Ibiza
The White Isle, the whole story of Ibiza, from a Phoenician trading post founded around 654 BC to the club capital of the world. The walled old town of Dalt Vila and the salt flats of Ses Salines; the myths of Es Vedrà and the sunset ritual at Café del Mar; the 1960s freaks and the hippie markets; Pacha, Amnesia, Space, Privilege, DC10, Ushuaïa and Hï; DJ Alfredo, Carl Cox, Circoloco and Solomun; the Balearic beat that lit the Second Summer of Love and the EDM era that followed; the beaches and boat parties, the villages and the gastronomy, Manumission and Club Tropicana and all the myth and excess of the island that never sleeps.
A chronological documentary of 737 moments spanning 450 BC–250 BC on Loreline.
Curated by Olivier · last updated 2026-08-22
Eras
- Origins & Ancient Ibiza, Before the parties, Phoenicians who founded Ebusus around 654 BC, the Carthaginian and Roman island, the necropolis at Puig des Molins, the walled Renaissance old town of Dalt Vila, the salt flats of Ses Salines, and the myths of Es Vedrà on the UNESCO-listed island.
- Hippie Island, The island the freaks found, 1960s and 70s bohemians, draft-dodgers and dreamers, the hippie markets of Las Dalias and Punta Arabí, Barbet Schroeder filming Pink Floyd, and the Balearic free spirit that set the tone for everything after.
- Superclubs, The temples of dance, Pacha (1973), Amnesia (1976), Ku turned Privilege (the world's biggest club), Space (1986), DC10, Ushuaïa (2011) and Hï (2017): the rooms where Ibiza's night was built.
- DJs & Residencies, The selectors who defined the sound, DJ Alfredo's Balearic Amnesia nights, Carl Cox's fifteen years at Space, Circoloco at DC10, Solomun +1, Cocoon, Music On and the residencies people plan their summer around.
- Balearic & EDM, The music that conquered the world, the Balearic beat, the 1987 trip that carried acid house back to Britain and lit the Second Summer of Love, the trance years, and the stadium-EDM era of Guetta, Avicii and Ushuaïa.
- Sunsets & Café del Mar, The daily ritual, the crowd gathering on the rocks of the San Antonio sunset strip, Café del Mar and Café Mambo, the chill-out sound born to soundtrack the sun going down into the sea.
- Beaches, Coves & Es Vedrà, The natural island, the silhouette of Es Vedrà, the coves of Cala Comte and Cala d'Hort, the Sunday drum circle at Benirràs, the salt-pan beaches of Ses Salines and the turquoise water of neighbouring Formentera.
- Beach Clubs & Modern Party, The daytime party, Blue Marlin, O Beach and Ushuaïa by the pool, the boat parties and the beach-club era that turned the Ibiza day into a party of its own.
- Food, Villages & Island Life, The Ibiza beyond the clubs, the white villages of Santa Gertrudis and Sant Joan, the markets and fincas, the island gastronomy and the year-round life of the people who actually live there.
- Culture, Excess & Icons, The myth and the excess, Manumission, Wham! filming Club Tropicana at Pikes, Freddie Mercury's legendary parties, the documentaries and the anthems, the crackdowns and the icons of the White Isle.
…and 737 more moments. Full text archive: /loreline-text/ibiza.md
