Ibiza by Day
I thought I’d better brush up on my Spanish before heading out to Ibiza over the summer. But maybe it was all the images of crazy clubbing and the stunning beaches that made forget. We wanted to go to the San Antonio beach. We needed an easy way to get there and asked about Ibiza car rentals for help, and that was no problem. Now that we were mobile we could even go to the quieter destinations like Portinaxt. On Portinaxt we saw the lighthouse and sat looking out over the secluded sea scape as sea birds rise on the gentle thermals as the waves crash on the pristine beach. It was getting late so we headed back.
We both really like medieval remains and architecture so the old town of D’Alt Vila really grabbed us. This used to be a fortress city, evidenced by the draw bridge, plus there are cool Roman-era statues. We went toPacha for seafood. We went to Puig de Molins the next day. It’s an archaeological site dating back to the seventh century BC, with something like three thousand tombs of Punic origin and used by the Carthaginians and the Romans and is considered a World Heritage site byUnesco in 1999. It is located in the Via Punica . There’s also a museum of contemporary art in Ibiza with its wonderful collection of internationally recognized local artist that go back to 1959, including paintings and sculptures.
We ate the El Brasero in the fisherman’s quarter. We had great scenery and view of the illuminated Cathedral and tried the local seafood. It was a little hard to find at first, but we’re used to that in Ibiza, and the great menu is wonderfully presented at this long present Ibiza landmark restaurant.
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