Must-see attractions in Ibiza Town

Its formidable, floodlit, 16th-century bastions visible from across southern Ibiza, Dalt Vila is a fortified hilltop first settled by the Phoenicans and…

Completely encircling Dalt Vila, Ibiza's colossal protective walls reach more than 25m in height and include seven bastions. Evocatively floodlit at night…

Today it looks like little more than rocky scrubland, but this vast ancient burial ground was a key part of Ibiza Town's 1999 World Heritage recognition…

Ibiza's cathedral, which stands close to Dalt Vila's highest point, elegantly combines several styles: the original 14th-century structure is Catalan…

Running parallel to the harbour front, this tiny 400m-long lane is named after the Virgin Mary, though these days it's dedicated more to bacchanalian…

Something of a secret beach, S'Estanyol is a tiny, gorgeous pebbly cove, only accessible by a dirt road (rough in parts). A few fishing huts dot the…

A stone ramp leads up from Ibiza Town's market square to the majestic Portal de Ses Taules, the main entrance to Dalt Vila. Above it hangs a plaque…

This small but detailed Dalt Vila interpretation centre replicates the medieval Moorish city of Madina Yabisa (Ibiza Town), prior to the island’s fall to…

Housed in an 18th-century powder store and armoury, this excellent gallery is a showcase for contemporary art, most of it with an Ibizan connection. The…

On the inland side of Talamanca beach, the scruffy-looking fields of reeds and scrubs known as Ses Feixes were once Ibiza Town's vegetable garden. They…

This sheltered sandy bay, 3km east of Ibiza Town, is the best beach within walking distance of the capital. Tourism development hasn't been too unkind to…

Halfway along the Passeig Marítim, this century-old stone obelisk is a monument to Ibiza's corsairs – privateers licensed by the Spanish crown to combat…

Ibiza Town's elegant harbour promenade showcases the city's magnificent waterfront. It's a delight to explore, lined with cafes, bars, shops and…

Just 2km north of Talamanca beach, the bustling village of Jesús is home to a beautiful whitewashed church dating back to 1466, with a pillared portico…

Fruit and vegetables have been traded at the elegant, columned neoclassical Mercat Vell since 1872. Today most of the produce, which includes olive oil…

Revamped in 2017, this pretty, traffic-free square is the bohemian heart of Ibiza Town, fringed by cafe-bars, restaurants and boutiques. Grab a table and…

A 15th-century mansion, with a typical late-Gothic courtyard and staircase, houses 130 paintings by Ibizan artist Narcís Puget Viñas (1874–1960) and his…

The northwesternmost of Dalt Vila's seven imposing bastions details the history of the great city walls' Renaissance-era construction.

One of Dalt Vila's seven colossal bastions, on the walled city's southwest side; houses displays on Renaissance weaponry.

Occupying Dalt Vila's very highest ground, Ibiza's semiderelict castle is an assortment of historical buildings constructed over a 1000-year period,…