Lovely 5 bedroom luxury villa with seaviews near San Jose village

Cala Jondal. The new entry to the bay in 2019 has taken over as the most popular with 2 month plus waiting lists in summer months. Could laid back luxury be better defined? Beautifully decorated, a very pretty setting, excellent and creative food, variable service, and always a reassuringly expensive bill – all the ingredients that are testament to eating in one of the best and most in-demand restaurants in the Mediterranean.

Es Cavallet beach. Head to Salinas beach but take a left 600m before and this thin road on the salt fields takes you to the lovely Es Cavallet Beach. El Chiringuito was created by the Anglo/French partnership of Jonathan Thorogood and Olivia Fleury, and they have built up a fantastic beach club that caters to all and is family friendly (crèche and kids menu). It is stylish but relaxed. If the seared tuna is on the menu, try it, it’s fantastic. A great place to spend the afternoon and it is now open for delicious early dinners too. You could continue walking down the beach until you get to El Chirin’gay’ which offers a very different scene!       

Es Cavallet beach. This is the neighbouring restaurant to El Chiringuito and occupies an even more impressive spot with stunning southerly views down the coast with a line of ‘torres’ visible until Formentera. The restaurant is only a 30m walk to get to the sand and the food is excellent. Good for dinner too. Open all year so popular with locals and you will need to book even in mid winter. We love this place.                            

Attracting more of an exclusive crowd thanks to its well-known beach bars and restaurants. This crescent shaped bay provides for a most spectacular view and is a great sunset spot (although you only see the sun disappear into the water, as opposed to behind the hills, in mid winter).

An extremely lively shore where there is always entertainment to be had either from the beach side or from the private yachts bobbing on anchor in the bay. large smooth rounded stones provide a dividing belt between the white sand of the beach clubs sun-beds and the clear water. Once you are in the water and out swimming it’s truly lovely but getting there can be a bit tricky as the stones make an uncomfortable entrance.

The beach clubs normally have simple wooden jetties to make access much easier but because of this and the more adult focused restaurants we don’t rank Cala Jondal as particularly kid friendly. For a long lunch drifting into off-the-beach cocktails, music and fun, however it is a great spot.

A scenic drive through Ses Salinas salt flats and you will arrive at the Es Cavallet, Ibiza’s first official nudist beach. It remains a big draw for both an international jet set crowd at the North end and a largely gay and LGBT crowd at the South end.

Aside from a stylish party vibe emanating from its chiringuitos, the beach rests in the Ses Salines natural park and is totally virgin, wild and beautiful. With it’s light-coloured sand, dense dunes, regular winds and often choppy waters, it is a great place for a hike or a windsurf. Parking is limited especially around lunchtime and dinnertime. The beach is great for sun-bathing but the waters are often a bit too rough for kids to swim. Walking south the beach becomes even more beautiful and the water calmer but there is a more ‘open’ atmosphere in the busy months at the south end at Chiringay beach club, which, if not your scene, you might well want to miss out on.

One of Ibiza’s longest and most famous beaches, las Salinas is also one of the closest beaches to the airport in the event you want to go straight there. The beach runs along the Parc Natural Ses Salinas d’Eivissa, a nature reserve lined with pine forest and pristine white sand dunes. The clear waters and copious amounts of seaweed (regularly cleaned in summertime) make swimming at this beach like a kind of natural spa experience.

Several chiringuitos line the beach spinning glitzy tunes in the summer months. This beach attracts a diverse crowd, jet set, hippy, families, nudists, everyone is there at some point during the summer. Enjoy some of the best food for all the family at Jockey Club, one of the original Ibiza beach clubs and still delivering after 30 years (+34 971 395 788, www.jockeyclubibiza.com).

One of the most stunning parts of the beach can be found when you walk to the far left-hand side past the sandy bit and onto the rocky path. As you walk towards the watchtower (Torre de ses Portes) you will discover a series of mini coves, like private little beaches (quickly snatched and closely guarded as such by eager sunbathers). Interesting rock formations can be seen interspersed among the coastal stones, carved into unique forms such as a dragon wearing a Mayan-style headdress. This stretch is also home to many nudists in the busy summer months.

Tip: The afternoons are busiest at this beach so the early risers are more likely to get a spot both in the various car parks and on the beach.