Ibiza

One of the two pine islands located in Mediterranean Sea the Balearic Island Ibiza belongs to Spain. The word Ibiza originates from Arabic word “Yabisah” which literally mean Land. This land is a party and entertainment land mostly during summers. Tourists from all over the world swamp at this Island for its well known summer night clubs. Ibiza is often referred as White Island and is a perfect holiday destination with its high cliffs with dense pine woods and its charming beaches with mesmerizing sunsets to enjoy. The weather is very pleasant round the year with mild winters and hot summers. During spring and autumn the island is especially delightful with a relaxing pace with natural beauty at its peak and of course warm people there make the time there further enjoyable and welcoming. Due to excellent weather conditions Ibiza is a all year round holiday destination with its various attractions like water sports or just renting a yatch or spending holidays at the interiors of Ibiza to enjoy the tranquil rural life or just spend your holidays lazing along the golden sandy beaches and enjoy the energetic and colorful night life in number of night clubs and discos. In fact, Ibiza is considered a Capital of electronic music. The Island has some specialty night clubs like the world’s biggest club Privilege, the club Es Paradis known for its water parties and club Amnesia for its foam Parties and many more. During summer world class DJs visit these clubs for introducing their music and songs where an international crowd greets them. However, most of these clubs are closed all the year round except during the summer time between June and September. However, there are other places like to enjoy apart from the night clubs like Hippy markets which you find all along the island with its junk fashion shops selling trinkets, trendy clothes and jewellery. Though the island is best known for its party culture, it also has a name of it cultural and natural heritage. In fact, a large portion of the island is registered as United Nations World Heritage Sites. Sant Antoni in Ibiza is claimed to be Christopher Columbus’s birth place and a monument titled “The Egg” is built in honor of his memory. Enjoy Ibiza year long as an ideal holiday destination. Visit during summer time to enjoy the night clubs or any other season to have a calm, relaxed break from the routine, though water sports will offer you the excitement during this period too.

Sant Antoni de Portmany

Sant Antoni de Portmany is a town in the western coast of the island and is the second largest town and municipality in Ibiza. Before the clubbers consider this town as the clubbing capital of the world, the town was a small fishing village until 1950s. Later as the tourism spurt in Spain this place grew with many resorts and hotels getting developed here. However, in 1980s the place was known for the notorious holidays of the rowdy football teams and the tourism went down. But as Ibiza gained its name in 1990s as the best clubbing place, San Antonio, as called in English also became popular again.

The Egg

Sant Antoni is a place claimed to be the birth place of Christopher Columbus where in 1990s his memorial was built and titled as “The Egg”. The story behind this title goes like this, When Columbus was seeking funding for his trip to Indies, and he was told that getting money for this route was unfeasible. He then took a bet of making an egg stand upright which was considered impossible. However, he won the bet by cracking the base of an egg making it stand upright and got his funding. To commemorate this story, his memorial is built in the shape of an egg with a model of his ship in the centre.

West End

The 'West End' is that stretch of streets in Sant Antoni which is a hub of night life in Ibiza. The main street Carrer de Santa Agnes is the heart of different bars and small clubs from where Ibiza famed Rock and Indie music is blasting all the night. This place also has a charming stretch of west coastline where visitors enjoy the charismatic sunsets of Ibiza over a drink at Café del Mar and Café Mambo.

Privilege Ibiza

Privilege Ibiza is the world’s largest nightclub with a capacity of 10,000 people and is recognized by the The Guinness Book of world Records. The place started as a restaurant in 1970s and later slowly grew into a night club. Privilege today has its main room as large as an aircraft hanger size and the roof is 25 meters tall. The club also houses a large swimming pool.