Sunday, 19 December 2010

Tips For Booking Holiday Rentals In Ibiza

The island of Ibiza is located in the Balearic Islands some 60 miles from the Eastern coast Spanish city of Valencia.
A wonderful holiday island, Ibiza comes up trumps every time for holiday rentals visitors wanting a reasonably priced sunshine break, within a couple of hours flight from the UK. It's a busy little island with the most popular resorts of San Antonio, Cala llonga, St Eulalia, Es Cana, Portinatx, and Cala d'en Bossa attracting the majority of summer visitors by far.
Ibiza has a great selection of holiday apartments and villas with pools available which are ideal for couples and families on holiday and larger villas which cater for groups of friends for hen and stag parties or large numbers of wedding guests.
Whatever reason you visit Ibiza, be sure to tour around the island's coastline. You'll learn much about the islands history by visiting various villages, their churches and monuments, and small beach markets. Explore some deserted coves and swim from amazing beaches along the south shore, close to Es Cubells and Sa Cana near the local salt-flats.
Along the western shores, the beaches mostly consist of white sand around the pretty spots of Cala Vadella and Cala Tarida, where you'll enjoy lazing in the warm crystal blue waters, shimmering in the Mediterranean sunshine. Around this area and nearby Cala Bassa, is where there are stunning holiday homes and luxury villas of all sizes, often tucked away from view but in wonderful locations and lavishly treasured by their owners.
Slightly inland are numerous pretty or quaint Ibizan villages, where traditional customs and dress codes are still observed by some the local residents. Travelling northwards you will soon reach the popular resort of Portinatx with plenty of attractions and a great beach too. Do visit the nearby port of San Miguel or Cala San Vicente where you'll have some brilliant views towards Palma in Majorca.
Crossing over the island from San Antonio to the eastern coast, the resorts of Talamanca, Playa d'en Bossa, Cala Llonga and Santa Eulalia have traditionally played host to many of the holidaymakers who have visited Ibiza since the early sixties. The beaches are wider and ideally cater for groups and party life.
For a complete change in scenery, take the ferry for a day trip out to the unspoilt neighbouring island of Formentera, with its pristine beaches and tranquil blue seas its an idyllic setting and offers the ultimate in peace and relaxation. If you want to venture further afield, there are regular boat trips from San Antonio to the Spanish mainland port of Denia, at the start of the Costa Blanca. The old port town of Denia has a walled castle to explore and lots of interesting shops and pleasant restaurants. There is a magnificent harbour and marina which is lined with a stunning array of yachts and power boats of impressively understated wealth, but its such an adorable sight to stroll along and inspect!

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