Playa d’en Bossa

In my first year on the island, I lived in Playa D’en Bossa, and it was the year it began to experience its rapid development. I’ve enjoyed watching its resurgence over the past five years, as dozens of luxury apartment complexes sprang up along the three km of coastline, and the promenade was given a multi-million dollar revamp and clean up.

Gradually, the tacky tourist bars have been replaced with deluxe, exclusive beach clubs and restaurants, old plastic sunbeds replaced with chic wooden beach furniture, and this year saw the island’s first outdoor gym, Miami style. Of course, a few old favourites remain, and that’s what gives PDB such a charm – VIP bars sit just 500 metres away from simple British cafés, kids play innocently alongside celebrities and their entourages, and early morning after parties take place while elderly residents sip their café con leche next door. Only in Ibiza.