Hello from Ibiza (2)
September 28, 2004, 9:45 pm
We just returned to the resort after a gorgeous evening and
decent dinner in Santa Eularia del Riu. Today we spent the
whole day driving from beach to beach, starting on the northwest
side of the island, just north of Sant Antoni, continuing
towards the north side of the island and ending up in Santa
Eularia.
The first we visited was La Salada, just north of Sant Antoni,
a place only reached via a very stony road. After parking
the car we had to walk another 10 or 15 minutes and we reached
a very secluded beach with rocky platforms where a few people
(mostly nudists) were sunning themselves. The view towards
the sea included a rocky island off the coast - what an amazing
vista!
We continued on through the interior of the island and enjoyed
the hilly, rather quiet road. Then we reached Sant Miquel,
and the Port de Sant Miquel which is a very beautiful little
town. The next beach, Cala de Benirras, is also very beautiful
with a rocky outcrop in the middle of the bay. The scenery
with the coastal hills, rocky outcrops and the sea is just
absolutely stunning.
Portinatx, a gorgeous beach in the middle of town.
We continued on towards Portinatx and visited several beaches
there, again some of them with rocky outcrops situated in
the various bays. Then we made our way to Sant Joan de Labritja
to Cala Vicent which again is a stunning beach looking out
toward the island of Tagomago. We spent a bit of time there,
but the wind blowing in from the sea was really cool so we
packed up and kept visiting and photographing beach after
beach just north of Santa Eularia.
All the while we commented on how small this island is and
how much immense beauty there is concentrated here. For dinner
we went to Santa Eularia which has one of the most beautiful
seafront promenades that I have ever seen.
Santa Eularia des Riu.
We had a 3 course dinner (menu del dia) at the Bar Sinatra
Restaurant which appeared to be a very upscale place. A regular
soup of the day was listed on the menu for 6.25 Euros! We
on the other hand had a nice dinner with appetizer, main course
and free drink (including wine) for 10.50 Euros. My grilled
pork chops were not the absolutely best, or at least tastiest,
but for the amount we paid we got a great value.
After a little icecream at the sea front we decided to get
going to get ready for our big trip to the island of Formentera
tomorrow.
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