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Ibiza: Island
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Ibiza is the second biggest Balearic Island. It is a typically summer tourist resort. Most of the hotels are open from April through October only. During the rest of the year the island is very quiet.
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"Ibiza is not Spanish anymore. Or Balaeric. It is a colony of Europe and, at times, seems more a colony of British ravers. Half the island is still 'natural.' The other half has been lost completely to the party circuit."
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Ibiza is administratively part of the autonomous community of the Balearic Islands, whose capital is Palma, on the island of Mallorca. Ibiza comprises five of the community's 67 municipalities. Clockwise from the south coast, these are:
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Ibiza is the third biggest island of the autonomous region of the Balearic Islands located in the Spanish Mediterranean Sea in the bay of Valencia, 100 km away from the Spanish mainland and about 250 km from Africa. On the island there are big mountain areas and a lot of bays.
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Today Ibiza is famous for the club scene, but the island has something to offer all ages. From Ibiza there is a ferry several times a day to the nearby island of Formentera. Link to travel-fact.com
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Ibiza, the smallest of the three Balearic Islands, attracts thousands of people from all over Europe every year. Lying near its bigger sister Mallorca, Ibiza itself is an internationally leading tourist destination. Nicknamed the capital of electronic music, Ibiza has one of the best nightlife offers of Europe with several discos, bars and night clubs which have gained international reputation particularly because of the numerous intense dance music sessions and parties held during the summer months.
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