Jan 19
How’s Winter at ibiza?
2 comments 2004 at 04.45 am posted by Veerle Pieters
The hordes of Summer visitors have departed, most of the hotels are shut, many souvenir shops and cocktail bars have locked and barred their doors…. When it is Winter at Ibiza, it is the most gorgeous, peaceful and relaxing time of year for the locals.
Ibiza in Winter has unfortunately remained a well-kept secret, known only to a few discerning holiday makers, sports enthusiasts, hikers. Ibiza has a mild climate (temperature rarely drops under 0� C during Winter) and remarkable vegetation. Snow is a sensation, and the children save snowballs for weeks by putting them in the fridge! From November to April the average daytime temperature is about 15� C - however when the sun comes out this can rapidly climb to 25� C.
Nearly every holidaymaker who has visited Ibiza must have seen some local lizard lounging on rocks in the sun and scuttling away when disturbed… But no one had realised that this little lizard is unique in the wonderful world of nature! Investigators at Spain’s top university, Salamanca, have discovered that the Balearic lizard is the only reptile in the entire world which helps to pollinate and disperse the seeds of certain plants. Without the lizard these plants would not survive.
When the last tourists leave the island at the end of October it springs back into life sprucing itself up and making improvements for the coming season. On the agenda for this winter are the modernisation of the port of San Antonio with pedestrian walkways planned, a new maritime station for ferry passengers, and a new bus station. 
