Ses Salines

South Ibiza


Just south of Ibiza's airport, the shimmering pools of the salines (salt pans) were the island's main source of wealth until the tourism boom. Approaching Platja de Ses Salines and Es Cavallet, you drive right across the salt flats' main body – an unforgettable experience. Salt is still harvested here for export; you'll see it piled up by the road.


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1. Centre d'Interpretació de Ses Salines

0.54 MILES

This small interpretive centre, attached to Sant Francesc's beautiful, whitewashed 18th-century village church, explores the history of the salt trade in…

2. Sant Francesc de s'Estany

0.54 MILES

The little village of Sant Francesc de s'Estany, 6km southwest of Ibiza Town and near the airport, was a base for the workers of the surrounding salines …

3. Platja de Ses Salines

1.47 MILES

Arguably Ibiza's best beach, Platja de Ses Salines is a gorgeous sweep of white sand with glass-clear sea, backed by rolling sand dunes, patches of sabina…

4. Es Cavallet

1.68 MILES

On the eastern side of a slender peninsula, the wonderful, wild-feel, salt-white beach of Es Cavallet is one of the island's most perfect strips of sand…

5. Parc Natural de Ses Salines

1.98 MILES

Encompassing southeastern Ibiza and stretching south across the water to northern Formentera, this 168-sq-km World Heritage–listed nature reserve…

6. Església de Sant Jordi

2.08 MILES

Incongruously located in the suburbs 4km southwest of Ibiza Town, the fortress-like Església de Sant Jordi is well worth a quick diversion. A chapel has…

7. Torre de Ses Portes

2.46 MILES

From this formidable 18th-century defence tower on Ibiza's southernmost tip (a 20-minute walk from the south end of Es Cavallet or Platja de Ses Salines),…

8. Platja d'en Bossa

2.48 MILES

Now backed by some of Ibiza's hottest clubs (and a bunch of high-rise buildings), this white-gold, 3km-long strip of sand washed by gentle aqua-coloured…

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