Platja de ses Salines and the adjacent Platja d'es Cavallet, at the southernmost tip of the island, are the best and most popular beaches within easy striking distance of Ibiza City. You can be here in half an hour on the local bus or more quickly with your own transport.
The area takes its name from the saltpans that have been exploited here since Carthaginian times and were big business until tourism came along.
Set on a protected harbour on the southeast coast, Ibiza's capital is where most people arrive. It's a vivacious, enchanting place - a living, breathing town with a captivating old quarter and numerous attractions. It's also a focal point for some of the island's best nightlife.
Naturally, with so much nightlife, the city has a diverse range of restaurants to get some food to keep you going, as well as some good cafes to gossip about the previous nights' exploits.
Ibiza's third-largest town, Santa Eulària d'es Riu is a bustling and agreeable place with reasonable beaches, a large harbour and plenty of 20th-century tourist-resort architecture. Carrer de Sant Jaume, the main highway that passes through town, is a hectic traffic artery lined with souvenir shops.