Santa Eulalia Del Rio

Santa Eulalia Del Rio is a coastal town on South East side of the Balearic Island of Ibiza. It’s Ibiza’s third largest district after San Antonio and Ibiza Town.

This family-friendly town has a great beach, a superb range of shops and restaurants and the laid-back vibe without the frantic club-fuelled evenings of its neighbours.

Santa Eulalia Del Rio is the place to come in Ibiza if you want to get away from the thumping nightclubs. It’s a quieter resort that attracts year-round relocators, rather than tourists who want to get lost in the hubbub of San Antonio. It’s considered a centre of gastronomy as it hosts many of Ibiza’s best restaurants. There are also art galleries, plenty of boutiques and craft stalls, and an up-market shopping and dining district around the Port Esportiu marina.

Santa Eulalia beach is a 300m bay shielded from the wind by the Punta Arabí headland and the hill of Puig d’en Fita which is inset with dazzling white apartments and villas. The beach has been smoke-free since 2015, meaning there’s very little litter or pollution. The gently sloping sands leading to shallow clear waters make this a favourite spot for novice swimmers, water-skiers and divers. You can hire just about any boat, from a chartered yacht to a pedalo.

Just outside of town is the Puig de Missa summit, which is dominated by a 16th-century church. From its eaves, you can see the whole of Santa Eulalia Del Rio stretching out below you.