Review
"This guide was excellent, and extremely comprehensive". A reader from Bristol, UK. Amazon.co.uk, 22 November, 2001 "A good guide for any type of holiday". A reader from Glasgow, Scotland. Amazon.co.uk, 16 August, 2001
Product Description
This pocket guide to Ibiza and Formentera provides coverage of all the sights from historic Dalt Vila in Ibiza Town to isolated cove beaches. It includes an insider's guide to the clubs and music scene, as well as critical listings of the best places to eat, drink and sleep. Away from the nightlife, there are details of coastal walks and forest hills and complete historical and cultural background to both islands.
About the Author
Iain Stewart is a freelance journalist (with articles published in Independent, Daily Telegraph and assorted magazines and local press, UK). As well as Ibiza, Iain has updated Rough Guides to Guatemala, Maya World and Central America.
Excerpted from The Rough Guide to Ibiza and Formentera (Mini Rough Guides) by Iain Stewart. Copyright © 2003. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
WHEN TO GO
Ibiza and Formentera are at their hottest between June and late September, when cloudless skies are virtually guaranteed. The heat can get intense in July and August, but even at this time of year, cooling sea breezes usually intervene to prevent things getting too uncomfortable. Winter in the Pitiuses is pleasantly clement, with very little rainfall, and temperatures (even in January) high enough to enable you to sit comfortably outside a café on most days.
Ibiza and Formentera are at their hottest between June and late September, when cloudless skies are virtually guaranteed. The heat can get intense in July and August, but even at this time of year, cooling sea breezes usually intervene to prevent things getting too uncomfortable. Winter in the Pitiuses is pleasantly clement, with very little rainfall, and temperatures (even in January) high enough to enable you to sit comfortably outside a café on most days.
As far as crowds go, there’s a very clearly defined tourist season on both islands that begins slowly in early May, peaks in August, and slowly winds down throughout September. By the end of October, when the last charter flights depart, both Ibiza and Formentera are very quiet, and remain in virtual hibernation until the following year. Winter is a wonderfully peaceful time for a visit, and though you’ll find that only a fraction of the bars and restaurants are open – and just one club, Pacha – it’s an ideal time for an inexpensive break, as hotel and car rental prices plummet.
