The Rough Guide to Ibiza & Formentera [Paperback]

Iain Stewart (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 3, 2001 | Series: Rough Guide Mini Guides

Geographically little more than a speck of pine-clad rock midway between Barcelona and Algeria, Ibiza is an island of excess, a unique and hedonistic place where the nights are celebrated with ferocious vitality. The newly updated Rough Guide does full justice to the reputation, but also gets out by day to chill out in some of Ibiza's less frenetic corners, and to visit Formentera, a short ferry ride away. Whether you're here purely to club, or have a more relaxed agenda, with maybe some sightseeing and some beaches, this is the guide you need.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"This guide was excellent, and extremely comprehensive". A reader from Bristol, UK. Amazon.co.uk, 22 November, 2001 "A good guide for any type of holiday". A reader from Glasgow, Scotland. Amazon.co.uk, 16 August, 2001 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

About the Author

Iain Stewart is a freelance journalist (with articles published in Independent, Daily Telegraph and assorted magazines and local press, UK). As well as Ibiza, Iain has updated Rough Guides to Guatemala, Maya World and Central America. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Rough Guides; 1st edition (May 3, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1858286603
• ISBN-13: 978-1858286600
• Product Dimensions: 5.7 x 4.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,230,708 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #98 in Books > Travel > Europe > Spain > Balearic Islands

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Just the Facts, July 23, 2001

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Michael C (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Ibiza & Formentera (Paperback)

As a travel guide, this book succeeds on a superficial level but fails to deliver the "real" knowledge that a traveler to Ibiza seeks. I'd like to insert a caveat here and say that much of the info that an Ibiza traveler is looking for is probably not something that any author in their right mind would put in a book. this book is mostly filled with info on how to book a flight, find a hotel, commute to the clubs or beaches, and where to eat. Great, if you are traveling to the Grand Canyon, or Great Wall of China but I doubt people go Ibiza to do the "tourist" thing. The book did touch on some wild incidents that were reputed to have occurred in the past causing my imagination to run wild. But overall, the book is very basic. I wish the "Let's Go" series would publish a book on Ibiza. They always put in what you want to know.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Superb, November 22, 2001

By A Customer

This review is from: The Rough Guide to Ibiza & Formentera (Paperback)

This guide was excellent, and extremely comprehensive. We went to Ibiza in Sept 2001 for the clubs' closing parties, but managed to hire out a car for a three days and explored the island. You've got to get to Atlantis, an amazingo quarry with weird hippy carving and to some of the beaches in the north. The restaurants recommended in the RG were also very well chosen - check out Bambuddha Grove for Thai food...mmmmm...

4.0 out of 5 stars Not bad but needs updating -- Jim Edwards, July 31, 2007

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Jim Edwards (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Rough Guide Ibiza and Formentera, Second Edition (Paperback)

Descriptions are detailed and basically accurate. However, this edition is 3 years old and getting out of date, especially for the club information (Pacha is really past it, for instance). Could use some more photos. Overall, I got my money's worth -- the physical info and rating of beaches etc is essentially excellent. Also, it turned me on to some of Ibiza's history, such as Elliot Paul's Life and Death of a Spanish Town. I only spotted one outright mistake: There is NO beach at Cala D'Aubaurca, although the cliffs there are really spectacular and well worth a vist -- and there will be no one else there.