Oso
Wedding Celebrant & MC
United Kingdom
“Sa Talaia is the highest point in Ibiza and it is worth walking there for the incredible views and the air you breathe. I also like the local bars that look empty, which prompts most tourists to walk past or feel like they can’t go in. They always offer a warm welcome, excellent coffee and often delicious daily menus for a low price.
It is also important to find a balance during the summer season. In my case, I keep a notebook with all the little fleeting moments that bring me joy: wearing flip-flops, the crunch of a freshly baked croissant, walking in the rain, making someone laugh, and bare feet on the grass. And finally, if you celebrate your wedding in Ibiza, have the highest expectations: think about how it looks, but, above all, how it feels.”
Liz Mendez
Creative director, stylist, event producer and concierge
United Kingdom (Spanish origins)
“First, in honor of Tanit, the goddess of Ibiza and dance, I will tell you about my favorite places to dance: Cosmic Pineapple at Cova Santa, the DJ Harvey party at Pikes, and the Trip party at Chinois. I also want to highlight the importance of the island’s ecosystem, especially the wall lizard, Ibiza’s national animal. It is endangered and essential to the region.
I can also recommend the wonderful work that the Ibiza Preservation foundation is doing to care for this beautiful island and the Posidonia. My third choice is the beauty of traditional Ibizan architecture, and Rolph Blakstad as one of my favorite architects, and one of the most popular villa styles for renting.”
Indi Retuerto
Teacher and social educator, founder of INDI Centro Pedagógico
and director of SWIM Ibiza
Spain (León)
“One curiosity to have inspired me as a person and entrepreneur is a brave pedagogical project that operated from 1970 to 1977 on the island, founded by the educator Alfonso Gil Montesinos and the philosopher Teresa Orduña Martí. It was a co-ed private school and was both pioneering and revolutionary given its launch in the last stages of the Franco dictatorship. It was called Blat, and brought together foreign, Spanish and local students.
The second curiosity is a corner of Pou des Lleó called Sa Punta des Llaüts, an enigmatic enclave with monoliths and a canal carved in the stone that the neighbors call ‘Port fenici’ as it is thought that boats used it to unload their merchandise centuries ago. And finally, the courageous fighting spirit of the island, as embodied by its most famous privateer, Antonio Riquer Arabí, whose greatest feat was defeating another privateer of the day, the notorious Pope. The victory is honored with a monument erected in Ibiza port.”
Bru
Owner of the Acapulco Formentera restaurant
South Africa
“The Mola lighthouse is always a special place, but for me it is even more special when the moon rises because if you turn around while watching it rise behind the lighthouse, you get the entire image of the sunset. It is a unique moment in a spectacular location. The second recommendation is the flaó that they make at the Can Jeroni bakery. And the third: tour the island in winter, mainly the Ses Illetes beach when no one else is there.
Starting in sa Sequi, go all the way around, do the entire Illetes side and walk back along the eastern side without crossing paths with another human being – it is pure magic. It is true that almost everything is closed during winter on the island, but the beauty of Formentera is its nature, nothing else. Anything else is a gift that allows us to treat ourselves – the bars, the stores, the gastronomy. But Formentera is its beaches, its nature, its walks, the Roman road, the smells, the rosemary, the thyme… Therein lies the magic.”
