty create clean - I reckon person does a large clean-up after the crowds leave. The sand is fairly coarse grained.
This is the beach due north of "beach central". Okay for people looking to escape the crowds. Smaller beach bar/cafe behind camera. The Spaniards certain similar their beach bars - then create I. Quite a lot of parking inward the expanse as well as fairly regular buses from Sant Antoni/San Antonio - L4. I used the ferry from Sant Antoni to access the expanse - a scenic run every xxx infinitesimal from 1030.
The quaternary beach is abt 3 minutes walk southward of the cardinal beach bar/restaurant - at that spot is a laid of steps which receive got you lot down. This is the nude beach but similar all Spain's naturist beaches at that spot are plenty of "textiles" at that spot as well as nobody cares.
CALA BASSA
This dainty theatre unit of measurement beach is a lilliputian closer to Sant Antoni. Water deepens slow making it suitable for kids. Very crowded early on afternoon. 2 beach bars hither too.
I walked across from Cala Comte on the 3km or then of sandy tracks. There is a whole bunch of these - if you lot maintain heading inward a north-easterly administration it doesn't affair much which rail you lot take.
You tin also motion betwixt the beaches on the Sant Antoni-Cala Bassa-Cala Comte ferry. There is also a Sant Antoni-Cala Basa jitney (L7). but it is a dissimilar ane to the Sant Antoni-Cala Comte jitney then you lot can't job it betwixt these beaches.
SANT ANTONI/SAN ANTONIO
If you lot desire a large pick of accommodation as well as cafes/bars/restaurants etc the nearest large resort town to C Comte as well as C Bassa is Sant Antoni (I think that's the Catalan spelling).
St Antoni has experienced rapid increment inward recent years as well as has expanded around the bay to the south-west. In peak flavor the primary town seems to endure an enclave of Brit lads/ladettes piece the other areas are to a greater extent than couples as well as families.
The xanthous route on the picture is the primary route to Eivissa/Ibiza town - frequent buses connect the two. The jitney station is roughly nether the t of SanT.
The strip of beach heading southward nether the Ant of Antoni (S'Arenal) is pretty dainty for a town beach, amongst skillful facilities including lifeguards, H2O sports, promenade restaurants/bars......
....and there's some other one-half dozen patches of sand inward forepart of resorts as well as apartments along the bay to the south-west amongst similar facilities. These are joined past times a walking track.
There are other beaches inward the area. Compact as well as trendy Calo des Moro is at the due north terminate of town as well as at that spot are several dainty patches of sand farther north. Ditto to the southward of Cala Comte.
Sant Anoni gets a lot of criticism on move sites of beingness the typical brash as well as unattractive packet resort, but equally I said on my Mallorca page, I uncovering Brit vacation enclaves skillful value - Brits are ever inward skillful humour, the people watching is entertaining as well as you lot tin ever uncovering a skillful bargain on Engllish breakfasts as well as pints of beer. Note St Antoni has a duet of Ibiza's good known clubs either inward town or near, as well as the disco jitney volition receive got ragers to/from to a greater extent than distant locations.
St Antoni has a large port area. The department closest the jitney station has a occupation of daytrip boats as well as small-scale ferries including the C Bassa/Compte boat. Behind this the promenade is lined amongst large restaurant/bars doing a roaring merchandise inward belatedly breakfasts when I passed past times at 1200. Further due north is a large department for pleasance arts and crafts of all sizes as well as past times that are moorings for billionaire type super yachts as well as large ferries. There is a direct ferry to Barcelona from here.
BEACHES OF THE FAR NORTH-EAST
I caught a jitney from Eivissa to Santa Eularia on the mid eastward coast as well as hired a cycle to banking company check the beaches above. Note there's a bunch of other dainty beaches betwixt Cala Boix as well as St Eularia (Cala Llenya, Es Canar, Cala Nova to yell 3) but I was running out of fourth dimension (I wanted to ride downwardly to Platja Es Cavelet inward the island's far southward earlier sunset) as well as gave them a miss.
I forgot to set a distance scale on this picture - the directly occupation distance betwixt the "St Vincenc" identify marking as well as the "Cala Boix" ane is exactly over 5km.
SANT VINCENC
This nicely sheltered beach is 13km past times route from St Eularia, xxx from Eivissa as well as 37 from the airport. The beach is wider than most on Ibiza, the sand "golden" inward PR speak, the H2O pretty clear as well as the common facilities of lifeguards, lotsa restaurant/bars lining the beach promenade, watersports etc are present. This identify struck me equally a nice, quietish, non also large couples/families destination, the contrary of St Antoni as well as Playa Den Bossa.
AIGO/AUGUAS BLANCA
Aigo Blanca is a brusk distance southward of St Vincenc. Look for the well- signposted turn-off nearly 3km S on the primary road. This leads downwardly to a car-park nearly 300m brusk as well as high to a higher identify the beach - a winding concrete path as well as some steps drib sharply to the sand.
Aigo Blanca is an official nude beach but is really pop amongst all beach goers. About 80% of people on the crowded sand were "textiles" - nudists mainly concentrated on the close department of the primary beach amongst a few venturing around to the small-scale beach inward foreground (good thought to don foot-wear if you lot are going to rock-hop to it). There are 2 beach cafe/bars, plenty of sun-lounges for hire. Sand is create clean coarse grained brown/yellow as well as the H2O is really clear.
The beach background left is Figueral - closed inward a directly occupation but 5km past times road.
One of the reasons I had insufficient fourth dimension for the beaches southward of Cala Boix is that I spent also much of it at Agio Blanca. After some dainty Sun as well as a swim inward the naturist expanse I repaired to the beach bar at the contrary far southern terminate for a reasonably priced beer or three. I'm a sucker for places similar this.
FIGUERAL
Figueral struck me equally beingness a bigger (but non also big), non then attractive (but non unattractive) alternative theatre unit of measurement resort to St Vincenc. Sand, H2O as well as facilities seemed to endure the usual. That finely footing sea-weed inward the swash zone was no worry as well as I don't similar sea-weed on beaches. Some really dainty looking resorts inward this area.
CALA BOIX
I was underwhelmed past times Cala Boix. It is short, narrow as well as the sand was closer to grayness than anything else. It is accessed past times a fairly long laid of steep stairs which I considered a skillful workout on the agency upwards (my wrecked jogger's knees didn't appreciate going down) but circumferentialy-enhanced dudes may non endure impressed. It is 5km southward of Figeural as well as eleven due north of St Eularia. The route straightaway southward had some heart-breaking hills for bicyclists - as well as I ride every twenty-four hr catamenia inward my really hilly hometown. I establish Cala Boix pretty difficult to locate but you lot dudes volition likely receive got a GPS device - I don't deport one. H5N1 positive - at that spot are killer views of the coast to the southward from upwards the top including ane of the restaurants following the machine park.
SANTA EULARIA
St Eularia del Rio is 15km from Eivissa as well as 22 from the airport. It is Ibiza's 3rd largest town, a long-time line-fishing as well as rural service pump where tourism is at nowadays equally important.
I liked the identify - it has 2 okay beaches as well as a dainty harbour where you lot tin bound on daytrip boats to surrounding beaches as well as Eivissa, all 3 of these are linked past times a dainty coastal walkway, the promenade behind the primary beach is packed amongst competitive restaurant/cafes/bars, there's to a greater extent than of the same on a broad avenue leading away from this beach as well as the shopping expanse was bustling amongst people.
There is a frequent jitney service betwixt St Eularia as well as Eivissa addition buses to other areas.
I forgot to set a distance scale as well as administration symbol on this picture - it is 600m inward a directly occupation from the "Kandani" identify marking to the "to Evissa" one. North is directly up.
I hired my mount bike at Bicicletas Kandani - their range, prices as well as service were good. I kept it overnight inward my room at Eivissa (bit of a bugger carrying it upwards the stairs) as well as rode around the southern one-half of the isle following day. I'm used to 45 infinitesimal bike sessions at abode as well as after 2 days of 6+ hours riding I certain was saddle-sore. But a swell agency to reckon the isle as well as larn some skillful exercise.
For some argue I took no snaps of St Eularia beaches but Google will uncovering you lot some skillful ones.
SOUTHERN BEACHES
SES SALINES aka LAS SALINAS
Patjal Ses Salines from the north. This 1500m long as well as fairly broad patch of sand is regarded equally the "in" beach for summer, a haunt for the cool crowd as well as celebrities. But I didn't recognize anybody. Then again, nobody recognized me. This beach has really clear H2O which shelves gradually making it skillful for kids, as well as a total attain of facilities including some rather swish beach bars.
Eivissa is 10km past times road, the airdrome terminals 8 as well as the pump of the long tourist strip at Den Bossa, the nearest resort amongst lotsa accommodation, abt 7.
Platja Ses Salines from the southern end.
A improve thought of beach length mightiness endure gained if you lot click-expand image. The crowd extended right to this end. There were entirely a few nudists on this beach (all this end) perchance because they are good catered for at nearby Es Cavalet. To larn to Es Cavalet's southward end, exactly receive got whatever rail leading into the sand-hills at back.
It took me agency longer than I thought to walk the sand hills/scrub across to Es Cavalet. Lotsa tracks there, caput roughly north-east as well as you lot volition larn inward (music from the beach bar inward the southern gay department is a skillful guide), but if also far southward you lot volition terminate upwards on the rocks southward of Es Cavalet beach proper. No large problem.
Buses connect Pl Ses Salines amongst Eivissa ( L11) and Eivissa-Den Bossa-Ses Salines (11B) - for Es Cavalet larn off at the roundabout where the nearly 1km route into Es Cavalet meets the primary route (near top-left of image). There are large parking areas at Ses Salines, express at Es Cavalet as well as the beaches' popularity meant infinite was at a premium inward high flavor July - no job for me on my mount bike.
The seemingly cultivated expanse straightaway due north of the Ses Saline's identify marking is truly ane of the common salt mining evaporation lakes from which this expanse gets its name. There is a bigger department out of frame to the north-west betwixt the primary route as well as the airport.
ES CAVALET/CAVALLET
This 1km long beach has a reasonable width. Water was clear but at that spot were a few rocks exactly offshore inward cardinal areas. Sand was create clean but hardly the white materials the websites claim. The southern expanse closest photographic television receiver camera is a gay area, the mid-sections nudist (this beach is an official nude beach) as well as the northern terminate theatre unit of measurement but equally at whatever Castilian beach at that spot was no shortage of each grouping inward all areas. I can't recollect whatever life-guards (water shelves gently as well as at that spot seems to endure lilliputian surf inward high season) but at that spot are 2 pretty swish beach restaurant/bars each end. There was a fair crowd inward each expanse but nowhere close equally packed equally at Ses Salines - as well as plenty of unused beach between.
PLAYA DEN BOSSA
This long intensively developed beach starts nearly 2km past times route from cardinal Eivissa as well as extends some other 3km south. Central parts are nearly 4km from airdrome arrivals. When I showtime saw this beach on Google footing I gained the impression that southern most areas were lightly developed but my see saw lots of accommodation as well as other activities inward all areas. This is a really large packet vacation strip which a huge attain of places to stay, eat, drink, store etc. I was on a jitney which traversed the northern 2/3 of the beach route - such was the traffic as well as crowds it took a skillful 10 minutes+ to encompass the 2km. Many move books as well as sites loathe such areas but if you lot desire a identify closed to the airdrome as well as Eivissa amongst a pretty dainty beach as well as no shortage of joints to stay, shop, consume as well as rage, Den Bossa could endure exactly right.
PLAYA DEN BOSSA
Abt 2/3 of Playa den Bossa from offshore. This picture volition endure clearer if you lot click-expand.
PLAY DEN BOSSA FROM NEAR THE SOUTHERN END
The newer quieter terminate of Playa Den Bossa had no shortage of people or resorts inward July 2014
The beach has a total attain of facilities. It was dainty as well as broad hither but some areas farther due north appear a combat narrow. Sand okay, H2O shelving gently as well as pretty clean. Some really flash beach bars along the extended beach as well as at nighttime some of Ibiza's best known clubs boot off after 0000.
PLAYA DEN BOSSA NORTH END
This expanse has been developed longer but the accommodation options don't await shabby as well as extend farther from the beach. Some really competitive restaurants as well as bars inward the blocks behind the sand. Eivissa is non far.
OTHER SOUTHERN BEACHES
The department of coast to the westward of Ses Salines is supposed to receive got some of Ibiza's nicer small-scale coves as well as beaches (Ses Illetes/Cala Jondel/Sa Caleta/Pl Codolar). However this expanse is accessed from a primary route the other side of the airdrome as well as I had insufficient fourth dimension to explore it.
FORMENTERA
Formentera is a smaller isle starting abt 6km southward of the southern tip of mainland Ibiza. Administratively it is purpose of Ibiza. The isle has some gorgeous beaches as well as is both a major twenty-four hr catamenia trip finish as well as a vacation location inward itself amongst quite a lot of accommodation. Most of the isle is bird as well as its compact size both brand exploring past times bicycle/moto really popular.
I haven't tried to demo all the beaches (there are plenty of skillful Formentera online guides which create this), exactly the Illetes-Levant peninsula I visited. Es Pujols is the biggest resort town as well as St Francesc de Formentera aka S F Xavier aka San Francisco (strewth!) - the "capital" although it is truly a village.
The Illetes/Llevant peninsula has a release of beach areas. I think I receive got labelled them correctly but readers are welcome to postal service inward at the human foot of this page amongst corrections.
I wanted to walk from the port upwards to the tip of the peninsula - I didn't hire a cycle because the roads as well as tracks terminate good southward of Es Trucadors. I walked upwards on the western side as well as intended to render on the eastern side but a really potent north-easterly air current was blowing making weather unpleasant that side.
PLAYAS LA SAVINA as well as EL TIBURON
The showtime beach I came to was Playa La Savina which equally far equally I tin tell becomes El Tiburon towards its northern end. Hey, sand which is closer to white than yellow! Water dainty as well as clear, shelving gently. Beach non crowded on what was a busy twenty-four hr catamenia farther north. Popular Tiburon eating theatre inward the dunes towards the due north end. If you lot click-expand you lot may endure able to reckon Es Moli de Sal eating theatre high on the headland inward background.
PLAYA ILLETES
Walk upwards past times Es Moli, across a small-scale bay amongst an okay beach as well as upwards over the following depression rocky headland as well as you lot volition come upwards to Playa Illetes, what I thought was the nicest beach on the peninsula (some of the beaches on the eastern side may endure equally dainty when it is non also windy).
500m long, whitish sand, clear H2O - this was past times far the most pop beach on the peninsula. Even though isle websites tell all the beaches are a haven for nudists, 99% of people hither were "textiles" - a few naturists were inward cardinal as well as far-end areas. There is a lifeguard tower behind photographic television receiver camera as well as a bar/restaurant behind-right. A dainty lilliputian islet easily waded to was left of camera. The jitney service terminates a few hundred meters behind camera.
ES TRUCADORS
Further north, past times the terminate of the dune expanse you lot cross a rocky split to accomplish this department of beach which goes right across the the headland. With no existent dunes for protection this was windier on the lee western side than the beaches already mentioned, therefore fewer people, although perchance twice the crowd was introduce when I showtime passed on my agency to the top of the peninsula. This was the most pop nudist expanse amongst perchance entirely one-half the people hither textiles.
s'ESPALMADOR ISLAND
The peninsula continues some other km or then past times Es Trucadors - at that spot are several to a greater extent than stony divides separated past times small-scale scratchy patches of sand. The isle is reached past times crossing the to a higher identify channel - websites tell you lot tin wade but the duet inward shot had no luck as well as turned back. Maybe the tide was wrong. Anyway, I was a combat brusk on fourth dimension as well as didn't bother although the isle is said to receive got some dainty beaches.
Getting to Formentera
There are to a greater extent than than one-half dozen services fom Ibiza (Google volition uncovering them), many from Eivissa (including a vehicle ferry) - but some from places similar S Eularia, S Antoni as well as Den Bossa. Most nation at La Savina but a few go direct to Illetes. There are also direct ferries from the mainland as well as Mallorca. Ibiza has the nearest airport.
I chose the Transmapi Jet service because it was fastest as well as had most frequent departures. Here it is entering La Savina port.
Tip: if you lot are heading for Illetes/Levant stick closely to those edifice inward background. I took off along the primary route which I establish after 10 minutes or then was heading ACROSS as well as DOWN the island. Duh!
The port expanse is a hive of activeness when the ferries come upwards in. Background are buses to major parts of the island. There has to endure one-half a dozen moto/bicycle/car hire joints inside 200m. On the H2O side of these buildings is a strip of fair value cafe/bars where you lot tin after sit down as well as relax piece waiting for your boat.
EIVISSA/IBIZA TOWN
Eivissa's scenic harbour amongst the battlements, Dalt Vila (medieval high town) as well as the old department inward background.
My showtime persuasion of Eivissa. H5N1 recent change: ferries from the mainland were at nowadays docking at a novel facility behind camera, nearly 4km around the harbour from my finish - ane of those white buildings closed to the H2O as well as Dalt Vila background left. No worries, it was 0700 as well as reception didn't opened upwards until grand - I figured a scenic stroll on such a dainty forenoon would clear the cobwebs (my self-inflating mattress on the deck was okay but non the Ritz. Don't coil yer eyes, you lot are dealing amongst a bottom-budget traveler here).
The shot to a higher identify this ane was taken one-half agency through my walk.
I uncovering it a combat hapless that the ferry companies don't lay on a gratis shuttle equally at the larger Greek harbours. True, at that spot was a town jitney society coach as well as plenty of taxis - but bottom budget travelers similar me are non whelmed past times pay carry inward such situations.
Eivissa is pretty compact, has skillful shopping, lotsa accommodation, no shortage of restaurants/bars/clubs as well as is the focus of isle transport. There is no jitney station - rather buses for diverse parts of the isle job dissimilar stops on Av D'isidor MacBich equally abode bases - walk along as well as uncovering your bus's shelter. Small local ferries go out mainly from the western purpose of the harbour for places along the coast as well as Formentera. Big cruise ships dock exactly westward of the "ferries" identify marking unless at that spot is an oversupply - reckon below.
The old town is from "tezza's digs" to a occupation betwixt the "ue" of "avenuUE" as well as the "l" of "Dalt ViLa" which is the extremely old town. The novel town is westward of here. Plus that expanse due north of the harbour is novel - some really novel resort accommodation blocks.
Playa Talamenca is the town beach.
CASA DE HUESPEDES LA PENA GUEST HOUSE
My digs inward Eivissa is located at the repose terminate of Ibiza town'a trendiest expanse - the old quarter amongst its narrow lanes, old buildings etc. H5N1 brusk distance to the west, the alleys come upwards endure at nighttime amongst dozens of restaurant/bars, trendy shops as well as a few clubs. It was formerly gay cardinal but at nowadays at that spot is a total mix of people as well as the expanse is theatre unit of measurement friendly. Note I had no problem amongst dissonance at the invitee theatre as well as I'm sensitive to this. My room was a compact double - exactly plenty room for 2 addition gear. It was clean, had a comfy bed, but no fan (not needed amongst the harbour as well as body of body of water 50m forepart as well as back) or tv. The exterior bath was create clean but compact: hot H2O was a combat temperamental. Management as well as staff were friendly. Note my room was non serviced inward 3 days - this is fine past times me; I loathe the waste matter inward changing sheets etc each twenty-four hr catamenia - but the rubbish bin was peaking. No uncertainty the administration would receive got emptied it on asking but amongst a large street skip exactly exterior I did it myself. Given the position, fourth dimension of yr as well as the measure of accommodation I thought the cost represented skillful value (image from Agoda booking site).
View behind my room. I knew I was entirely ane really brusk passageway from the harbour out forepart but I kept hearing gulls as well as boat noises from behind my room. Made feel ane time I strolled around as well as checked the scene.
View from the forepart door. I went out ane forenoon as well as saw the above. The 2 cruise liner berths across the harbour were full, some other was anchored exterior inward the bay as well as this babe had come upwards inward at night. I didn't listen a thing.
This is a day-before persuasion downwardly the southern port esplanade from roughly where the cruise liner came in. Area betwixt hither as well as Uncle Fred's super-yacht (check the helicopter top-rear) used to endure where the large ferries from the mainland landed. Note the lack of seating inward such a scenic department - but the many restaurants/bars across the route receive got plenty of seating: as well as no uncertainty lots of local regime push. The safety goons on the gangplank of my Uncle (FastCash) Fred's tinny didn't invite me up: perchance FastCash didn't similar what I wrote nearly dodgy bond traders. You receive got to trust me on this.
The southern port esplanade is pretty repose inward daylight but comes endure at nighttime amongst many restaurants as well as bars.
The narrow predestrianised lanes behind the harbour esplanade were fifty-fifty better. No shortage of places to eat/drink/shop or party. The area's gay past times could endure seen from some really funky looking gay bars along here, but the topic at nowadays is to a greater extent than couples/families. I thought Ibiza's old expanse was improve than at San Sebastian as well as Barcelona. Tossa de Mar on the Costa Brava tin gibe it.
I called inward to this German-owned bar/restaurant to job the wifi (my accomm had this but I'd forgotten to larn sign-in showtime day). It was the nighttime of the World Cup Semi terminal as well as one-half the High German expats as well as tourists on Ibiza were there. When I arrived their squad was ahead 6-0 as well as they were really happy: when I left it was 7-0 as well as they were ecstatic.
TOWN BEACH - PL TALAMANCA
Situated due north of town as well as the port's novel ferry area, this beach may endure a combat of a stretch from some sections of Eivissa. People staying inward my purpose of town volition uncovering the due north terminate of Pl Den Bossa closer. But for the bunch of novel accommodation articulation due north of the harbour its location is exactly right. And it is an okay beach amongst the common sand, H2O character as well as inclusions.
WILD IBIZA
The isle has a reputation for beingness pretty wild but I thought things were non also over the top. The wildest thing I saw was at Es Cavalet where some couples really belatedly inward the twenty-four hr catamenia tended to larn a combat ....um .... affectionate. Crikey! Mum warned me nearly Euro nude beaches.
IMAGE OF CLUB DANCERS REMOVED ON DIRECTION OF GOOGLE - GOOD GRIEF, WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO WHEN READER WOWSERS CAN DICTATE WHAT WE POST AND VIEW?
Admittedly I didn't hitting the clubs. I'm a budget traveler as well as consider a threescore euro entry as well as 10 euro beers agency high for the dubious pleasance of busting a few cool moves on the trip the calorie-free fantastic flooring amongst some scantily clad Euro girl. Mum warned me nearly Euro girls also .
On top of that, I heard the deejays don't run Barry Manilow whatever more.
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LOCATION
BEACHES
This is non an exhaustive review of all Ibiza's many beaches. In the express fourth dimension I had I entirely got to a dozen or so. They are non necessarily the best of Ibiza - but were either ones that caught my involvement inward my interrogation or easily accessed on the agency to these.
BEACHES WEST OF SANT ANTONI
CALA COMTE/CONTE/COMPTE
Sand is okay at all these beaches - non white but brown/yellow (the Ibiza guides telephone band it "golden" - he he he he) as well as pretty create clean - I reckon person does a large clean-up after the crowds leave. The sand is fairly coarse grained.
Water is really clear - some of these spots are pretty rewarding if you lot receive got a mask as well as snorkel. Cool islets offshore as well as manifestly this expanse has killer sunsets - I was gone past times 1600 as well as can't confirm.
Note some sites refer to this beach expanse equally Cala Conta but I think technically that is straightaway south.
CALA BASSA
SANT ANTONI/SAN ANTONIO
If you lot desire a large pick of accommodation as well as cafes/bars/restaurants etc the nearest large resort town to C Comte as well as C Bassa is Sant Antoni (I think that's the Catalan spelling).
The xanthous route on the picture is the primary route to Eivissa/Ibiza town - frequent buses connect the two. The jitney station is roughly nether the t of SanT.
The strip of beach heading southward nether the Ant of Antoni (S'Arenal) is pretty dainty for a town beach, amongst skillful facilities including lifeguards, H2O sports, promenade restaurants/bars......
There are other beaches inward the area. Compact as well as trendy Calo des Moro is at the due north terminate of town as well as at that spot are several dainty patches of sand farther north. Ditto to the southward of Cala Comte.
BEACHES OF THE FAR NORTH-EAST
I forgot to set a distance scale on this picture - the directly occupation distance betwixt the "St Vincenc" identify marking as well as the "Cala Boix" ane is exactly over 5km.
SANT VINCENC
AIGO/AUGUAS BLANCA
Aigo Blanca is an official nude beach but is really pop amongst all beach goers. About 80% of people on the crowded sand were "textiles" - nudists mainly concentrated on the close department of the primary beach amongst a few venturing around to the small-scale beach inward foreground (good thought to don foot-wear if you lot are going to rock-hop to it). There are 2 beach cafe/bars, plenty of sun-lounges for hire. Sand is create clean coarse grained brown/yellow as well as the H2O is really clear.
The beach background left is Figueral - closed inward a directly occupation but 5km past times road.
FIGUERAL
CALA BOIX
SANTA EULARIA
I liked the identify - it has 2 okay beaches as well as a dainty harbour where you lot tin bound on daytrip boats to surrounding beaches as well as Eivissa, all 3 of these are linked past times a dainty coastal walkway, the promenade behind the primary beach is packed amongst competitive restaurant/cafes/bars, there's to a greater extent than of the same on a broad avenue leading away from this beach as well as the shopping expanse was bustling amongst people.
There is a frequent jitney service betwixt St Eularia as well as Eivissa addition buses to other areas.
I forgot to set a distance scale as well as administration symbol on this picture - it is 600m inward a directly occupation from the "Kandani" identify marking to the "to Evissa" one. North is directly up.
I hired my mount bike at Bicicletas Kandani - their range, prices as well as service were good. I kept it overnight inward my room at Eivissa (bit of a bugger carrying it upwards the stairs) as well as rode around the southern one-half of the isle following day. I'm used to 45 infinitesimal bike sessions at abode as well as after 2 days of 6+ hours riding I certain was saddle-sore. But a swell agency to reckon the isle as well as larn some skillful exercise.
For some argue I took no snaps of St Eularia beaches but Google will uncovering you lot some skillful ones.
SOUTHERN BEACHES
SES SALINES aka LAS SALINAS
Eivissa is 10km past times road, the airdrome terminals 8 as well as the pump of the long tourist strip at Den Bossa, the nearest resort amongst lotsa accommodation, abt 7.
Platja Ses Salines from the southern end.
Buses connect Pl Ses Salines amongst Eivissa ( L11) and Eivissa-Den Bossa-Ses Salines (11B) - for Es Cavalet larn off at the roundabout where the nearly 1km route into Es Cavalet meets the primary route (near top-left of image). There are large parking areas at Ses Salines, express at Es Cavalet as well as the beaches' popularity meant infinite was at a premium inward high flavor July - no job for me on my mount bike.
The seemingly cultivated expanse straightaway due north of the Ses Saline's identify marking is truly ane of the common salt mining evaporation lakes from which this expanse gets its name. There is a bigger department out of frame to the north-west betwixt the primary route as well as the airport.
ES CAVALET/CAVALLET
PLAYA DEN BOSSA
PLAYA DEN BOSSA
PLAY DEN BOSSA FROM NEAR THE SOUTHERN END
The beach has a total attain of facilities. It was dainty as well as broad hither but some areas farther due north appear a combat narrow. Sand okay, H2O shelving gently as well as pretty clean. Some really flash beach bars along the extended beach as well as at nighttime some of Ibiza's best known clubs boot off after 0000.
PLAYA DEN BOSSA NORTH END
OTHER SOUTHERN BEACHES
The department of coast to the westward of Ses Salines is supposed to receive got some of Ibiza's nicer small-scale coves as well as beaches (Ses Illetes/Cala Jondel/Sa Caleta/Pl Codolar). However this expanse is accessed from a primary route the other side of the airdrome as well as I had insufficient fourth dimension to explore it.
FORMENTERA
Formentera is a smaller isle starting abt 6km southward of the southern tip of mainland Ibiza. Administratively it is purpose of Ibiza. The isle has some gorgeous beaches as well as is both a major twenty-four hr catamenia trip finish as well as a vacation location inward itself amongst quite a lot of accommodation. Most of the isle is bird as well as its compact size both brand exploring past times bicycle/moto really popular.
I wanted to walk from the port upwards to the tip of the peninsula - I didn't hire a cycle because the roads as well as tracks terminate good southward of Es Trucadors. I walked upwards on the western side as well as intended to render on the eastern side but a really potent north-easterly air current was blowing making weather unpleasant that side.
PLAYAS LA SAVINA as well as EL TIBURON
PLAYA ILLETES
ES TRUCADORS
s'ESPALMADOR ISLAND
Getting to Formentera
There are to a greater extent than than one-half dozen services fom Ibiza (Google volition uncovering them), many from Eivissa (including a vehicle ferry) - but some from places similar S Eularia, S Antoni as well as Den Bossa. Most nation at La Savina but a few go direct to Illetes. There are also direct ferries from the mainland as well as Mallorca. Ibiza has the nearest airport.
Tip: if you lot are heading for Illetes/Levant stick closely to those edifice inward background. I took off along the primary route which I establish after 10 minutes or then was heading ACROSS as well as DOWN the island. Duh!
EIVISSA/IBIZA TOWN
The shot to a higher identify this ane was taken one-half agency through my walk.
I uncovering it a combat hapless that the ferry companies don't lay on a gratis shuttle equally at the larger Greek harbours. True, at that spot was a town jitney society coach as well as plenty of taxis - but bottom budget travelers similar me are non whelmed past times pay carry inward such situations.
The old town is from "tezza's digs" to a occupation betwixt the "ue" of "avenuUE" as well as the "l" of "Dalt ViLa" which is the extremely old town. The novel town is westward of here. Plus that expanse due north of the harbour is novel - some really novel resort accommodation blocks.
Playa Talamenca is the town beach.
CASA DE HUESPEDES LA PENA GUEST HOUSE
TOWN BEACH - PL TALAMANCA
WILD IBIZA
The isle has a reputation for beingness pretty wild but I thought things were non also over the top. The wildest thing I saw was at Es Cavalet where some couples really belatedly inward the twenty-four hr catamenia tended to larn a combat ....um .... affectionate. Crikey! Mum warned me nearly Euro nude beaches.
IMAGE OF CLUB DANCERS REMOVED ON DIRECTION OF GOOGLE - GOOD GRIEF, WHAT IS THE WORLD COMING TO WHEN READER WOWSERS CAN DICTATE WHAT WE POST AND VIEW?
On top of that, I heard the deejays don't run Barry Manilow whatever more.
picture - Essential Ibiza
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