Commonly pronounced 'Ibitha' and often
spelt this way, this tiny island (45 km
long and 25 km wide) with a year round
population of 100,000 lies 90 km off the
East coast of Spain. Ibiza is host to a
cosmopolitan mix of nationalities as
tourists and seasonal workers arrive
from the UK, Germany,
Spain, France, Italy,
Holland, America,
Canada, Sweden, Australia,
Israel and other countries.
The island’s capital Ibiza town
(or Eivissa as it is called in
Ibicenco, the local dialect) was
founded by the Phoenicians 2600 years
ago, and has been continually populated
ever since. The two most remarkable
aspects of Ibiza, its
biodiversity and its culture, led to its
declaration as a World Heritage Site by
the United Nations Organization for
Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO).
Ibiza has come a long way since
the 1950s when cars were a rare sight on
the island, and donkey carts were the
common means of local transport. The
island today boasts an impressive,
modern infrastructure including an
excellent public transport network, an
extensive mobile and fixed telephone
network, mains water and electricity in
all towns and villages, high speed
internet access, and excellent travel
connections to the rest of Europe
and mainland Spain, by air and by
sea.
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