After the Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon: Dalt Vila

The Route: Santa Eulària → Ibiza Town (Dalt Vila) → Santa Eulària Logistics: Bus or taxi to Ibiza Town, then a taxi up to the cathedral and a walk down through the walls. Half a day. Marathon Month: April Duration: Day trip

Santa Eulària ──(20-30 mins bus or taxi)──> Ibiza Town ──(taxi up)──> Dalt Vila ──(walk down)──> port ──> Santa Eulària

The Santa Eulària Ibiza Marathon starts in the Port of Ibiza with Dalt Vila, the walled upper town, rising behind the start line. Most runners are too busy to look at it on Saturday afternoon. The Monday after is the time to go back.

April in Ibiza Town is quiet. The summer crowds and cruise-ship days have not started, many of the cafés in the old town are just reopening, and in most years the afternoons are mild and sunny, with the odd spring shower. The stone streets hold the sun, so a hat is still useful.

Buses run from Santa Eulària to Ibiza Town in about 25 to 30 minutes; the island's bus network was redesigned in 2026, so check the current line on the Ibiza bus website or at the stop. A taxi takes about 20 minutes. From the port, take another taxi up through the Portal de ses Taules gate to the cathedral square at the top, a short ride that saves the whole climb.

From the top down

Dalt Vila sits on a hill above the harbour inside walls built in the sixteenth century to Italian designs, when Ibiza guarded the western Mediterranean against Barbary and Ottoman fleets. The walls, the bastions and the town inside are a UNESCO World Heritage Site, together with the island's Posidonia seagrass meadows and the Phoenician sites.

The cathedral, Santa Maria de les Neus, stands at the summit. From the terrace in front of it, the view runs over the harbour, the port where the marathon started and across to Formentera on a clear day. The Baluard de Santa Llúcia, a wide bastion below, gives the same view with benches.

Everything from here is downhill. The streets are cobbled and steep in places, with some steps; walk slowly and use the handrails where they exist. The Museu d'Art Contemporani d'Eivissa, near the main gate, is set partly in the old walls and is a good indoor stop halfway down; check opening times, as it closes on some days.

The port

At the bottom, the Portal de ses Taules leads straight into the old harbour quarter, La Marina, with flat streets, cafés and the fish restaurants along the waterfront. It is a good place for lunch before the bus back to Santa Eulària.