The Ibiza travel guide

Ibiza runs two parallel scenes: the daytime island of beaches, coves and Phoenician ruins, and the nighttime calendar of clubs and beach parties from late May through early October. Most visitors aim for a mix. The west coast (Cala Comte, Cala Tarida, Cala Bassa, Cala Salada) holds the best sunsets, with sandstone cliffs framing the Mediterranean horizon and a chain of beach clubs running golden-hour DJ sets. The east coast (Talamanca, Cala Llonga, Cala Boix) is calmer water, family- friendly and quieter. The north (Portinatx, Benirràs, Cala Xarraca) keeps the hippie character that the south coast lost in the early 2000s, with weekly drum-circle sunsets at Benirràs.

The club calendar peaks in July and August. Pacha (since 1973, the original), Ushuaïa (open-air stadium-club at Playa d'en Bossa, day-into-night sets), Hï Ibiza (techno headliners), Amnesia (Cocoon, Pyramid, Elrow residencies) and DC10 (the underground pick, near the airport, Circoloco Mondays) anchor the headline calendar. Cova Santa, Akasha at Las Dalias and Heart Ibiza (back open after a hiatus) round out the second tier. Opening parties cluster around the last weekend of May, closing parties run the first two weeks of October. June and September are quieter and cheaper without losing the headline residencies. Club entry tickets are listed with no booking fees.