Selected as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, Ibiza is one of the third largest islands of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean Sea and is covered with the awesome beaches and wonderful landscapes. The tourists from all over the world find the region as one of the perfect destinations for holidaying and vacations and even get carried away by its astonishing beauty.

The Phoenician settlers during 654 BC have founded the island of Ibiza and the region was named as “Iboshim”. At the same time, along with the Phoenicians, the Greeks also arrived and settled in this region and even renamed the island to “Ibiza.”

The total geographical area of the island covers to 571.04 square kilometers. The complete population counts to 113,908, which include inhabitants from Italians, Dutch, French, British, Germans and others and the majority of the people, are Roman Catholics.

Catalan and Spanish are the official languages of the island but because of the influence of the tourism, several other languages are also in use in Ibiza such as English, Russian and German.

Excellent climate exists in the island with warm summers and cool winters. People can always enjoy the cool breeze at the beaches even during the summer months. Rain and snowfall can be rarely seen and thunderstorms can be expected occasionally.

The major tourist attraction in the island of Ibiza is the nightlife. Ibiza is a home for the world’s largest club which is the Privilege nightclub. The other popular night clubs include Eden – Sant Antoni’s busiest nightclub, DC10, Pacha, Es Paradis, Underground and Gala Night. Most of the top producers and DJ’s from all over the world come to the island and play several latest music tracks.

Ibiza houses various restaurants and bars and its cuisine reflects the island’s history and culture. Several local and international dishes are offered in the restaurants along with the good quality wine.

The Ibiza Airport is the main gateway to the Ibiza Island and handling nearly millions of passengers connecting to various destinations of the world. The passengers are facilitated with many regular facilities; ground transportation services and even the car hire services.

Ibiza is a city of Spain situated at the Balearic Islands. It is the tourists’ favorite spot who desire to experience main offerings of the island that are the astonishing beaches and fine sands. The Ibiza Airport which serves the Balearic Islands is situated 7km from the south west of the Ibiza town.

To reach your destination from the airport to any part of the city, make use of the PM-801 motorway and also try for the PM-803 motorway which has an exit at Km4. Chose the best convenient and travelling mode that is the car hire. You can check out for many car hire companies which have its offices located within the airport like Avis, AurigaCrown, Europcar Ibiza, Hertz and National Atesa. You can also find your car coming up for at the airport’s Parking P1 lot if you choose to make bookings online.

You can book easily the vehicle of your selection as so many of the car rental portals are available. Though there are many car hire offices at the airport, but still it is better for you to make prior bookings so that you don’t have to go to the rental office, sign few of the papers and stay until the vehicle is made available to you.

During the peak seasons, you may get in to trouble as you find it hard to get a car hire from the airport and if that happens, it leaves you no choice but to opt for the public transportation to travel to the city center, which includes travel time of nearly 30 minutes. The Ibiza bus Line is the formal coach of the airport and the taxi services are predominantly offered by the Radiotaxi Company.

Amnesia is a Mecca for all breeds of dance fanatics with a strong following among trance fans. Cream is one of the biggest nights in Ibiza every Thursday of the season. Amnesia features 2 huge rooms- the sala principal which is usually considered the ‘main room’ and the ‘back room’ which is equally impressive and separated by a single door.

Eden: the best parties in San Antonio makes Eden being just (one almighty) stone’s throw from San Antonio’s main strip of cheap and nasty bars, the ideal place to get in the mood before hitting the more expensive bar at Eden. The club accommodating around the 5000 mark and getting pretty close to that most Sundays rarely feels jammed.

Es Paradis is located right on San Antonio waterfront is lavish and quite spectacular inside, themed on a Roman palace, with towering pillars, podiums and spiral staircases is one of the oldest clubs in Ibiza. The club is infamous for the ‘Fiesta Del Aqua’ which takes place every Saturday night in the summer.

El Divino situated on the pier in the marina of Ibiza’s old town is an upmarket Ibiza clubbing experience with a variety of restaurants and bars amidst its relatively modest 1500 capacity venue.

Pacha based out towards Ibiza town near the casino is pure class on a massive scale with an outdoor terrace looking out onto the front of the club while down below the usually rammed dance floor sprawls over multiple levels running under the DJ booth. It is a 3000ish capacity venue.

Privilege calls itself the world’s biggest club and hosts a range of nights from different musical genres throughout the summer season.

Space is possibly the most famous club in the world is a converted concert hall with an open air terrace has 2 main rooms, the main room and the terrace with different night on each on some occasions.

For such a small Mediterranean island off the coat of Valencia in Spain, Ibiza offers a wide variety of holiday tours, from water fun activities, shopping, clubbing to just driving around town.

The island is famous for it club parties and though most of the island remains pristine thanks to the World Heritage Site protection by UNESCO, Ibiza is a fun paradise that brings together the rich colorful history dating back to the middle ages, the protected natural majesty of the island and the modern often riotous partying the island has become notorious for.

Things to See and Do

• Clubbing

Nightlife in Ibiza starts with watching the setting sun from any of the coastal cafes lining the San Antonio shoreline while listening to live band music and sipping cocktails.

You can do that right from your hotel porch and once dark, head out to one of the clubs waiting for you.  Just don’t get your club tickets at the door as that’s the most expensive to get one, often at much as €70 per person,  when you could have it at around €15 from regular ticket outlets in hotels and restaurants in the city.

Ibiza comes alive after sunset especially between the months of June and October when the club parties start to kick in.  The more famous clubs are Es Paradise, DC10, Underground, Gala Night, Eden, Amnesia, Pacha, Privilege and Space.

Party hoppers have the entire evening of fun and drinking with dancing up to the wee hours of the mornings often dubbed as disco sunrises.  Just make sure you get a car hire with a sober chauffeur to get you back to your hotel safe.

• Shopping

But for tourists to the Ibiza island who prefer a more sedate and relaxing holiday after a day in the beach and some sunset watching from the cafes, Ibiza offers early morning shopping delight that can round out a visitor’s stay in the island.

There are small boutique shops in the Santa Eulalia, the third largest town in Ibiza, like the Pacha shop offering an assortment of affordable clothes and fashion accessories. Morning shopping can be a no hassle experience as it relieves you of the heavy shopping crowds that would descend on shops in the later hours.

• Dining

And once in Santa Eulalia, savor the local cuisine at the Restaurante Palardi located at the Calle San Vicente better known as the Street of Restaurants.  Aside from native dishes, you also get a selection of international dishes like its specialty Tex Mex and drinks with excellent dining service that won’t break your budget. GP

The Spanish Ibiza island on the Mediterranean sea 79 km off the coast of Valencia is the third largest Balearic island in Spain.  It is famous as a summer getaway dotted with club parties that attract a thronging number of tourists coming in from major Spanish cities.

The more famous clubs include Café  del Mar, Privilege,  Pacha, Es Pardis, Eden and El Divino just to mention a few.  They each operate disco joints and beach tours.  With many parts of Ibiza declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO, commercialization and modernization remains in check and the most of the islands enjoy pristine natural beauty.

Notable Places to Visit

Beaches and more beaches.  Some of the better known beaches include Es Canar, the Sant Antoni de Portmany,  the Playa d’en Bossa, Ses Salinas,  Calla d’Hort and the  Evissa, Calla de sa Galera.

But it’s really the club parties that make for a bustling often riotous nightlight that Ibiza has become famous for. There are generally two areas where these club parties occur, the Ibiza Town which is the island’s capital nestled on the southern shore and the Sant Anoti in the west.

For the clubbing tourist who live it up to Ibiza’s unrestrained nightlife, a car hire is a must but be sure to leave your chauffeur sober to bring you home safe.  Alternatively, if you billet yourself near the clubbing areas, getting to your hotel can be just a matter of walking back.

Famous nightclubs to visit are Eden, Es Paradis, Amnesia, Pacha, Space, Privilege, Underground, DC10 and Gala Night.   The club season traditionally starts in June and ends during the first weekend of October with riotous closing parties.

Party schedules peak with late night clubbing and disco sunrises and tourists who get into these can’t help but have their breakfast at noon.  Ibiza is known to be notoriously tolerant of late night clubbing misbehavior especially among the teens and the locale has earned the sobriquet “Gomorrah of the Med.”

For the more sober and less adventurous, the island offers some exiting scenic spots that you can savor with island tours or simply getting a car hire,  preferably an open top, and drive along majestic scenic coastal and interior avenues. Just be sure to take full insurance to give you complete peace of mind.

Located in the southern part of the island is the Sant Bernat Bastion fortification made of tunnels and walls to fortify the island dating back in the 16^th century. Then there’s the Sant Lluc Cavelier atop the Sant Pere Bastion that allowed optimum deployment of artillery which can fire over the bastion as the enemy approaches the wall.

Other notable historic places to visit are The Castle and Almudena, the Archeological Museum of d D’alt Vila, the Evissa Cathedral I and II dating back to the 14^th century and the Rastrillo or Portal de ses Taules, the entrance gates to the Renaissance walls.  GP

For many people who visit the Mediterranean island of Ibiza, it’s all about beaches. But there’s more than just beaches in Ibiza.  The waters around it is just so inviting that the beach bum may want to consider deep sea diving, parasailing, fishing and yachting.

And when you’re on land, check out its bustling nightlife.  You won’t know what a bustling commercial fun Ibiza is until you see what happens after 6 pm.  That’s when the real fun begins at Ibiza, outside of the beaches.

The Ibiza Clubs

Clubbing is one major holiday activity in Ibiza. That’s also called disco hopping in other parts of the world.  Club or disco tickets are sold just about everywhere on the island, from restaurants, bars, shops and hotels.  It usually costs between €15-€50 depending on the club, the event and the DJ.   Never buy at the door as this the most expensive way to get one, often approaching €75.

For people wanting to have a relaxing end to a hectic day, whether on the beach, under water, or in the shops, nothing beats just watching the breathtaking sunsets while sipping a martini and listening to jazz.

You could do that right from your hotel’s porch with your walkman in your ears, or better yet, visit one of the sunset cafes that line the Ibiza coasts like in San Antonio.

Just make sure to find a suitable car hire to get you around San Antonio and catch the sunset.  There’s the famous Café del Mar and less famous Mambo Sunset Café.  But anywhere along San Antonio, you get a marvelous view of the signature Ibiza sunset.

Driving Along the Coast

Driving around Ibiza can be exhilarating experience on its own as the scenic views on any road are incredibly majestic.  You can forget about the beaches, driving an open top Ferrari or Porsche along the coast from Sant Carles de Peralta  to Calla Sant Vicent is simply priceless.

There are also off-road drives you can take with a motorbike or an SUV.  Whichever driving experience you want, be sure to take a full insurance as it will give the tourist driver real peace of mind while savoring the sights of Ibiza on the road, or off it.

Alternatively, you can get a chauffeured car hire to let you savor the sights of the paradise island without bothering with traffic rules.  And there are road tours on coaches if you’re traveling with a group as well.  GP