ES CANA

In the early seventies, a group of hippies, tired of being hounded out of places on the mainland, made their way to Ibiza.  At the time, Ibiza was only just gaining status as a holiday resort and was completely underdeveloped compared with the Ibiza we know today. 

The hippies were tolerated by the locals and soon began small scale production of jewelry and other trinkets to sell to the small band of tourists who were finding their way to the island.  This developed to the point where a small market established itself in the  resort of Es Cana.  The popularity of the market grew and before long Es Cana was on the tourist route, with coaches arriving every week from all over the island.  The market  is now a purpose built area and although  a few of the original hippies still remain, unfortunately, tourist junk prevails.  The resort itself is small and family orientated.  The beach is good and there are plenty of bars and restaurants.  The larger resort of Santa Eulalia is  about a mile down the road, well within walking distance.

Being a small resort Es Cana only has a few hotels and apartments.  A better option would be the larger family resort of Santa Eulalia  about a mile down the coast .  It is quite easy nowadays to book your own Ibiza flight and hotel online.  The budget airlines Ryannair and Easy Jet, have made the island a much cheaper destination than it was a few years ago and hotel price comparison sites have made the job of finding a good hotel at the right price easier than ever.  Hotels Combined is one of the best hotel price comparison sites on the internet.  They check prices from all the major online booking agents and display the results in an easy to use format, making booking very straightforward.