A non-clubber’s guide to Ibiza

When my wife suggested a holiday in Ibiza, I thought she must be bonkers. I’d always hated clubbing, and now we had a baby and a toddler in tow. Shows how much I know. We went, we had a great time and the only clubbers we encountered were in the kids’ club at our hotel.

That was 17 years ago, I’ve been back several times since then, and now the Balearics are on the green list we can’t wait to return. Our children are almost grown up now, far too cool to tag along, but it’ll be an ideal break for the two of us. I bet you’d love it too. If you’re looking for nightlife, you’re definitely reading the wrong article – but if you fancy something more leisurely, with a bit of culture thrown in, Ibiza’s capital, Vila d’Eivissa is ideal.

Ibiza? Eivissa? What’s the difference? Well, confusingly, Ibiza is the Spanish name for both the island and its capital, Eivissa is the Catalan name for both, and while most visitors refer to the island by its Spanish name, the Catalan name for its capital is fairly well established.