Cala San Vicente sits in the north-east corner of the island, about thirty kilometres and half an hour from Ibiza Town. The bay faces east, closed off to the south by steep cliffs and the 303-metre hill of Sa Talaia de Sant Vicent, and Tagomago sits out on the water.
It is a small, quiet holiday bay, with hotels behind the beach and a promenade of restaurants, a supermarket and a few shops. No clubs, and nothing that stays up late.
One distinction worth making
The bay and the village are not the same place. Sant Vicent de sa Cala, the village itself, is three kilometres inland up the valley and is a handful of houses and a church. People book one expecting the other.
The beach
Wide golden sand, roughly four hundred metres, with shallow clear water and good shelter. East-facing means sunrise rather than sunset, which is a fair trade for how calm the water is.
Es Culleram
In the hills above the bay is the Cova des Culleram, the main Punic shrine to the goddess Tanit on Ibiza, where more than six hundred terracotta figures were found. It opens seasonally and has an interpretation area, and it is the most significant archaeological site on the island outside Ibiza Town.
Quick answers
Where is Cala San Vicente? The north-east corner, about half an hour from Ibiza Town.
Is it the same as the village? No. The village is three kilometres inland.
Is there nightlife? No, restaurants and bars only.
Is the beach sandy? Yes, about four hundred metres of it.
Is it good for families? Yes. Calm, shallow and self-contained.
What is there to see? The Punic cave of Es Culleram in the hills above.