Part of the Balearic Islands guide · Ibiza

Ibiza (Eivissa in Catalan) is the third-largest of the Balearic Islands and, with Formentera, one of the two Pitiusas, about 32 km from Portinatx in the north to Ses Salines in the south in a straight line (Wikipedia, OpenStreetMap). Its capital, Ibiza town, has the walled upper town of Dalt Vila; the main ports are Ibiza, Sant Antoni and Santa Eulària, and the island’s World Heritage site, “Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture”, covers Dalt Vila, the Puig des Molins necropolis, the Phoenician village of Sa Caleta and the Posidonia meadows offshore (Spain.info). This guide goes round the island’s parts: Ibiza town and its districts, Sant Josep and the south-west, Sant Antoni, Santa Eulària and the north.

Updated 7 November 2026 · How CostaMap researches its guides

At a glance

• %%Where the whole island of Ibiza, from Portinatx and Cala de Sant Vicent in the north to Ses Salines and Es Vedrà in the south.
• %%Towns Ibiza town (Eivissa), Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Santa Eulària des Riu and Sant Joan de Labritja, the island’s five municipalities (Wikipedia).
• %%Best for Dalt Vila and its museums, sandy coves, sunsets in the west, hippie markets, nightlife in Ibiza town and Sant Antoni, and quiet villages inland.
• %%Getting there Ibiza Airport is 7.5 km from the capital, with the 10E bus into town; ferries run from Barcelona, Valencia, Dénia, Mallorca and Formentera (Spain.info).
• %%On CostaMap guides to Dalt Vila, Marina Ibiza, Cala Comte, Cala d’Hort, Es Vedrà, Sa Conillera, Cala Saladeta, Ses Salines Natural Park and Portinatx, a campsite at Es Canar, and town guides to Ibiza town, Sant Antoni, Santa Eulària and Sant Joan.

Map of Ibiza

The map shows the places on Ibiza that have a CostaMap page. Tick a place type to filter, and click a marker to see the place in the panel.

Towns and villages

Ibiza town first, district by district, then clockwise round the island: the south-west, Sant Antoni, the north and Santa Eulària.

Dalt Vila (Ibiza town)

Dalt Vila, the “upper town”, is the walled hilltop above the port and the reason Ibiza town is on the World Heritage list, declared in 1999. The fortress was built in the 16th century to protect the population from constant attacks; inside the walls are the cathedral, the Archaeological Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art (Illes Balears tourism). Spain.info suggests the Portal de ses Taules as the way in, climbing gentle slopes to the cathedral and the Almudaina beside the castle (Spain.info). See our Dalt Vila guide and the Ibiza town guide.

La Marina and the port

La Marina is the old harbour quarter at the foot of Dalt Vila. Spain.info describes whitewashed streets of shops selling the island’s white Adlib fashion, cafés and restaurants, and the Mercat Vell, the old market, with its fresh produce; nearby are the Plaça del Parc and the Passeig de Vara de Rey (Spain.info). The port, 1.5 km from the centre, has the ferries and cruise ships (Spain.info). Across the harbour, Marina Ibiza faces Dalt Vila with its berths for superyachts, restaurants and fashion shops on the quay.

Sa Penya

Sa Penya is the neighbourhood at the eastern tip of the old town, between La Marina and the sea, below the walls of Dalt Vila (OpenStreetMap). We could not open an official page describing the quarter, so we give only its location; walk it on a loop from La Marina to the Portal de ses Taules.

Talamanca, Figueretes and Puig des Molins

Talamanca is the bay just north-east of the port, about 2 km from Dalt Vila in a straight line. Its beach is almost 1 km of white sand with pines, boats anchored offshore and easy access from the city (Spain.info). Spain.info also lists Ses Figueretes and Platja d’en Bossa as fine sandy beaches near the city. About 700 m west of the cathedral (OpenStreetMap), the Punic necropolis of Puig des Molins was a cemetery throughout antiquity, with more than 3,000 underground tombs counted (Illes Balears tourism).

Sant Josep de sa Talaia and the south-west

Sant Josep covers the south and west of the island, with 80 km of coastline and more beaches and coves than any other municipality in Ibiza. The village is inland, about 15 km from the capital, and takes its name from the mountain of Sa Talaia, at 475 m the island’s highest point and a viewpoint. Ses Salines, Cala d’Hort, the Phoenician village of Sa Caleta and the Cova Santa cave are all here (Spain.info). The best-known coves are Cala Comte, Cala Bassa and Cala Vedella in the west, and Cala d’Hort, which faces the 382 m rock of Es Vedrà. Off Cala Comte lies Sa Conillera, the largest of the islets off Ibiza. In the south, Platja d’en Bossa lies between Ibiza town and the airport, and beyond them is the Ses Salines Natural Park.

Sant Antoni de Portmany

Sant Antoni, on the bay of the same name on the west coast, is the second-largest town in Ibiza. The Romans called it Portus Magnus; its 14th-century church was fortified in the 16th century against pirates (Spain.info). The town is known for its nightlife and its sunsets: the rocky shore of Ses Variades is full of bars and clubs (Spain.info), and the Café del Mar on the seafront is famous for its sunsets. To the north are the Ca’n Bernadet viewpoint, the cliffs of Cap Nunó and Cala Salada with Cala Saladeta. See our Sant Antoni guide.

Sant Miquel and Benirràs

Sant Miquel de Balansat is the largest village in the municipality of Sant Joan, with a hilltop parish church dedicated to Saint Michael, on the EI-400 about 17.5 km north of Ibiza town; Port de Sant Miquel, its bay and resort, is about 5 km north of the village (Wikipedia). The church was built after the conquest of 1235 and later fortified (Spain.info). Just east of the bay, Cala Benirràs is the cove Spain.info calls the epicentre of the hippie lifestyle, with drum gatherings every Sunday (Spain.info).

Portinatx and Cala Xarraca

Portinatx is the former fishing village in the far north, in Sant Joan de Labritja, about 24 km from Ibiza town in a straight line. It has three beaches: the largest on the bay, the smaller and more private S’Arenal Petit, and Porto, framed by pine-covered mounds (Spain.info). About 2 km west, Cala Xarraca is an unspoiled cove surrounded by small fishermen’s houses, with car parking and pedalo and sunbed hire (Spain.info).

Sant Joan de Labritja

The village of Sant Joan is a quiet street dominated by its church and the town hall of the municipality, the least-populated in Ibiza and almost entirely rural (Wikipedia). It still lives more from farming and livestock than the rest of the island (Spain.info). Its craft market runs on Sundays from 10:00 to 16:00 (Spain.info, checked November 2026). On the north-east coast, Cala de Sant Vicent is the municipality’s other resort. See our Sant Joan de Labritja guide.

Sant Carles and Es Canar

Sant Carles de Peralta, in the municipality of Santa Eulària, has a church with an arcaded entrance, and next to it Bar Anita, a gathering place for hippies in the 1960s; south of the village are the chimneys and ruins of old lead mines (Wikipedia). The Las Dalias market here is one of the island’s classics, with more than 200 stalls on Saturdays. On the coast below, Es Canar has the Punta Arabí market, created in 1973 and the island’s largest, with over 500 stalls on Wednesdays from April to October (Spain.info). Camping La Playa Ibiza is in Es Canar.

Santa Eulària des Riu

Santa Eulària, on the east coast, is what Spain.info calls a beautiful and quiet municipality, with beaches, green fields dotted with almond trees and a marina. Its heritage includes a bridge and the remains of a Roman necropolis, the 16th-century fortified church on the Puig de Missa hill, the Ethnological Museum of the Pitiusas and the Barrau Museum, with works by the impressionist painter Laureà Barrau (Spain.info). About 4 km south, Cala Llonga is a sheltered family beach. See our Santa Eulària guide.

Beaches and coves

Sizes and services are as the official tourist pages give them, checked in November 2026. Most coves have no lifeguard outside summer.

• Ses Salines and Es Cavallet – the beaches inside the Ses Salines Natural Park in the far south; Es Cavallet has a nudist area and water sports (Spain.info). See our Ses Salines Natural Park guide.
• Platja d’en Bossa – the beach between Ibiza town and the airport, with a variety of beach clubs (Spain.info).
• Talamanca – almost 1 km of white sand on the bay next to Ibiza town, with water sports (Spain.info).
• Cala Llonga – a 200 m by 90 m cove between pine-covered cliffs south of Santa Eulària, shallow far out, with lifeguards, parking, a boardwalk and amphibious chairs for wheelchair users (Spain.info).
• Benirràs, Cala Xarraca and Portinatx – the quieter coves of the north, described under the towns above.

Things to do

Where to stay by town

The bases we would choose, depending on what you want from the island.

Campsite with a CostaMap page: Camping La Playa Ibiza in Es Canar. Camping is not allowed inside the Ses Salines Natural Park, in tents, caravans or motorhomes (Balearic Government).

Getting there and around

A two-day route

By car. Day 1 stays in Ibiza town, the south and the west; day 2 crosses to the north and east.

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Checked 7 November 2026. Spain.info on Ibiza island, Eivissa, Sant Josep de sa Talaia, Sant Antoni de Portmany, Santa Eulària des Riu, Portinatx, the beaches of Talamanca, Cala Llonga, Cala Xarraca, Es Cavallet and Cala Salada, the Ibiza markets, Ibiza Airport and the port of Ibiza. Illes Balears tourism on Eivissa, Platges de Comte, Cala d’Hort and Cala Salada (copies opened earlier in November 2026; the site returned errors on our last check). The Balearic Government on the Ses Salines Natural Park. Background from Wikipedia on Sant Joan de Labritja, Sant Miquel de Balansat and Sant Carles de Peralta; locations and distances from OpenStreetMap. The island council and town hall websites could not be opened from our research setup.