Ibiza - Intro - Thomson Villas With Pools April 2012

TOP 3 THINgS TO SEE & DO IBIzA World-famous nightlife is only one chapter in Ibiza's story � others include sleepy villages, pretty beaches and a UNESCOprotected old town. 1. Eivissa, Ibiza Town If there's one place in Ibiza you have to see, it's the capital's old quarter, known as Eivissa, it's a town within a town. It has World Heritage Site status � so it's like a snapshot in time with typical Spanish good looks, too. Think pin-thin cobbled lanes and balconies in bloom. All wrapped up in chunky, 16th-century walls. 2. Hippy Market Ibiza's number one market comes to Es Cana every Wednesday. Still going strong from the Sixties, stalls overloaded with beads and bangles battle for your euros. Other take-homes include colourful beachwear, funky artwork and hubbly bubbly pipes. Take places like Puerto San Miguel and Portinatx, on the north coast, for instance. Apart from a sprinkling of shops and restaurants, they're home to nothing but sandy coves and hills blanketed with wild flowers. Further south, Santa Eulalia provides a happy medium between lively and laid-back. The boutiques and bars here have a cosmopolitan edge, and the town's long sweep of pale sand is a favourite with families. Another string to Ibiza's bow is its capital, Ibiza Town. Its old quarter, which has earned a place on UNESCO's World Heritage Site list, is cocooned by Medieval stone walls and overlooked by a fortress. The newer part of town, down by the waterfront, meanwhile, is an amalgamation of high-end restaurants, well-dressed bars and stalls selling everything from leather bags to shoes. I biza might be known for being a bit of a party playground, but there's more to this Balearic Island than big-name clubs and A-list DJs. Away from the nightlife-focussed resorts of San Antonio and Playa d'en Bossa, it sings to a different tune. 3. The Ibiza Express get to know the north by Ibiza Express- a tourist train that takes you to places you'd have trouble finding on foot. One of the best tours starts in Portinatx taking the scenic route through Puerto San Miguel and Cala San Vicente. Pine-fringed bays and millennia-old caves get in on the act. Villa Only in Ibiza per villa per week on code VSA excluding flights and car hire from � 840 139 Flights to Ibiza FASTFACTS DESTINATION AIrPOrT APPrOxIMATE FlIgHT TIME KEy rESOrTS return including taxes from � Ibiza Town 2 hours 30 minutes from gatwick Playa d'en Bossa, Cala llonga, Santa Eulalia, Portinatx, Puerto San Miguel Visit your travel shop | Call 0871 230 2555 | Click on thomson.co.uk 108 IbIza Calls cost 10p per minute plus network extras. The cost of calls was correct at the time of publication. See page 3.

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