Summer
Ibiza
Balearic Islands, Spain
Ibiza moves in two registers, long south-coast lunches and the blue-hour energy that made the island famous. IYKYK arranges the quieter side of both: cliff-edge houses in the north, front-row beds at Cala Jondal, and the residency nights that actually define the season rather than the ones on the posters.
Hotels
Six Senses Ibiza
Xarraca Bay, wellness-led, the calm north end
Nobu Hotel Ibiza Bay
Talamanca, sea-facing terraces, ten minutes from town
Hacienda Na Xamena
Na Xamena, clifftop, the island's original hideaway
Dining
Casa Jondal
Cala Jondal, Rafa Zafra's fish grill; booked weeks out
La Paloma
Sant Llorenç, citrus-garden tables, long lunches
Sa Brisa
Ibiza Town, Balearic tasting menus, small room
Beach Clubs
Blue Marlin Ibiza
Cala Jondal, the season's front row, sunset sets daily
Beso Beach
Ses Salines, Basque grill, barefoot, no music policy
Experimental Beach
Es Cabrit, sunset facing west, cocktail-led
Events
Circoloco at DC-10
Mondays, May-October, running since 1999
Solomun +1 at Pacha
Sundays in season, one guest, all night
Black Coffee at Hï Ibiza
Saturdays, the residency that won DJ Award after DJ Award
ANTS at Ushuaïa
Saturdays, open-air, day into night
IMS Ibiza, Dalt Vila
Late April, the industry's opening week
Travel
Flights
Ibiza (IBZ), private and premium cabin
Transfers
Marina and villa chauffeurs
Private charter
Day boats to Formentera, week yachts