Cala de Sant Vicent, often called Sa Cala or Cala San Vicente, is a deep bay on the north-east coast of Ibiza, in the municipality of Sant Joan. A wide curve of golden sand sits at the end of a green valley, with a small resort and a traffic-free, palm-lined promenade behind it, and the island of Tagomago out to sea.
What it’s like
The beach is almost 400 metres long and wide enough to leave room even in August. The water is very clear and gets deep quite quickly, so it stays refreshingly cool, and the rocks further out are good for snorkelling. On windy days the sea can be choppy.
There are sunbeds and parasols, restaurants, cafés and an ice-cream parlour along the promenade, a small supermarket and a volleyball net. Access is adapted, with an amphibious wheelchair, and smoking is not allowed on the beach.
Lifeguards are on duty from 1 May to 31 October, roughly from 10am to 7pm in July and August and for shorter hours the rest of the season.
Getting there
Cala de Sant Vicent is about 15 minutes’ drive from Sant Joan and Sant Carles. There are car parks at both ends of the beach: the ones closest to the sand fill early in summer, but there is a large car park in the woods at the left-hand end. Parking is free.
The A3 and A5 buses link the bay with Santa Eulària via Sant Carles, the A3 passing Las Dalias and the A5 Es Figueral.
Good to know
In the hills above the bay lies the Cova des Culleram, a cave where the Carthaginians worshipped the goddess Tanit more than two thousand years ago. The cave can be visited.
