Ibiza News and Views 2002

New Year's Eve
Published 31 Dec 2002
Ibiza, like the rest of Spain, has a quaint tradition for New Years Eve. On each of the 12 chimes as the clock strikes midnight we eat one of 12 grapes...

Poor Man's Turkey
Published 30 Dec 2002
With the prosperity and fame brought by mass tourism over the last 30 years it's easy to forget that as little as 50 years ago Ibiza was an impoverished Mediterranean backwater...

It's warm once you're in!
Published 30 Dec 2002
How many times have we heard that non-too-convincing statement from shivering bathers who've just spent 45 agonising minutes easing themselves into the bracing waters...

What a load of Rubbish
Published 30 Dec 2002
San Juan council has just increased the cost of removing rubbish from 'all inclusive' hotels by 40

Cathedral Race
Published 30 Dec 2002
One of the strangest traditions on the island is the annual race to the cathedral, high atop Dalt Vila, every New Years Eve...

Taximeters
Published 23 Dec 2002
From February 2003 all 112 licensed taxis in Ibiza town will use a taximeter to calculate the fare and by Easter all taxis in Ibiza will use them...

San Antonio Christmas
Published 23 Dec 2002
The special Christmas marquee has finally been erected in the 'fountains square' of San Antonio. A full programme of seasonal entertainment has been laid on...

Maritime Movements
Published 23 Dec 2002
The possibility of yet another ferry service has been announced by the port authorities in Alicante...

Chain Saw Massacre
Published 23 Dec 2002
San Antonio's famous tree lined entrance is looking slightly different now after lumberjacks moved in this week and chopped down 6 trees...

Excellent Plan
Published 23 Dec 2002
Cala de Bou is one of Ibiza's busiest tourist centres and yet the majority of its visitors probably don't even know that they've even been there...

Buenos Aires 90210
Published 23 Dec 2002
No it's not a series about upwardly mobile teenagers in a rich South American suburb, but a telephone number that keeps popping up unexpectedly on people's phone bills...

Painting the Town Blue
Published 20 Dec 2002
Ibiza Town council is to double the number of Blue Zone parking spaces in the coming year...

Mineral Water
Published 20 Dec 2002
Have you ever wondered how Ibiza, a tiny island with no rivers or streams, and in the middle of a salty sea, gets its fresh water?

Fascinating Facts
Published 20 Dec 2002
A recent survey conducted amongst the good citizens of Ibiza town has revealed some fascinating facts...

Archaeological Zone
Published 20 Dec 2002
A vast area of Ibiza town has just been declared an official Archaeological Zone by the Island Government...

World Christmas
Published 16 Dec 2002
Visitors to Ibiza town hall will be able to take a 'World Christmas tour' in microcosm from 14th December, as the new 'crib'

And the walls came tumbling down
Published 16 Dec 2002
The Green party, Els Verds, have achieved a significant victory in the borough of Santa Eulalia with the demolition of an eight hundred metre long wall and two small buildings...

Prestige Disaster
Published 16 Dec 2002
Despite the fact that the disastrous oil spill from the sunken tanker 'Prestige' is many hundreds of miles from Ibiza and in an entirely different sea, the effects are still being experienced here...

Christmas is a Coming
Published 16 Dec 2002
A sure sign that Christmas is just around the corner is the official switching-on ceremony of the Ibiza town Christmas tree, which took place in the main square, the Vara de Rey on Friday 6th of December...

There's no Smoke
Published 12 Dec 2002
It doesn't come as much of a surprise that many visitors to Spain think that smoking is obligatory! Everybody's at it - in bars, restaurants, in the street, even in the supermarket...

The Dead Centre of San Antonio
Published 12 Dec 2002
It doesn't come as much of a surprise that many visitors to Spain think that smoking is obligatory! Everybody's at it - in bars, restaurants, in the street, even in the supermarket...

Isobar
Published 8 Dec 2002
We have a certain reputation for 'coolness' here in Ibiza when we eventually get things right. A typical example is our very own temporary ice rink...

Post Early for Easter
Published 3 Dec 2002
Have you ever wondered why it is that when you're on holiday here, no matter how early you post your postcards you always arrive home a fortnight before they do...

What the papers say...
Published 2 Dec 2002
Here in our office we scan the local papers every day searching for interesting items to pass on to you, but sometimes we just can't find any...

Missing german found...
Published 2 Dec 2002
An autopsy on a body found in the sea at Portinatx has confirmed that it is German man Dieter Stanzinger, who had been missing for several weeks and was last seen at an illegal festival in the area...