Clubbers Guide To Ibiza

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Ibiza Town

Ibiza Town is compact and pedestrian friendly. Parking spaces can be hard to find so consider walking or taking a taxi or a bus. Inside the walls of the castle, Dalt Vila (above), there is an excellent selection of restaurants and bars. Diners can be accomodated anytime up to midnight but after that the only real late night option is the gay club Anfora.

Just outside the walls is the delightful tree-lined Plaza del Parc. The cafés and restaurants are typically reasonably priced and lively but due to noise control constraints the music shuts down at midnight.

Closer to the harbour is tradtionally the scene of more intense action. Expect to pay upwards of €5 for a beer and €10 or more for a cocktail. Many of the bars act as warm ups before patrons hit the clubs.

Promoters and venues such as Pacha and Amnesia themselves send round gaggles of their finest and fruitiest dancers and PR staff to drum up enthusiasm for their events that night (above). As professional exhibitionists they'll do anything to attract attention - naked flesh, stilt walkers, and bizarre costumes are the usual methods.

They get free shots (chupitos) as they progress so if you want to see hot drunken models stumbling around on stillettos head for the home stretch, the gay-oriented Calle de la Virgen.

The hippie chic boutiques, fetish shops, fast food joints, Italian and gay bars which line the the inappropriately-named street of the virgin make for a fascinating midnight stroll. Again music is not meant to be audible on the street after 12 but you can still party inside most notably at the small but perfectly-formed Lola's on Calle Alfonso XII.

Altho the doors to clubs such as Amnesia, Privilege, Pacha and El Divino are usually thrown open at midnight, most clubs only start to fill around 2am. Space on Sunday for We Love and Tuesday for Carl Cox are notable exceptions.

Pacha and El Divino are only 15 minutes walk from the port area, and if you want to make a real stylish entrance, there is a boat running regularly from Ibiza Town harbour right accross to the front door of El Divino. There are a growing number of bars in the Marina area surrounding these two venues.
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The aforementioned Calle de la Virgin is a must. Try also Plaça de Sa Drassaneta around the corner and the strip that lines the port which includes such notable instutions as Jason Bull's Base Bar and the neighbouring Rock.
Beds, Prices and Nationalities

El Hotel de PachaDrinks can be quite a bit more expensive than Playa d'en Bossa or San Antonio, expect to pay more than €5 for a bottle of beer.

Throughout the summer, Ibiza Town enjoys a very international mix of partygoers and a thriving gay scene. A must for everyone visiting the island!

The Pacha Hotel is a favourite for sophisticated clubbers. You can now stay within the old town itself in one of Ibiza's newest 5 star hotels, the Mirador

Nearby Talamanca is the perfect combination of quiet beach-side relaxing and proximity to Ibiza Town - just 10/15 minutes walk from Ibiza Port and right next door to the exclusive Marina.

San Antonio

Clubber's guide to San Antonio, Ibiza (Sant Antoni)

sunset in San AnFor millions of British tourists, San Antonio has been the gateway to the nightlife delights Ibiza has to offer, this is now changing to include Spaniards, Germans, Italian and many other nationalities - in fact San An is enjoying a real renaissance.

Those who stay in the area have a wide choice of bars and clubs available to them, from the sophisticated and cosmopolitan to the cheap, cheerful and Northern European-oriented.

The most famous of these are on the sunset strip, so named because of the unimpeded view of the end of each day. Cafe del Mar is the most famous of these but Mambo with its massive Radio 1 parties, Coastline, Kanya, Savannah (above) and others have all carved their own reputations now.

Even though viewing the sunset in this part of San An has become more of a social event, there's still plenty of horizontal tune appreciation going on. The djs are some of Ibiza's finest and they spend their professional lives searching for the combination of beats and melody that will make your soul soar.

From here it's only a stone's throw to the West End, home to the town's greatest concentration of bars and small discos. It's no longer the puke and booze-soaked Babylon portrayed in the infamous Sky series but is still lively enough.

Girls Aloud @ Eden

Girls Aloud @ Eden

The two biggest clubs are the venerable Es Paradis and the younger upstart Eden. The musical program of both is dominated by UK-based promoters although the latter is proud of its world famous twice weekly water parties, in which the dance floor is turned into a pool.
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Sunsets

Gordon EdgeCafe Mambo is a pre-party venue for all the Pacha events and has been described by musician/dj Gordon Edge (left) as a "crossroads":

"People are chatting about where they're going to go tonight, what they're gonna do, talking to people. It's like having your ear to the ground. You'll get a vibe about what the big nights are gonna be and you can work out who the best djs are gonna be on a certain night".

But don't forget the original, Café del Mar.
Beds, prices and Nationalities

San Antonio has numerous bed, catering for all price categories. Due to the competition caused by the concentration of bars in the town centre the prices for drinks are low. San Antonio is an ideal resort for younger clubbers who are unable to hire cars as all the bars and clubs are within walking distance of one another.

Sunset Hotels: one of the most popular places to stay in San An is by Sunset Strip. Make sure you book early in places like the Sol Bahia Apartments, the Gran Sol Hotel and the Blau Park Aparthotel - all of whom enjoy beautiful sunsets only minutes from the sunset cafés. The Ibiza Rocks hotel nearby is also highly recommended.

If you are staying in the Bay area, the Disco Bus is a great and cheap way of getting into the town centre.

The majority of clubbers visiting San Antonio are British. Although the numbers of German, Italian and mainland Spanish clubbers have increased dramatically over the last few years.

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