Ibiza is an island where hippie chic is more than a look

Ibiza is an island where hippie chic is more than a look

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Balearic
beat
Ibiza
isanisland
where
hippie
chicismorethana
look- itisawayoflife,
saysAlanna
Gallagher
Ibiza, hometo the Balearicbeat,is a DJsfellinlovewithismorea stateofmind
Mediterranean
islandthat hasseen than a numberonyourpassport.Everyone,
atleastwhileonholidays
ontheisland,
manyinvasions.
Itwasfirstsettledby
thePhoenicians,
thenfellto theRoman
takesitscredotoheart.
Empire.The Arabs passed Thehippyinfluenceis evidentin the
throughas the Catalansfollowed.
In the shabbychichotelsandrestaurantsand in
- boho
early1970s,anothertribe,the hippies, thedresssenseofthoseonholidays
manyofthemAmerican
trustafarians
and luxefortheladiesandwhitelinenrolledup
draftdodgerscametocelebrate
thenotion trouserswithwhitetunicshirtsfor the
ofpeaceandlovewhilelivingonnomoney.men.Theideasisto lookasifyouhaven't
whileshelling
Whatwaslessapparentwasthat most gottwopenniestorubtogether,
outabout25percentofa premiumfor
werepicking
upmonthly
cheques
fromthe
theprivilege
ofholidaying
here.Whencompared
bankofmamanddad.
to mainlandSpain,islandlifeonIbiza
Howdo we knowthis?Anita,whose
namesake
hostelry,
BarAnita,inSanCarlos,isexpensive.
Butthatdoesn'tstopthelocal
wasa localhippyhang-out,kepttabs population
of100,000entertaining
1.5
thatthehippieswouldpayoncetheirfunds milliontouristseveryyear,one third of
themBritish.
cleared.
Fastforwardto 1987whenpopularcultureOnceyougetyourheadandyourwallet
loretellsthetaleoffourLondon
music aroundthesesimplefactstherestis plain
Andsailingisoneofthebestways
heads,DannyRampling,
NickyHolloway,sailing.
JohnnyWalkerandPaulOakenfold,
who togetaroundtheislandto getup-closeto
wenttoIbiza,renteda villaoutsideSanAntonio
oneitsgreatestnaturalassets,its incredible
anddiscovered
Amnesia,
a nightclub waterclarity.Theclarityis thanksto
the abundanceof Posidoniaoceanica,a
inafarmhouse
whereArgentinian
DJ Alfredo
Fioritowasonthe decks.Thetropical threatenedseagrass,an essentialpart of
theisland'secosystemthathasbeenadded
set up,dancingunderthe starsto a completely
non-judgmental
musicset, combined
withthetakingofa newdrug,Ecstasy,
wasaroadtoDamascus
momentforthe
DJs,whorecreatedIbiza-style
beachparties
intheUKandmadehistorybyauthoring
a dayglomovement
that in 1988became
theschedule
isdifferent
knownasthesecondsummeroflove. OnIbiza
Fastforward25yearsandIbizaremains
toathome...Parties
are
a beacon for the young and the impromptu
affairs
orlarge
not-so-young.
Its alluretranscendsage
endofseason
blow-outs
the relaxedvibethat the hippiesandthe
u
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INSIDE
TRACK
GETTING
THERE
AerLingus
operatesthree
weeklyflightsfromDublin
to
IbizaonTuesday,
Thursday
andSaturday.
Seeaerlingus.com
STAY
Resort
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Gettingouton
thewaterwithits
is anessentialpart
of theIbiza
experience
and
(left)sunsetat
Cafedel Mar
TheInvisaFigueral
Resort,
onthenorthoftheisland,is
situatedona lovelybeach.
Thefoodisbasicbutthere's
plentyto keepparentsof
smallkidshappy.Book
throughThomasCook,
01-5140308.
InvisaFigueral
Resort,
PlayadeEsFigueral,
San
Carlos,tel:00-34-902248-248,
see
invisahoteles.com/lbiza
to the WorldHeritagelist,andpopulates therearedrumming
sessionsonthebeach
Rusticretreat
thebeachesin banksofunappealing
grey thatdrawcrowdsfromacrosstheisland.
foliage.
You'llwantto spendyourtimesunworshiping, CanCurreuisa super-luxe
rusticretreatthathasa boat
Gettingoutonthewaterisan essential
butifyoucandragyourselfaway
andhorsesforresidentsto
partoftheIbizaexperience.
Ifboating
isbeyond
fromthesunloungeryouwilldiscoveran
use.Rooms
cost€220per
yourbudgetthenhirea seakayakor interiorthatis beautiful.Orangeandlemon
roompernightduringthe
paddleboard.Theformerisa greatwayto
grovesladenwithoversize
citrusfruits
shoulder
season.
Inhigh
getinclosetotheshoreline
andswimininaccessible
litterthefields.Pityusic
Islands,theislands
season,they're€400.High
covesandbeaches.
of pines,is a less knownnamefor the
seasonstartsfromJune15th.
Ibiza'sbeachesare,forthemostpart,au Balearics.
ApdodeCorreos240,
natural,meaning
thattheyhaven'timported Themountainsare coveredin Aleppo
SantaEulalia,
tel:
sandto createcrescentsofsugar-fine pinesandjunipertreeswithbroom,wild
00-34-971-335-280,
see
perfection.
Theyare shinglyandshallow rosemaryand thymefragrancingmountain
andneverfeelascrowded
asthemainland
air.
cancurreu.com
Spainoptions.
Thereare hikingtrailsto followor you
MUSTSEE
Thenorthoftheislandiswherethewell couldjustheadfor SanLorenzo,wherea
Historicoldtown
heeledshuffleabout in leather soled rusticroaddownthesideofthechurchwill
Climbthewinding
streets
thongs.Forlunchheadeastwhere,under takeyoupast farmhouseswithorchards
ofIbiza'soldtown,nowa
thewatchful
eyeofEsVedra,a rocksaidto groaningunderthe weightoftheirpeach
UnescoWorldHeritage
site.
bethesiteofUFOlandings
andthetip of harvest,ancientolivetreesandwells,a social
Escapethemidday
sunand
placeaswellasa wateringhole,where
thelostcityofAtlantis,
depending
onwho
enjoy
stunning
sea
views
Ibicancosused to gather to chat and
youtalkto,youcandineondelicious
seafood
fromtherampartsontopof
andlobsterpaella,a speciality
ofthe catch-up.
thewalls.IbizaTourGuides,
house,atElCarmen
ontheCalad'Hort.
"OnIbizathe scheduleisdifferentto at
tel:00-34-687-889-93,
Aseafrontsundowner
isa must.Anyof home,"saysMichaelMurphy,a banker
seeguiasibiza.com
originally
fromCoArmagh,whoownsa
theseafrontsettingsinSanAntonio,
theisland's
hedonistic
capital,
willgiveyouthat ratherfabhouse,LaFabricain SanJuan,
Hippyshop
chill-out
sunset,butfortherealdeal,where that he andhispartner,MarcvanSchie,
Market
outside
theideaofputtingmusictotheMediterranean
rentduringthe summer."Partiesare impromptu TheHippy
EsCanaisa touristmust-do.
sunsetwasfirstborn,youhaveto
affairsor largeend of season
Amidstthe
tat,thereissome
headtoCafedelMarandpayyourrespects blow-outs."
interesting
artwork,
created
Afinca,withor withoutneighborJade
toanestablishment
thatisnowaninternational
oftenfromsalvage,
and
brandthathassoldmorethan20million
Jagger'sdiscoballhangingoverthepool,is
accessories
thatwillhavea
albumsandhas11franchises.
thebestwaytoreallyenjoyIbiza.Goaway
holiday
fashionmoment.
Inthenorth,Benirras
isoneofthebeacheswithfriends.Playwiththechildrenduring
ClubPuntaArabf,
Avenida
whereyoucanraisea glassin a much thedayandafterdarkpartythenightaway.
Punta
Arabf,
SantaEulalia
del
morelow-key
setting.Elements
isa shabby
Rio,tel:00-34-971-330-650,
chicestablishment
withpaintedboards AlannaGallagher
wasa guestofTurespana,
hippymarket.info
that overlooksthe beach.On Sundays seeibiza.travel/en
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