Ibiza isn’t known for being cheap, but if you search hard enough there are loads of things you can do not just cheaply but for FREE!!!!  Here’s a few ideas:

• Go for a trail run or a hike.  Don’t know the way?  Head to the coast and keep it to your left or your right (dependent on your direction), and when you can go no further (the entire coastline isn’t accessible…), turn around!

• Join our Saturday morning Running Group!  We meet at the Sailor Statue in front of Cafe Mar y Sol in Ibiza Town, and run a variety of different routes of about 7k.  The start time depends on the time of year.

• Visit Casa Broner – Erwin Broner’s 1960s house in the Sa Penya district of Ibiza Town.  Broner was a renowned German architect who lived in Ibiza on and off between 1931 and his death in 1971.  His work is all over Ibiza and this is the house he designed and lived in with his wife, who donated it to the council when she died.  It’s beautifully restored and preserved with some very clever design features, and the views are wonderful.  And it’s free of charge!

• Visit the Museum of Contemporary Art in the Dalt Vila.  Even if you don’t like art, this place is worth a visit because the floor of the basement is made from perspex and you can see the foundations of the Dalt Vila beneath your feet! Unlike all the other museums which cost a couple of €, this one is free of charge!

• Visit the Cathedral at the top of the Dalt Vila, and/or any one of the pretty white village churches which can be found in Sant Fransesc, Es Cubells, Sant Agusti, Sant Josep, Sant Rafel, Sant Antoni, Santa Agnes, Sant Mateu, Sant Miquel, Sant Vicent, Sant Llorenc, Sant Carles, Santa Gertrudis, Santa Eularia and Jesus!  Phew!

• Lose yourself in the warren-like tunnels and alleyways of the Dalt Vila in Ibiza Town.

• There are loads of interesting places around the island that are worth visiting and are all free of charge:
  • The abandoned nightclub, The Festival Club, near Sant Josep
  • The abandoned hotel at Cal D’en Serra, near Portinatx
  • The watchtower Torre de Balanzat near Port des Sant Miguel.  (There are 7 watchtowers in Ibiza but this is the only one that’s always open)
  • The Andrew Rogers sculpture Time and Space close to Cala Llentia.  Make sure you take a look at the ‘Doors of Es Vedrá’ whilst you’re there (100m northeast).
  • The chapel Capella d’en Serra, high up in the hills above Sant Josep.
  • The ruins of the first Phoenician settlement from 650BC, near to Sa Caleta.  Whilst you’re there you can check out the gun emplacements from the Civil War too.

• There’s loads of markets to choose from: the hippy market at Es Canar (Wednesday mornings), the second-hand market in Sant Jordi hipodrome (Saturday mornings), or the little market in San Joan every Sunday morning (there’s normally a live band, but not sure if it’s there as of June 2021).  It’s also free to go into the market at Las Dalias in Sant Carles, but parking is €4.

• Of course you can watch the sunrise or sunset.  Two great sunrise spots are the church of Santa Eularia or at the top of the Dalt Vila.  Es Vedra is a well-known magical spot for sunset, or you can also see it from the salt lakes by Sant Francesc Church or next to Experimental Beach Club.

• Behind Sant Francesc Church is a bird-watching hut, where you can look out over the Salinas Salt Lakes and try to spot one of the many breeds of migrating birds or even a flamingo!  Check out the statue of the salt worker a little in front of the church while you’re there.

• Check out the locals dancing the traditional dance, the baile payés / ball pagès (peasant’s dance).  Check out the Ibiza Spotlight to find out when it´s on!

• Many of the ancient wells have a special day in the year where the locals go to celebrate the harvest and the fertility of the land – it’s basically a free party!.  If you see a well with a pink sign, check out the date listed on the sign (in Catalan, but easy to work out…), make a note in your calendar and go back if you can!