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Ibiza

A Balearic island built around a licensed club industry, running late April to mid-October.

Une page de destination est organisée autour du temps : quand le lieu est incontournable, quels événements le rendent tel, et comment il évolue au fil de l'année — puis la géographie pratique (aéroports, marinas, quartiers, zones hôtelières).

Ibiza is the third-largest Balearic Island, settled by Phoenician traders in 654 BC and passed since through Carthaginian, Roman, Byzantine and Moorish rule before the Crown of Aragon took it in 1235. Dalt Vila, the walled old town, and the Phoenician-Punic necropolis of Puig des Molins are both part of a UNESCO World Heritage listing granted in 1999, older than the island's reputation for nightlife.

That reputation dates from a 1960s counterculture arrival, followed from the 1970s by a licensed club industry built around venues such as Pacha, founded in 1973, and later Amnesia, Privilege and Ushuaia. The island's economy now runs on a fixed season, opening in late April and closing by mid-October, with almost everything built for visitors shut for the other six months.

01Quand Ibiza matières

Douze mois d'activité calculés à partir des événements figurant au calendrier de cette destination — l'importance de chaque événement est répartie sur les jours qu'il occupe. Les événements à l'origine de chaque mois sont indiqués en regard de la barre.

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Apr Ibiza Opening Season, International Music Summit
May Ibiza Opening Season
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High summer · Jul–AugSeason opening · Apr–MaySeason closing · Sep–Oct
Platges de Comte, Ibiza Cova de Can Marçà, Ibiza Ibiza Rocks day club Ibiza O Beach Ibiza is a popular day club for pool parties Abandoned Festival Club lies in the hills above San José, Ibiza

02Le calendrier ici

À venir

  • 21 Apr → Apr 23, 2027
    Ibiza · Spain · Affaires & Finance International Music Summit Prévu
    Notable
  • 23 Apr → May 31, 2027
    Ibiza · Spain · Festivals culturels Ibiza Opening Season 2027 openings · · 2027 openings Prévu
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Chaque événement du calendrier

Time and Space sculpture, Ibiza Opening Season Festivals culturels Ibiza Opening Season Apr 23 – May 31, 2027 City walls of Ibiza, International Music Summit Affaires & Finance International Music Summit Apr 21–23, 2027

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03Pourquoi c'est important

Ibiza's clubs are licensed commercial venues under Balearic entertainment regulation, and the International Music Summit each April functions as the industry's own conference, drawing label executives and promoters rather than only visitors. In our reading, what distinguishes Ibiza from other Mediterranean islands is how much of its visitor economy, hotels included, is built around a small number of licensed venues' own opening and closing dates rather than the weather. For a visitor without a club ticket, Dalt Vila's old town, the Puig des Molins necropolis and the Saturday market at Las Dalias cost little or nothing to see.

04L'année, mois par mois

JanvierThe island is in its off-season pace: most clubs and many hotels are closed, and Dalt Vila runs on the resident population.
FévrierThe quietest month of the year, with tourism infrastructure still almost entirely closed.
MarsStill largely closed, though larger venues and hotels begin preparing for the season.
AvrilThe International Music Summit meets in the second half of the month, just ahead of the clubs' own opening parties.
MaiThe licensed clubs complete their opening parties, and hotels and restaurants return to full operation.
JuinThe season builds toward summer as days lengthen and the sea warms.
JuilletHigh season begins in full, with the island's clubs, restaurants and beaches at their busiest.
AoûtThe peak month of the year, with the warmest sea and the largest crowds.
SeptembreStill full season through the first half of the month, with crowds easing gradually.
OctobreClosing parties run through the first half of the month as major venues shut for winter.
NovembreThe island reverts to its resident pace, with most visitor-facing businesses closed.
DécembreA quiet month with a small local Christmas season; the clubs remain closed.
Pukka Up boat party, Ibiza

05Météo par mois

Mois°C max.Bas °CPluie mmMer °C
Janvier15.78.137.014.7
Février15.98.336.014.3
Mars17.79.627.014.5
Avril19.711.431.016.3
Mai22.714.627.019.1
Juin26.818.411.022.5
Juillet29.721.45.025.1
Août30.322.218.026.2
Septembre27.719.957.025.2
Octobre24.016.558.022.7
Novembre19.612.353.019.6
Décembre16.79.552.016.6
 Source: Wikipedia climate tables for Ibiza Town (AEMET 1981-2010 normals for temperature and precipitation; average sea temperature from a separate 'Climate data for Ibiza' table on the same article citing seatemperature.org). Moyennes à long terme ; une semaine donnée peut différer.

06Comment s'y rendre et se déplacer

AéroportsIbiza (IBZ) · 7 km · commercial — on the island's south coast near Sant Jordi de ses Salines; scheduled capacity expands sharply for the summer season.
Aviation privéeIbiza Airport handles business-jet traffic alongside its scheduled summer schedules, with parking and slots at their most constrained in July and August.
MarinasMarina Ibiza — the harbor beneath Dalt Vila in Ibiza Town, with berths for larger yachts close to the old town.Marina Botafoch — across the bay from Ibiza Town, closer to the Talamanca and club district side of the harbor.
Se déplacerIbiza has no railway. A car, taxi or the island's buses are the practical ways to move between Ibiza Town, Sant Antoni and Santa Eulalia. Ferries connect Ibiza Town and Sant Antoni to Formentera and to mainland ports including Barcelona and Valencia.

07Où se trouvent les choses

Quartiers

Dalt Vilathe fortified old town on a hill above the harbor, a UNESCO World Heritage site since 1999.
Sa Penya and the Marinathe harbor quarter below Dalt Vila, with the port, bars and shops.
Platja d'en Bossaa long beach strip near the airport that holds several of the island's largest beach clubs.
Sant Antoni de Portmanya west-coast resort town known for its bay and sunset-facing bars.
Santa Eulalia des Riua quieter east-coast town with its own marina and promenade.

Quartiers d'hôtels

Ibiza Town and its marina put visitors within walking distance of Dalt Vila and the harbor. Platja d'en Bossa's hotels sit alongside the beach clubs that anchor the area's daytime and evening activity. Santa Eulalia offers a quieter register on the east coast, Sant Antoni a more nightlife-oriented one on the west.

Quartiers gastronomiques

The Marina and Sa Penya below Dalt Vila carry Ibiza Town's harbor-front restaurants. Platja d'en Bossa's beach clubs run restaurants by day before switching to a club program by evening. Santa Eulalia's promenade holds a quieter, more year-round mix.

Institutions culturelles

Dalt Vilathe walled Renaissance-era old town, part of Ibiza's UNESCO World Heritage listing since 1999.
Puig des Molins Necropolisa Phoenician-Punic burial complex with an on-site archaeological museum, part of the same UNESCO listing.
Cathedral of Santa Maria d'Eivissathe fortified cathedral at the summit of Dalt Vila.
Contemporary Art Museum of Ibiza (MACE)housed in Dalt Vila's former arsenal building.

Commerce

Ibiza Town's streets below Dalt Vila hold the main concentration of boutiques and jewelers. The Saturday hippy market at Las Dalias, inland at Sant Carles, is the island's best-known market and runs seasonally.

08Comment le lieu évolue

Ibiza's year divides sharply between an off-season of roughly six months, from mid-October to late April, when most clubs and many hotels close entirely, and a fixed summer season opened by the clubs' own announcements each spring and closed by a run of parties in late September and early October.

09Historique

Phoenician traders founded a port here in 654 BC; the island passed through Carthaginian, Roman, Byzantine and Moorish control before the Crown of Aragon took it in 1235, and Dalt Vila's fortifications predate its tourist history by centuries. Ibiza's reinvention began with a 1960s counterculture arrival, followed by the licensed club industry that has defined it since: Pacha opened in 1973, and Amnesia and Privilege followed, building the venue landscape the International Music Summit, founded in 2008, now treats as an industry. UNESCO listed Dalt Vila, Puig des Molins and the surrounding Posidonia meadows as a World Heritage site in 1999.

À proximité

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Sources

  1. Ibiza, Wikipedia encyclopedia consulté 6 September 2026
  2. Ibiza Town, Wikipedia encyclopedia consulté 9 September 2026
  3. International Music Summit - IMS Ibiza, International Music Summit official consulté 9 September 2026
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