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The ‘season’ed traveller goes now

If you’re not exactly ‘demophobic’ and don’t mind being in the Sun, July-August is perfect. Months November to January are calm and quiet; just ideal for a family vacation!

Savour faire

Seafood rules the roasted roost. Bake it, broil it, with rice or simply in a stew. Sofi t pages, is a stew preparation from three kinds of meat, cooked with cloves, cinnamon, garlic and peppers. Flao, a mint-fl avoured variation of cheesecake, is easily the most famous dessert of the island.

Get to work

Shop till you drop; at the famous weekly ‘Hippy Market’ at San Carlos. Take the two-hour scenic train from San Antoni, near the ‘Big Egg’. Rent a bike and go mountain biking. Hire a car; it’s the best way to discover the island. Soak yourself in water. Go waterskiing, jet skiing, sailing, windsurfi ng and parasailing; and go bananas over the banana boat!

What’s the word?

Th e primary language of Ibiza is Catalan, a form of Spanish; Que parla l’anglès? (Do you speak English?) will come in handy in everyday parlance! Gràcies! (thank you) and Adiéu! (goodbye) until next time...

Keepsake courtesies

Do take home a bottle of traditional Hierbas Ibicencas, Ibiza’s number one local liqueur.