Ibiza, city of party

Ibiza ( Catalan: Eivissa [əjˈvisə] ) is an island in the
Mediterranean Sea, 150 kilometres (93 miles) off the
coast of the city of Valencia, in eastern Spain. It is the
third largest of the Balearic Islands , an autonomous
community of Spain. Its largest cities are Ibiza Town
( Catalan: Vila d'Eivissa, or simply Vila ), Santa Eulària des
Riu , and Sant Antoni de Portmany . Its highest point,
called Sa Talaiassa (or Sa Talaia), is 475 metres (1,558
feet) above sea level .

While it is one-sixth the size of nearby Majorca , Ibiza is
over five times the size of Mykonos (Greece), or ten times
the size of Manhattan Island . Ibiza has become famous
for the association with nightlife and the electronic music
that originated on the island. It is well known for its
summer club scene which attracts very large numbers of
tourists, though the island's government and the Spanish
Tourist Office have controversially been working to
promote more family-oriented tourism.

Demographically, Ibiza displays a very peculiar
configuration, as census agencies diverge on exact
figures. According to the 2001 national census, Ibiza had
88,076 inhabitants (against 76,000 in 1991, 64,000 in
1981, 45,000 in 1971, and 38,000 in 1961). However, two
years later, this figure jumped to 108,000 (Govern de les
Illes Balears - IBAE 2004), and by the start of 2010 had
reached 132,637.

Ibiza is considered to be a popular tourist destination,
especially due to its legendary and at times riotous
nightlife centred on two areas: Ibiza Town , the island's
capital on the southern shore and Sant Antoni to the
West. Well-known nightclubs are Privilege, Amnesia ,
Space, Pacha, Es Paradís and DC10 . During the
summer, the top producers and DJs in dance come to the
island and play at the various clubs, in between touring to
other international destinations. Some of the most
famous DJs run their own weekly nights around the
island. Many of these DJs use Ibiza as an outlet for
presenting new songs within the house , trance and
techno genres of electronic dance music. The city has
achieved renowned worldwide fame as a cultural center
for house and trance in particular, with its name often
being used as a partial metonym for the particular flavor
of electronic music originating there, much like Goa in
India.

Since 2005, the live music event Ibiza Rocks has helped
to redefine the Ibiza party landscape. Bands such as
Arctic Monkeys, Kasabian, The Prodigy, and the Kaiser
Chiefs have played in the courtyard of the Ibiza Rocks
Hotel.

Elsewhere on the island, underground music parties are
common and enjoyed by the many international
musicians, artists, and travelers that are drawn to the
unique creative environment of Ibiza.

The season traditionally begins at the start of June with
Space and DC10 's opening parties and finishes on the
first weekend of October with the Closing Parties. A
typical schedule for clubbers going to Ibiza includes
waking at noon, early evening naps, late night clubbing,
and "disco sunrises." Due to Ibiza's notable tolerance
toward misbehaviour from young adult tourists, it has
acquired the sobriquet " Gomorrah of the Med." Also well-
known is Café del Mar , a long-standing bar where many
tourists traditionally view the sunset made famous by
José Padilla , who has released more than a dozen
eponymous album compilations of ambient music played
at the location. That and other bars nearby have become
an increasingly popular venue for club pre-parties after
sunset, hosting popular DJ performers.

The island's government is trying to encourage a more
cultured and quieter tourism scene, passing rules
including the closing of all nightclubs by 6 a.m. at the
latest, and requiring all new hotels to be 5-star. The
administration wants to attract a more international
mixture of tourists.

Well there really so funtastic about ibiza would you going there and party like no more tomorrow? If yes you can count on me to be with you

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