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Dalt Vila and its cathedral above the houses and moored boats of Ibiza harbour
Turquoise water at Cala Bassa, with small boats offshore and pines on the rocks
Traditional llaüt boats, two with lateen sails, moored in the harbour of Sant Antoni de Portmany

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Cala Bassa, Sant Josep de sa Talaia

Kayak and snorkel over the Posidonia meadows

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Sant Antoni de Portmany harbour

Sail the west coast from Sant Antoni harbour

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Ibiza is famous for its summer nights, but UNESCO listed it in 1999 for something much older: the walled upper town of Dalt Vila, the Phoenician and Punic cemetery of Puig des Molins, the Phoenician settlement at Sa Caleta and the Posidonia seagrass meadows that keep the sea so clear. Most of what is worth a day here is either that heritage or the water around it.

The island divides neatly. Ibiza town (Eivissa) holds Dalt Vila and the museums. The south is the Ses Salines natural park, with its salt pans and long beaches. The west, around Sant Antoni and Sant Josep, has the sunsets, Cala Comte, the boats and the cliffs facing Es Vedrà. The north and east are quieter: whitewashed village churches, the cave above Port de Sant Miquel and the two hippy markets near Santa Eulària.

June to September is the busy season, when the Consell d'Eivissa limits the cars brought over by ferry. The Punta Arabí market runs on Wednesdays until late October, while Las Dalias keeps its Saturday market all year.

13 things to do in Ibiza

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The esplanade of the Santa Llúcia bastion with Dalt Vila and the cathedral tower behind

Walk the Renaissance walls of Dalt Vila

Dalt Vila, Eivissa

Half a dayFree

A complete Renaissance circuit of seven bastions around Ibiza's upper town, each one a free viewpoint over the harbour.

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Rock-cut tomb openings on the hillside of the Puig des Molins necropolis, with the site sign in front

Go down into a Punic tomb at Puig des Molins

Via Romana, Eivissa

1 to 2 hoursFree

Go down into a Punic shaft tomb in the largest and best-preserved necropolis of its kind in the Mediterranean.

The round stone Torre des Savinar on the clifftop, with the islet of Es Vedrà behind

See Es Vedrà from the Torre des Savinar

Cala d'Hort, Sant Josep de sa Talaia

2 to 3 hours with Cala d'HortFree

A 382-metre islet nobody may land on without authorisation, seen from a watchtower almost 200 metres above the sea.

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The sun setting over the sea off Sant Antoni, with islets on the horizon

Watch the sun set over Sant Antoni bay

Sant Antoni de Portmany

1 to 2 hoursFree

A town that faces the sunset across its bay, with the sun dropping behind the Ponent islets and the shoreline free.

Craft stalls under the trees at the Las Dalias hippy market in Sant Carles

Browse the hippy markets of Punta Arabí and Las Dalias

Es Canar and Sant Carles

2 to 3 hours eachFree

Two hippy markets on different days, the island's oldest on Wednesdays and a Saturday one that opens all year.

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The rectangular salt ponds of Ses Salines seen from Cap des Falcó, with the airport and hills behind

Walk the salt pans and beaches of Ses Salines

Sant Francesc de s'Estany, Sant Josep de sa Talaia

A full day with the beachFree

Salt pans worked since Phoenician times, where about 210 bird species have been recorded and hundreds of flamingos winter.

Turquoise water at Cala Bassa, with small boats offshore and pines on the rocks

Kayak and snorkel over the Posidonia meadows

Cala Bassa, Sant Josep de sa Talaia

3 to 4 hoursBook ahead

Ibiza's water is clear because of Posidonia meadows, and a sea kayak is the low-impact way to see them.

Check dates and pricesGuided kayak from Cala Codolar: sea caves and snorkel
Shallow turquoise water and rocks at Cala Comte, with a low wooded islet offshore

Spend a beach day at Cala Comte

Platges de Comte, Sant Josep de sa Talaia

A full beach dayFree

A run of small sandy coves with shallow turquoise water, islets offshore and one of the island's best-known sunsets.

The whitewashed church of Sant Miquel de Balansat and its arcaded courtyard

Tour the northern villages and their white churches

Santa Gertrudis, Sant Miquel and Sant Joan

Half a dayFree

Three farming parishes, each built around a whitewashed church, make an easy half day inland.

Stalactites and stalagmites in a lit chamber of the Cova de Can Marçà

Take the guided tour of the Cova de Can Marçà

Port de Sant Miquel

About 40 minutes inside, 1 hour 30 with the walkNo booking needed

A cave about 100,000 years old where smugglers' red and black marks still point the way back to the sea.

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Traditional llaüt boats, two with lateen sails, moored in the harbour of Sant Antoni de Portmany

Sail the west coast from Sant Antoni harbour

Sant Antoni de Portmany harbour

From 1 hour for a beach boat to half a day for Es VedràBook ahead

The west coast by sea, from a beach shuttle to a cruise past the coves and islets to Es Vedrà.

Check dates and pricesSunset boat from Sant Antoni with kayak, snorkel and drinks
A whole flaó, Ibiza's cheese and mint tart, with a golden baked top

Eat bullit de peix, then flaó and hierbas

Eivissa and restaurants across the island

A long lunchNo booking needed

A fishermen's stew served in two rounds, then a mint and fresh-cheese tart and the island's herb liqueur.

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A crowd on the dance floor at an opening party at Amnesia, Ibiza

Plan an Ibiza club night around the Discobus

Ibiza

A night, until sunriseBook ahead

Pick the night by the resident DJ, then let the Discobus carry you between Ibiza's two clusters of clubs.

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Plan your trip

  • Getting there

    Ibiza Airport is 7 km south-west of Ibiza town, with year-round Spanish flights and seasonal routes across Europe. ALSA's airport buses run to Ibiza town (AERO2 via Sant Jordi and the AERO3 express), to Sant Antoni (AERO1) and to Santa Eulària and Es Canar (AERO4). Ferries from Barcelona, Valencia, Dénia and Palma dock in Ibiza town. If you bring a car by ferry between 1 June and 30 September, check on ibizacircular.es whether it needs an authorisation; a return ticket with the same shipping line counts as automatic.

  • Getting around

    The island's bus network, run by ALSA for the Consell, was rebuilt on 1 April 2026 with new line names: T lines link the towns, P lines serve beaches (P4 Sant Antoni to Platges de Comte, P5 to Cala Bassa) and A lines reach villages and coves (A7 to Ses Salines, A3 to Las Dalias, A9 to Port de Sant Miquel). Timetables are on alsaibiza.es. A car makes the north, Cala d'Hort and the Torre des Savinar far easier; Ibiza town, Sant Antoni and the southern beaches work by bus.

  • How many days

    Four or five days covers this list without rushing: Ibiza town for Dalt Vila and Puig des Molins (a morning, since the museum closes at 14:00 at weekends), the south for Ses Salines, the west for Cala Comte or a boat from Sant Antoni and the sunset, the north for the villages and Can Marçà, and Es Vedrà late on any day in the south-west. Fit the markets to their days: Wednesday for Punta Arabí, Saturday for Las Dalias.

  • When to go

    July and August are the peak: Las Dalias stays open until 22:00 on Saturdays, and its night market runs on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings from June to September. The Consell's vehicle limits apply from 1 June to 30 September. From October to March the town council records about six hours of sun a day, highs of 14 to 23 °C and a sea around 15 °C, better for walking and museums than for swimming. Punta Arabí trades on Wednesdays from April to October.

  • Where to base yourself

    Ibiza town is the base without a car: Dalt Vila, the ferries and many bus lines start there. Sant Antoni suits the west coast, with the sunset, the beach boats to Cala Bassa and Platges de Comte and the cruises to Es Vedrà. Santa Eulària and Es Canar put you close to both hippy markets and the quieter east. The northern villages, Sant Miquel and Sant Joan, are for a slower stay with a hire car.

Questions travellers ask

Is Ibiza worth visiting if you don't go clubbing?

Yes. Dalt Vila and the Puig des Molins necropolis are on the UNESCO list, Ses Salines is a natural park with salt pans and flamingos, and the sea owes its clarity to protected Posidonia meadows that you can snorkel over. Add the hippy markets, the northern villages and Es Vedrà, and a week fills easily without a single club night.

Do I need a car in Ibiza?

Not for Ibiza town, Sant Antoni, Ses Salines or Cala Comte, which the ALSA buses serve. A car helps for the northern villages, Cala d'Hort and the Torre des Savinar. If you bring your own car by ferry between 1 June and 30 September, check whether it needs an authorisation on ibizacircular.es.

How many days do you need in Ibiza?

Four or five days covers Ibiza town, the south, the west coast and the north at an easy pace. Plan one of them around a market day: Wednesday for Punta Arabí or Saturday for Las Dalias.

Is Ibiza worth it in winter?

For walking and history, yes. Ibiza town council records about six hours of sun a day from October to March, with highs of 14 to 23 °C, but the sea is around 15 °C. Las Dalias holds its Saturday market all year and the Can Marçà cave opens all year, while Punta Arabí closes at the end of October.

When are the hippy markets in Ibiza?

Punta Arabí, in Es Canar, runs every Wednesday from April to October; in 2026 the last one is on 28 October. Las Dalias, near Sant Carles, holds its market every Saturday of the year, with hours that change by month, and adds a night market on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday evenings from June to September.

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