You go to Ibiza to party. This Mediterranean island?s clubs are world-famous (or should that be world-infamous), and the nightlife leaves other European and worldwide party destinations in the slow-track. In fact, it?s almost a pilgrimage place for celebrities such as Elle Macpherson, Kylie Minogue and P Diddy who will certainly vouch for the saying that goes: if Ibiza chooses you, you will return again and again.

If you have money, mobility and stamina, the night is yours ? but don?t even think about the morning. The town?s bars are crowded into the streets of the lower town. It?s better to start the night in Pla?a des Parc in Sunset or Madagascar, where prices are more reasonable. You can then head for the stylish bars of Sa Penya ? Bar Zuka, Base Bar and Rock Bar ? which all attract a funky clientele. The gay scene is centred on Carrer de la Verge, perhaps the wildest street in the western Mediterranean.

Clubbing in Ibiza can be pricey, especially in July and August. However, for your euros, you often get one free drink and a slice of some of the best dance music on the planet, spun by the world?s top DJs. For swish surroundings, a stylish clientele and the occasional celeb, head for Pacha. But make sure you dress up or you won?t get through the door.

True it has an avant-garde nightlife, whose reputation has reached ears far beyond the Spanish borders. But it?s beaches are equally well known. It is simply a matter of deciding whether you want a family beach, a nudist beach, a watersports beach, a secluded beach or an all-night-party beach.

The longest beach on Ibiza ? Playa d?en Bossa ? is popular with both families and partygoers heading for Bora Bora bar. New Age hippies tend to frequent Benirras beach in the north, but nowadays Ibiza?s grooviest beach is Salines, just beyond the Ses Salines saltpans. This beach is long enough for thousands of deckchairs. The main attraction is the choice of trendy beach bars ? Malibu, Jockey Club and Sa Trinxa ? and the fact that the beach has a very lax clothing policy.

For the best beach sunsets, head for the west coast. The isolated beauty of Cala Salada, Cala Tarida, Cala d'Hort and Cala Conta is simply unbeatable.