The most beautiful drive on Ibiza

The whole island in one day, from fortress to rock

Ibiza is far more than clubs: it is a small, dramatic island with a UNESCO fortress town, hidden coves, pine forests, salt flats and one of the best-known rocks in the Mediterranean. This drive strings together the eight finest places in a single loop of about 144 kilometres, with the sea almost always in view. You start and finish in Eivissa, so you come back to where you began.

Unique to Touren.app: you need not start in Eivissa. Tap "drive as a round trip from your location" and we rotate the loop so it starts at the point nearest your hotel or villa and brings you back. Everyone drives the same beautiful route, but from their own front door.

The route on the map

A schematic overview by Touren.app, not a navigation map. The exact route opens under “Drive this route” or in Google Maps. Map orientation: north is up.

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The 8 places along the route

1. Dalt Vila (Eivissa)

Start · UNESCO fortress town

Dalt Vila is the old upper town of Eivissa: a pristine, walled Renaissance fortress high above the harbour, a World Heritage Site since 1999. Behind the Portal de ses Taules, cobbled lanes wind up to the cathedral, with views over the sea at every turn. A strong start before you head out onto the island.

Practical: park down by the harbour and walk up; the upper town is low-traffic.

2. Ses Salines

the south · salt flats and beaches

Ses Salines is the nature park at the southern tip: centuries-old salt pans that turn pink, flamingos, pine woods and the island's finest beaches (Ses Salines and Es Cavallet). The road runs between the salt lakes to the beach, with aircraft passing low overhead.

Practical: paid parking at the beaches in summer; go early for the calm.

3. Cala d'Hort (Es Vedrà)

the showpiece · the rock of Es Vedrà

From Cala d'Hort and the viewpoint by the Torre des Savinar you look out over Es Vedrà: a bare, 400-metre rock rising straight from the sea, uninhabited and wrapped in legends of the goddess Tanit and the sirens of Odysseus. At sunset this is one of the finest spots in the Mediterranean.

Practical: park at the mirador and walk a short way for the best view; come before sunset.

4. Sa Talaia

the roof of the island · Sa Talaia

Sa Talaia (Sa Talaiassa), at 475 metres, is the highest point of Ibiza, in the green interior near Sant Josep. From the top you have a 360-degree view over the whole island, the sea and, on clear days, as far as Formentera on the horizon. The climb through the pine woods is lovely in itself.

Practical: the final stretch is an unpaved track; park where you can and walk the last ten minutes up.

5. Santa Agnès de Corona

the north-west · the cliffs of Santa Agnès

At Santa Agnès de Corona lies the "Gate of Heaven", the viewpoint above the Ses Balandres cliffs, with the Ses Margalides islets out at sea. Around it stretches the quiet almond-blossom valley of the Pla de Corona, which turns white and pink in late January. One of the calmest, loveliest corners of the island.

Practical: park in the village; narrow footpaths lead to the cliff edge (stay on the paths).

6. Portinatx

the northern tip · Portinatx

Portinatx is the northernmost resort of Ibiza, with three sheltered bays and the tallest lighthouse in the Balearics, the Far des Moscarter. The road there winds through the pine forests of the north; the s'Arenal Gros bay is a calm spot for a swim or a lunch by the water.

Practical: ample parking by the bays; a short walk to the lighthouse.

7. Puig de Missa (Santa Eulària)

the east · Puig de Missa

In Santa Eulària des Riu, on a hill, stands the Puig de Missa: a white, fortified 16th-century church built against the pirates. From the churchyard you look out over the town, the river and the sea. A fine, authentic contrast to the bustle of the coast.

Practical: the road winds up to a small car park by the church.

8. Cala Llonga

the finale · Cala Llonga

Cala Llonga closes the loop: a long, sheltered bay between wooded hills on the east coast, with a mirador on the road above looking out over the whole inlet. A last view of the coast before you drive back to Eivissa and Dalt Vila in half an hour.

Practical: stop at the viewpoint above the bay; parking by the beach below.

Practical: for the rental car, convertible and motorbike

From which place: the route starts in Eivissa, but you need not start there. Tap "drive as a round trip from your location" and Touren.app rotates the loop to the point nearest your hotel or villa, so you set off from your own front door and return to it.

For which vehicle: the coast and inland roads of Ibiza are a joy in a rental car, and all the more in a convertible or on a motorbike. Mind the narrow village centres and the unpaved final metres to Sa Talaia.

Best time: May, June and September are ideal: warm, but calmer than high summer. In July and August set off early, as beaches and car parks fill quickly. For Es Vedrà, come towards sunset.

Respect the island: Ses Salines and the Santa Agnès cliffs are protected nature. Stay on the roads and paths, take your litter with you and park only in the proper places.

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