Conditions are good today. Seaweed levels are low and the water is clear. No significant concerns.
Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands in the western Mediterranean, off the coast of Spain. The island's south and west coasts have the most sheltered beaches, protected from the prevailing north winds. The clear water comes from the western Mediterranean's clean, low-sediment composition.
No Atlantic sargassum. Ibiza's beaches enjoy excellent Mediterranean water quality year-round. Native posidonia seagrass is protected by law in the Balearics: it's a sign of clean water, not pollution. The sandy beaches of Ses Salines and Cala Comte regularly appear on Europe's clearest water lists.
Ibiza was founded by the Phoenicians around 654 BC as a trading post, making it one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements in the western Mediterranean: the ancient Punic necropolis of Puig des Molins, containing thousands of graves from the Phoenician and Roman eras, is a UNESCO World Heritage Site beneath the modern city. The island was considered sacred to Bes: Phoenician god of protection: and people from across the western Mediterranean requested burial on Ibiza, believing the island's soil repelled evil; ancient texts say even venomous snakes would not survive there. The island's deep natural harbor was prized by every power that controlled the western Mediterranean: Carthaginians, Romans, Vandals, Moors, Aragonese, and Spanish all recognized that whoever held Ibiza controlled the sea lanes between Spain and the Balearics.
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