More than 18 kilometres of beaches await you on the island of Ibiza, allowing you to choose the atmosphere, the winds and the activities you wish to practise in any of them. There are beaches of all sorts - family, sporting, solitary, wild, tranquil, with deep or shallow waters for children's bathing - it is for you to decide. Remember, the island of Ibiza has an area of 572 square kilometres, and the greatest distances by road are between 15 and 40 kilometres, so that all this is on hand, close to you.

An island is like a boat and for this reason we recommend that at the start of the day the first thing you should find out, before choosing a beach, is the direction of the wind; if you are looking for a calm sea, go to the opposite side of the island from the direction the wind is coming from, the leeward side in seaman's language; on the other hand, if you want a sea with greater movement, more appropriate for certain sports, go towards the part of the coast where the wind is coming from, the windward in the language of the sea.

If you like snorkelling, don't take snails, crabs or any other marine animal; these will be of no use to you, whereas they are needed by nature. Do not take hold of fish with your hands as some species can produce painful stings if they feel threatened.

The 18 kilometres are divided between  71 bays and  beaches, distributed along the entire coastline of Ibiza and thus, while you travel through countryside set off with the remains of more than  2600 years of history, you can choose, with the help of this  guide, the beach which best suits your personality or the needs of your family.

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