Ibiza: In search of sun and simplicity in a dance-music destination

It has a reputation as a party paradise, but there’s another side to this Balearic Island that’s a world away from the clubs and the crowds, writes Cian Byrne
Ibiza: In search of sun and simplicity in a dance-music destination

Traditional whitewashed buildings and pine trees dot the island, Ibiza

A deep and distant thud, thud, thud drowns out the delicate washing of the sea against the shore. The glowing evening sun feels close as super yachts and boatloads of stag parties sail across the horizon like a noisy eclipse. 

I’ve been in Ibiza for a few days, yet it’s only now, on my last night here, that I’m seeing its infamous party side in San Antonio for the first time. 

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