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Ibiza’s History - Part IV: The Gods of Ancient Ibiza
The gods of Antiquity thundered out from the heavens, brandishing lightning bolts and defeating all foes... or so the mythological cliché goes. In fact, the ancient world view encompassed a remarkable scope of masculine archetypes. The attributes ... READ MORE
Published: 15/06/2018
IPF: Protecting our Environment
The Ibiza Preservation Fund (IPF) has many accomplishments to be proud of during its first ten years of working to protect the island’s ecology. Together with partners from all parts of society they have made progress in numerous areas of sustaina... READ MORE
Published: 15/06/2018
The Spirit of Ibiza
This is an incredibly interesting time to be alive. You can feel the pull of powerful transformative energy all around us as people awaken to the realization that the rhythm of the world we have inherited is not in harmony with the song that plays... READ MORE
Published: 15/04/2018
The Great Hoax: A Tale from the Wild Days of Ibiza
Clifford Irving was an American author living in Ibiza who, in the early 1970’s, perpetrated the biggest literary hoax of the 20th century. He convinced the entire world that he had written an authorized autobiography of the reclusive billionaire... READ MORE
Published: 15/04/2018
Ibiza’s History - Part III: The Goddesses of Ancient Ibiza
Religion was a cornerstone of the ancient world. To understand history in all its nuanced complexity, we must contemplate not only the outer events of wars and statecraft, but also the spiritual underpinnings that stirred and sustained early socie... READ MORE
Published: 15/04/2018
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Ibiza’s History - Part Two: The Carthaginians
The Carthaginians have come down in history as more notorious than glorious. Rivals of Rome and thorns in the side of Greece, they are regularly airbrushed from the classical legacy handed down to us by their vanquisher, Rome. Consequently, althou... READ MORE
Published: 15/02/2018
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Ibiza’s History - Part One: The Phoenicians
Ibiza occupies a unique and venerable place in the annals of history. Overstatement? Not at all. Consider that Dalt Vila, the walled citadel overlooking the harbour, is the oldest preserved coastal fortress in the Mediterranean. Far from hyperbole... READ MORE
Published: 15/12/2017
Ses Feixes: Ibiza’s Forgotten Cornucopia
The extensive wetlands next to Ibiza Town and Talamanca are called ‘Ses Feixes’, and many of us have heard that name in connection with efforts to save this area from further development. Less well known is the fact that this was an amazingly inno... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2017
Preserving Ibiza’s water supply
Having enough fresh water has always been a challenge here on Ibiza, but the island has historically recovered from its long dry summers during the wetter, less busy autumn and winter. However, during the past decade greater consumption during the... READ MORE
Published: 15/10/2017
The Spirit of Dance
Most of you who are reading this have at some point heard the call of Ibiza... the call to come to this place of freedom... to leave your past behind and discover who you really are. This call often expresses itself through two of the key aspects ... READ MORE
Published: 15/08/2017
The Fashion Shows of Ibiza
Over 40 years ago Ibiza was discovered by travellers on the old ‘hippie trail’ between Asia and Europe. Many of those seekers of peace, love and freedom settled on the island and these free-thinking people had a unique sense of style and fashion. ... READ MORE
Published: 15/04/2017
BSF... A Love Story
The flowing fashions of Beatrice San Francisco (BSF) have become emblematic of the style of Ibiza: casual yet chic; simple yet sexy; natural yet exotic. This unique mixture of structure and freedom is a reflection READ MORE
Published: 15/12/2016