Ibiza: A Secret Paradise
December 28, 2009
 It is not incidental that Ibiza has become one of the world’s outstanding tourist destinations. Since 654 BC, when Phoenician settlers proclaimed the island from the Phoenician iboshim signifying dedication to the god of music and dance, Ibiza has remained true to it’s origin. There is even a genre of dance music named after Ibiza called Balearic Beat. The style is a mirror image of the aura of Ibiza. Reclaimed by hippies, Ibiza’s beaches and laid-back attitude first became the main attraction in the prime of the flower-power 1960’s. But long before, Ibossim was already established by the Phoenicians and became one of the earliest towns developed in Europe. Due to it’s strategic location between mainland Spain and Africa, Ibiza flaunted...
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