Villas with pools in Ibiza

Pool villas in every corner of the island

Most villas with pools in Ibiza sit in the green hills of Sant Josep de sa Talaia and Santa Eulària des Riu, where terraced gardens drop away towards the sea. Around Cala Llonga and Talamanca you are a short stroll from sand and a supermarket, while inland lanes near Sant Rafel and Sant Carles de Peralta hide quiet plots ringed by pines and dry-stone walls. Prefer the buzz of the harbour? Look just outside Ibiza Town, or browse the villas in Ibiza Town for something within walking distance of Dalt Vila.

Space, shade and a garden of your own

Expect whitewashed walls, beamed ceilings and shaded porches built for long lunches. Larger farmhouse conversions sleep eight or more, so villas in Ibiza with a private pool suit family reunions and groups of friends who would rather cook together than queue for a table. Couples will find compact casitas with a plunge pool and a hammock, and anyone chasing the horizon can hold out for villas with a sea view in Ibiza above Cala Salada. For a wider choice across the island, the villas in Ibiza are worth a look. Booking a private garden buys you shade, quiet and your own timetable, which is the whole point of a villa in Ibiza with a swimming pool. Here you can pick from a range of holiday homes with amenities such as:

• A private outdoor pool
• A garden and sun terrace
• Wi-Fi and smart TV
• Air conditioning
• A fully equipped kitchen
• A barbecue
• Free parking

Ibiza for families

A fenced garden and a shallow pool step change the shape of a family holiday: mornings are unhurried, naps happen at home and nobody fights over sunbeds. The calm, shelving bays of Portinatx and Cala Llonga suit small swimmers, and the sheltered water at Es Canar is a gentle first snorkel. Older children love the Punta Arabí market at Es Canar for its beads, drums and street food, and a picnic among the salt pans of Ses Salines Natural Park turns birdwatching into a treasure hunt. Rainy afternoons are rare, but the ramparts of Dalt Vila and the Puig des Molins necropolis fill one happily. If you would rather be in the middle of everything, the holiday lettings in Ibiza Town put shops and the ferry within reach, and the apartments in Ibiza Town work well for smaller groups.

Ibiza for sunset chasers

The west coast is the island's theatre. Cala Comte turns copper an hour before dusk, Cala d'Hort frames the sheer islet of Es Vedrà, and the drummers at Benirràs have been marking Sunday evenings for decades. Bring a cool box, arrive early and stay for the applause. A luxury villa with a pool in Ibiza on the hillside above Sant Antoni de Portmany means you can watch the same show from your own terrace, glass of hierbas ibicencas in hand. Walkers can follow the coastal path from Cala Salada to Punta Galera, and divers head for the posidonia meadows off Ses Salines, part of the Ibiza, Biodiversity and Culture World Heritage listing inscribed in 1999. For a broader sweep of the island, browse the holiday lettings in Ibiza.

1. Walk the walls of Dalt Vila
2. Watch sunset at Cala Comte
3. Swim below Es Vedrà at Cala d'Hort
4. Cycle the salt pans of Ses Salines
5. Taste bullit de peix and flaó
6. Browse the Las Dalias night market
7. Take the ferry to Formentera

1. Walk the walls of Dalt Vila

Climb through the Portal de ses Taules into the fortified old town, where Renaissance bastions look down over the harbour. The cathedral terrace is the best free viewpoint on the island, and the lanes below are full of tiny galleries. Go at golden hour, when the sandstone glows.

2. Watch sunset at Cala Comte

Low red cliffs, turquoise shallows and a string of offshore islets make this the island's most photographed sundown. Park early, walk to the northern headland and let the crowds gather elsewhere.

3. Swim below Es Vedrà at Cala d'Hort

This pebbly cove faces the great limestone rock of Es Vedrà, wrapped in legends about sirens and magnetic fields. The water is glassy and deep, and the beach shacks grill the day's catch just behind you.

4. Cycle the salt pans of Ses Salines

Flamingos stop over in the salt pans each autumn, and flat tracks link the pools to the dunes and the Phoenician site at Sa Caleta. Take water and a sun hat.

5. Taste bullit de peix and flaó

Order the fisherman's stew of potatoes, fish and aioli, then finish with flaó, a mint and cheese tart. Village restaurants in Sant Carles de Peralta do both properly, alongside slow-cooked sofrit pagès.

6. Browse the Las Dalias night market

Las Dalias has been trading since the hippie years and still fills its garden with lanterns, live music and handmade jewellery on summer evenings. Come hungry and bring cash.

7. Take the ferry to Formentera

Boats leave Ibiza Town through the day for the shortest of island hops. Hire a bike at La Savina, ride to Ses Illetes and be back at your villa holiday in Ibiza in time for a late swim in the pool.