Ibiza Tourism
Ibiza invites to participate in its peculiar way of life: endless beaches, picturesque corners,
unforgettable sunsets, and cosmopolitan and hippies markets. But for those that do not
want relaxation from their holidays in Ibiza, the island nightlife is among the most
extravagant and exiting in the world: every kind of eccentricity and craze can find a place on
Ibiza.
Ibiza Tourist Information
Ibiza is known throughout the world as a modern party island. However, the magic of Ibiza
has been around since depths of time. A mystical island with megalithic structures that can
be traced back to more than twenty centuries BC, Ibiza has always been a destination for
various cultures and civilisations. For this reason, the characteristic that best defines
holidays in Ibiza is one of cosmopolitanism.
It has been such since ancient times, when Carthaginians, Phoenicians, Romans, Vandals,
Muslims and Christians were successive visitors to this idyllic place.
Ibiza Tourism is characterised by its 170 km of coastline which serves as an invitation for
water sports fans, as are the tranquil beaches that offer a view of unforgettable sunsets. A
jewel such as this has always been coveted, thus being a target for pirates and buccaneers.
In spite of this, the island was protected thanks to similar figures, like the Corsairs.
Ibiza can boast about being the only island in the world that has enjoyed Corsair protection,
something attested by the Monumento a los Corsarios (Monument to the Corsairs) at the
port. The Ibizan Corsair ships, or jabeques dominated the waters of the Mediterranean
between the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th century.
But it was in the 1960s and 1970s when the island, then being a melancholic and rural place,
became a world destination thanks to the arrival of artists, hippies and lovers of mysticism,
something that Ibiza has preserved and characterises holidays in Ibiza. During these
marvellous decades, the island grew into a cultural and recreational phenomenon, visited by
multi-millionaires, models, VIPs, people involved in the fashion world, the cool and stylish,
cinema actors and actresses, musicians and intellectuals; even thousands of young people
from all over the world were claiming symbols of peace and love.
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