Ibiza Things To Do

The capital’s old, walled quarter is perfect for exploring on foot, day or night. Just inside the Portal de ses Taules gateway is the Plaza de la Vila where chic eateries and shops are clustered. Close by is the contemporary art museum.

Explore the tiny streets and whitewashed houses of Ibiza Town’s fading, old fisherman’s quarter. During the day, residents gather here to shop and chat; at night, there’s a lively café scene, both straight and gay.

Come check out art and artifacts dating from 3,000 years ago. The museum has on display an impressive assortment of Phoenician, Carthaginian and Roman relics.

Salt pans first exploited by the Phoenicians give the name to this 7,013-acre, wetlands natural park, which is inhabited by pink flamingos and other migratory birds. Two great beaches, too – Ses Salines and Es Cavallet.

This small cove is surrounded by forested heights. Its sandy beach provides wonderful views of the nearby island of Es Vedra, which is accessible by rental boats. It’s particularly lovely at sunset.

This tiny chapel, with statues of Jesus and the Virgin Mary, is situated inside an underground grotto. Worship has taken place here since at least the Moorish era, and probably much earlier than that.

Gració, a short walk north of Sant Antoni, is a long stretch of sand fronting a shallow, calm sea that is perfect for children. Nearby Gracioneta is Ibiza’s smallest beach. Arrive before 10am to ensure a spot on either one.

This tiny village of whitewashed houses boasts a fine, 18th-century church and two ancient stone towers (now private homes), where the islanders once watched for Turkish and Barbary pirates.

Carved out by the sea eons ago, this grotto was once a smuggler’s lair. Today, there are guided tours amidst the stalagmites and stalactites.

Items like traditional dresses, farm implements, olive oil presses, an on-site wine cellar, illustrate how life was once lived on the island.