Ibiza

Historia

Ibiza is an island in the Mediterranean Sea off the east coast of Spain. It is 150km from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of the Balearic Islands, an autonomous community of Spain. Its largest settlements are Ibiza Town, Santa Eulària des Riu, and Sant Antoni de Portmany. Its highest point, called Sa Talaiassa, is 475m above sea level.Ibiza has become well known for its association with nightlife, electronic music that originated on the island, and for the summer club scene, all of which attracts large numbers of tourists drawn to that type of holiday. Several years before 2010, the island's government and the Spanish Tourist Office had been working to promote more family-oriented tourism, with the police closing down clubs that played music at late night hours, but by 2010 this policy was reversed. Around 2015 it was resumed.The port in Ibiza Town is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.Ibiza and the nearby island of Formentera to its south are called the Pine Islands, or "Pityuses".ToponymyThe official name of the island is in Catalan Eivissa. Its name in Spanish is Ibiza. In British English, the name is usually pronounced in an approximation of the Spanish, whereas in American English the pronunciation is closer to Latin American Spanish.