Charming hillside-luxury villa with spectacular sea views

Cala Carbo. The two restaurants in the pretty little bay of Cala Carbo are carbon copies in terms of the menu. Both offer typical Spanish seafood and family friendly, in fact the owners are cousins. A great place for a relaxed low key meal. Restaurante Cala Carbo just gets the vote as it is closer to the water.  

Cala Bassa is a beautiful west coast bay with perfect swimming water and lovely sand. The beach club is a very good place to head with young kids. It can get busy in mid July and August when the glass bottom boats come in from San Antonio, but otherwise it’s a lovely spot to enjoy a day. There are three different restaurants, all run by CbbC, from the high end (middle) to a very simple snack bar (far end). Our favourite is the first one as you arrive from the beach entrance. 

San Jose. Burst onto the village scene in 2020, this tiny street side restaurant comes highly recommended. It serves up delicious plates of Mediterranean food to savour whilst enjoying a glass of wine. The tables spill out onto the pavement guaranteeing a vibrant and fun atmosphere. The Angus Tagliata and sea bass ceviche are delicious.                        

Spectacular sunsets and a vast array of water-sports on offer, this beach ticks the boxes for pretty much everything you might need on a beach holiday. One of Ibiza’s longest and widest white sanded beaches, there is ample space for all the buzzing activities both in and out of the water. The beach is flanked by a few low level apartment blocks and hotels but this doesn’t overly spoil the beach.

One of the highlights of the beach are the flat rocks emerging like small platforms only meters away from the shoreline. The water depth being relatively shallow it is common to see people swimming and snorkelling out towards the rocks, discovering the rich ocean fauna or simply sunbathing on top of them. If you walk towards the left-hand side of the beach you will find a path that leads you upwards to a spot where you can best appreciate the sun setting into the bay.

Explore oriental fused with Mediterranean flavors at the excellent Cotton Beach Club (+34 971 806 180, www.cottonbeachclub.com) or for a much more simple family affair then Ses Eufables is a great spot right on the sand (+34 971 80 63 28).

The best sunset beach on the island. Watching the sun melt into the sea here is guaranteed to deliver a truly melancholic moment. As you pull into your most photographically perfect parking spot, you know that you have arrived in paradise. Your first glimpse from the large cliff side parking area will be of the large beached-whale-like and uninhabited island of Sa Conillera. The water in Cala Conta is Formentera-esque as the abundant sand creates an aquamarine bliss.

The beach is divided into three differing sections, two are supported by more rocky background and the last has pristinely white sand dunes. Take your pick whether you veer right or left. To the West you will find families enjoying the ideally shallow, pool-like cove safe for younger kids. To the East, known as Cala Escondita, you are more likely to spend time with the nudists (who have informally claimed this section as their own).

You will find small coves of varying depths creating for an ideal snorkelling environment. It’s a stunning spot but if you swim out far into the open sea, bear in mind that the currents can pick up a bit especially towards the late afternoon and this can be deceptively dangerous.

A beach for all, this busy beach brags some of the cleanest and clearest swimming water on the island and is a perfect place to enjoy a long beach day. Surrounded by Ibiza’s native Sabina trees and sporting two large rock formations on either end of the beach this golden stretch of sand is extremely popular with families and locals alike. Cala Bassa has good shade and facilities galore making it an ideal family experience.

If you are in a more energetic mood try your legs at jet skiing or jumping off the rocks on either ends of the beach. Feeling slower, go to the right and sit on the rocks with the locals fishing.

Tip: Eat or drink at the stylish Cala Bassa Beach Club (+34 971 34 26 61, www.cbbcgroup.com) which has 3 different restaurants to choose from which are each targeting slightly different pockets.