IBIZA ES MÁS QUE SOL, PLAYA Y FIESTA. ES TAMBIÉN CULTURA, GASTRONOMÍA Y TRADICIÓN

Más de dos décadas después de haberme instalado en la isla, me sigue encantando recorrerla en coche, en bici, a pie o a caballo y redescubrirla, y dejarme hechizar por sus 540 km2 de historia, de paisajes y de rincones.

Ibiza is more than just beach, sun and party. It is also culture, cuisine and tradition. It is its people. Tolerant, discreet, and welcoming yet fuss-free; people you can trust. People who understand that their most valuable asset is the beauty of the landscapes around them, and who are now fighting to preserve them. And then there are the expats who give the island that cosmopolitan feel that’s so unique in Spain.

MORE THAN TWO DECADES AFTER SETTLING ON THE ISLAND, I STILL LOVE TO EXPLORE IT BY CAR, BY BIKE, ON FOOT OR ON HORSEBACK, REDISCOVERING IT

When the tourist crowds leave and the silence returns to the beaches, I enjoy my bike rides out to the coves. The sea is even bluer, and I sit and listen to the gulls, I smell the frost-wet pines, and I like to caress the fine sand of the beaches.

More than two decades after settling on the island, I still love to explore it by car, by bike, on foot or on horseback, rediscovering it and allowing myself to be seduced by its 540 km2 of history, scenic nature and hidden corners.

Javier Moro es un escritor y periodista madrileño afincado en Ibiza donde ha creado buena parte de sus novelas. Obtuvo el Premio Planeta 2011 con El imperio eres tú y es Premio Primavera de Novela 2018 con Mi pecado

Javier Moro is a writer and journalist from Madrid based in Ibiza, where he has created many of his novels. He received the 2011 Planeta Prize for his novel El imperio eres tú and the 2018 Primavera Novel Prize with his Mi pecado.