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Ibizazen A Boutique Den Of Delights

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Essential Ibiza

Ibizazen Hostal is the latest boutique hotel to hit Ibiza. It can be hard to stand out on an island blessed with so many hip hotels, but not for the creators of Ibizazen – Jerry and Sophie Jean-Marius.

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Somm Brings Fine Wines To Ibiza

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Essential Ibiza

They say you don’t know what you’ve got ‘til it’s gone, but in the case of Somm, the first dedicated wine shop in Santa Gertrudis, it is the other way around: we didn’t know what we were missing until the store opened its doors this June. It seems almost ridiculous that our lovely village, which has established itself as a veritable foodie destination with its numerous bars and restaurants, didn’t have a wine and spirit retailer that caters to the knowledgeable gourmet crowd that frequents it. Step forward Anders Enkvist and Dimitri Nakov, two friends who have turned their passion for wine into an import, distribution and retail business that is already making waves on the island.

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Spirit Of Ibiza ’89

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Essential Ibiza

It’s the summer of 1989, Ku and Amnesia are still open-air parties and Ibiza, a little island in the Mediterranean off the coast of Spain, is dictating the evolution of the club scene around the world. British and Italian DJs and promoters had found the island and the Balearic sound was beginning to infiltrate their consciousness. Dave Swindells, the nightlife editor at Time Out for over two decades, captured one of the most important summer’s in the island’s history, ‘Spirit Of Ibiza ‘89’ is a must see collection for any lover of Ibiza.

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Keeping It Real With Chloe Silverman

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Essential Ibiza

After a crazy summer, I was left feeling exhausted and my autoimmune condition psoriasis was much worse than normal. I took a visit to the Naturopath to get me back on track physically and emotionally. I am not going to lie I partied a lot this summer.

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Jon Sa Trinxa’s Life’s A Beach

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Essential Ibiza

When you think of a day at the office, for most people, it involves an early rise, a busy commute and eight hours at your desk more often than not staring at your computer screen. For Jon Sa Trinxa the only thing he has in common with that scenario is the length of time he spends in his ‘office’, as for the rest, he enjoys a leisurely commute to work where the first thing he does is go for a swim. He then retires to his custom built shed in the corner of Sa Trinxa on Salinas and plays an eclectic set for eight hours, with a perfect view of the stunning beach and blue sea beyond it.