ꢀThe El Tiempo weather site has is- sued a warning stating that Spain will experience severe storms and extreme temperatures this week, soaring above 40°C
Many areas have been placed on high alert for strong storms with heavy hail falling in mountainous areas and high tempera- Andalucía many parts exceeding 42 ° C, tures in the south possibly causing some predictions are that as the week progress-
- spectacular thunderstorms.
- es the temperatures will reach similar
Following on from high temperatures last highs by the weekend. weekend - where 44.5 ° C was recorded on Sunday at the Cordoba airport and in
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Agenda
Ibiza Reggae Festival
Dread heads, rude boys, raga muffins and anyone called rock steady Eddie will be hot footing their blue beat feet along to Las Dalias for this year’s festival of reggae later this month.
Walking and Kayaking
Now that the heat of the summer has arrived, Walking Ibiza has moved into its summer programme, offering
ꢀSan Carlos, Thursday 21st July from 21:00
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- e v e n i n g
- walks, sunset walks, cool
kayaking tours plus some stargazing
They told us it will be a big one. “This year we are pleased to present one of the greatest reggae artists currently making authentic Jamaican music. For the first time in Ibiza, we bring you the Legend Alborosie with his band the Shengen Clan. We will also welcome back the godfather of the Ibiza Reggae Festival, Earl Gateshead who will once again give us a magical lesson in culture, history and amazing music on the decks! “Also included is the up-and-coming band Serranitos Tropicales from Huelva… A promising group which is not to be missed! “And, to top it all off, some of our best homegrown DJs and soundsystems of the island will keep the music going through the night including: Antuan Roots, Hoppy Dread, Englishman, Rastafairy, Wisdom Sound System and the Noite Zulu Crew. a n d watching to take advantage of the clear m o o n
Snub the Club, Time For Some Dub!
Alborosie headlining Ibiza Reggae Festival
Ibizan night skies. Note that Sheila’s famous homemade cake on
Live Music
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ꢀThursday July 7: Is Tropical @ Santos. From 8pm. Tickets are 10€
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Weather
Thursday 27o
ꢀThursday July 7: Rudimental @ Cova Santa.
Sweet walks will be swapped for wine, soft drinks and nibbles!
ꢀFriday July 8: Chelu Garcia & Nell Shakespeare @ Kumharas. From 7pm until midnight. Free entrance.
ꢀSunday July 10: Lemon Emigrants @ Can Limo, San
Jose. At 9pm. Every Sunday in July and August.
ꢀMonday July 11: Paco Fernandez @ Pura Vida Beach
Club! Every Monday from 8pm till midnight with his talented band and Flamenco show
ꢀTuesday July 12 and every Tuesday: The Topaz Movement @ KM5 from 22.30. Nell Shakespeare with Chelu Garcia and Pere Nararro Torres.
Here’s the programme for July:
ꢀFriday July 8: Classic walk – Cala Salada – 6.30pm ꢀSunday July 10: Sunset kayak tour – San Miguel to Benirras – 7.15pm
ꢀWednesday July 13: Major Lazer Soundsystem @ Ibiza
Rocks.
Friday 27º
ꢀTuesday July 12: Looking at the stars – Observatory Ibiza Town – 9pm ꢀWednesday July 13: - Short & sweet sunset walk – Dol-
ꢀWednesday July 13 and every Wednesday: Nell Shakespeare @ Pura Vida Beach Club. From 8pm.
Live music is on regularly at Sa Questio in Ibiza Town, Can Jordi near San Jose, Can Pa in Cala Vadella, Raco Verd in San Jose, Las Dalias in San Carlos, Santos in Playa d’en Bossa and every Wednesday over the summer at Ibiza Rocks. Check venues for details. Also look out for bands playing in local fiestas and bars locally.
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Saturday 27o Sunday 29º Monday 29º Tuesday 27º
Wednesday 27o
ꢀFriday July 15: Sunset kayak tour – San Miguel to Benirras – 7.15pm ꢀTuesday July 19: Full moon and sunset kayak tour – San Miguel to Benirras – 7.15pm ꢀWednesday July 20: Short & sweet full moon walk – Cala Xaracca – 7.45pm
Organic Open Day
Ibizan organic farm Ca’n Pere Mussona is to hold an open day on Saturday July 16th. They are inviting everybody to go along and pick your own organic fruit and vegetables - all proceeds to local charities. Pictured are some of the children at their summer school - they are learning about organic food production in a programme called 'Food for Life - From Plough to Plate'
Live in Cala LLonga.
ꢀSant Carles
If you fancy a night of music and dancing, or simply just sitting enjoying a cooling drink or two, then the place to be this Friday, 8th July, is Cala Llonga where FEET in the SAND "The Trio" are playing on the paseo from 9pm. Viva Cala Llonga.
http://www.vivacalallonga.com/
ꢀFriday July 22: Classic walk – Es Cubells to Es Vedra – 6pm ꢀSunday July 24: Sunset kayak tour – San Miguel to Benirras – 7.15pm ꢀWednesday July 27: Short & sweet walk – Portinax – 6pm ꢀWednesday July 27: Sunset kayak tour – San Miguel to Benirras – 7.15pm ꢀFriday July 29: Classic sunset walk – Ses Salinas – 7pm
Kayak Tours need to be booked in advance as they need to provide the kayaks. Full details on booking and where to meet are on Facebook – Walking Ibiza
Brazilian Beats
ꢀCarretera Santa Gertrudis, km 0.5 (Polygon Ca na
Palava).
Pau Brasil Ibiza host live music every night from 9pm throughout the summer months. Bossa nova, samba and Brazilian popular music with Ed Rodrigues on guitar and vocals.
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Agenda
Starting at 10pm, tickets cost €16, including popcorn, a beanbed, and an Isleña beer or a soft drink. Places are limited so you need to book tickets online in advance. More info on Facebook - Cinema Paradiso of bringing culture to the street. The films being screened are:
Outdoor Cinema
ꢀJuly 7 @ Es Pratet - Close Encounters of the Third Kind ꢀJuly 19 @ Figueretas Beach - Gravity ꢀAugust 2 @ Antonio Nieto and Albert Square - Interstellar
ꢀAugust 23 @ Talamanca Beach: 2001 - A Space Odyssey ꢀSeptember 6 @ Cas Serres - Guardians of the Galaxy
The films are screened at 22:00 and are free.
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The ‘in thing’ this summer and perfect for the long, warm, summer Ibizan nights, is outdoor cinema and a number of options are popping up around the island.
Cinerama Dorado - Playa d’en Bossa
Dorado/Santos is screening classic films on Sunday evenings over the summer. Films are shown outside next to the beach in Playa d’en Bossa from 9.30pm. The next screenings are:
ꢀJuly 10: Pulp Fiction ꢀAugust 14: Grease
Cinema Paradiso - Ibiza Town
Cinema Paradiso is screening films on Thursdays in the fantastic setting of the Baluard de Sant Pere in Dalt Vila. The programme:
ꢀJuly 14: Little Miss Sunshine ꢀJuly 21: The Walk
Cinema on The Beach—Cala Llonga
Erecting a huge screen right on the sand, Cala Llonga were one of the first to take movies outdoors in Ibiza. All films are free thanks to sponsorship from the neighbouring Amante Beach Club and the support of several local businesses and Santa Eulalia Town Hall, all pulled together by Ibiza’s masters of community organisation, Viva Cala Llonga.
ꢀSeptember 11: Cry-Baby
Tickets cost 20€ which includes the film, a hot dog (vegan option available) and a gin & tonic. More info and tickets on Facebook – Santos Ibiza
ꢀJuly 28: Scarface ꢀAugust 11: The Big Short ꢀAugust 18: Reservoir Dogs ꢀAugust 25: The Godfather ꢀSeptember 1: Whiplash ꢀSeptember 15: Trumbo ꢀSeptember 22: The Big Lebowski ꢀSeptember 29: El Mariachi
The next two films scheduled are
ꢀJuly 30th 9.30pm Minions
Space Films - Ibiza Town area
The Department of Culture of the City of Ibiza is screening films outdoors related to space over the summer. The program is being carried out jointly with the Astronomical Group in Ibiza to celebrate its 60th anniversary. The films will be shown in different places in and around Ibiza Town (including the beaches of Talamanca and Figueretas) with the intention
ꢀAug 6th 9.30pm How to train your dragon.
Viva Cala Llonga recommend you take a cushion, blanket, and something warm to wrap up in as can get chilly. Seriously, they think of everything.
http://www.vivacalallonga.com/
Tanabata Star Festival
ꢀSushiya Aoyama, 5th-9th July, from 8pm
Tanabata (meaning "Evening of the seventh"), also known as the Star Festival, is a Japanese festival celebrating the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi (represented by the stars Vega and Altair) . According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they are allowed to meet only once a year on the seventh day of the seventh lunar month. In Japan Tanabata is celebrated by writing wishes on small pieces of paper and hanging them on bamboo. Sushiya Aoyama in the old port área of Ibiza Town will be holding celebration evenings until Saturday the 9th.
- Charity Moonlight
- Cinema.
- ꢀIbiza Town
- ꢀSanta Eulalia
Walk
Showing at Teatroespana Fri 8th - Sun 10th
- July 21hrs The Conjuring
- 2
- (2016, 2hrs
ꢀCala Llonga
15mins. PG 15). Stars: Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Madison Wolfe. Lorraine and Ed Warren travel to north London to help a single mother raising four children alone in a house plagued by a malicious spirit.
The Asociación Ibiza Y Formentera Contra El Cáncer are holding a 2 hour moonlight walk on Tuesday 19th July at 9:30pm. To participate please call Margaret on 971 196 394 to get your sponsor form.
- teur
- theatre
companies ꢀSan Antonio/Bay, Ibiza Elvis @
Stevie Ds, 10pm see advert
showcasing their works Asoc.
Day by Day…
Vecinos se Molino. -Una legíti- ꢀIbiza Town, Cinema Paradiso ,
ꢀAlso see articles on this page
Little Miss Sunshine
ma envenenada Entrance is
free first come, first served www.santjosep.org
and throughout the newspaper.
Friday 15th July
ꢀSan Antonio/Bay, Chris farley @
Stevie Ds, 10pm see advert
ꢀSan Antonio, Worker’s Shit Party at Es Paradis
Thursday 7th July
Sunday 10th July
ꢀFigueretas, Jazz, Hotel Rest
Figueretas,
ꢀKids DJ Camp Contact Honeyon
634 171101
ꢀCova Santa Rudimental. The first of the Rhythm & Waves nights. More info and tickets @ https:// www.facebook.com/ events/859671824155825/
ꢀEuro 16 semi final 9pm
ꢀEuro 16 Final 9pm
Saturday 16th July
ꢀ21:00 San Jordi, Can Jeroni Cul-
tural Centre, The best amateur theatre companies showcas- ing their works Cía. Pedro
Cañestro. - Cupido Internacion-
al Entrance is free first come,
Monday 11th July
ꢀSan Antonio/Bay, Chris farley @
Stevie Ds, 10pm see advert
- Friday 8th July
- Tuesday 12th July
ꢀSan Antonio/Bay, Chris farley @ ꢀSan Antonio/Bay, Sean Mackay
- first
- served
- Stevie Ds, 10pm
- @ Stevie Ds, 10pm see advert
ꢀCala de Bou, Neil Diamond Trib- ute, Playa Bella Hotel—see ad- vert
ꢀIbiza Town, Food Tour Walk,
4pm, www.IbizaFoodTours.com
ꢀSant Carles, Open Day at Ibi- zan organic farm Ca’n Pere Mussona
Wednesday 13th July
ꢀCala de Bou, Dream Dolls @ Pla- ya Bella Hotel, 9.30pm
Saturday 9th July
ꢀIbiza Town, Food Tour Walk,
ꢀIbiza Town, Food Tour Walk,
4pm, www.IbizaFoodTours.com
ꢀSan Jordi Asoc. Vecinos se Moli- no. -Una legítima envenenada— see article
10.30am, www.IbizaFoodTours.com
Sunday 17th July
ꢀFigueretas, Jazz, Hotel Rest
Figueretas,
Thursday 14th July
ꢀSanta Gertrudis, Auction, Casi
Todo, See Advert
- ꢀ21:00
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San Jordi, Can Jeroni
Cultural Centre, The best ama-
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Millenium
illennium, as you may easily deduce, now celebrates its 16th year as one of Cala de Bou’s most popular and lively party bars. Though trade with a very high number of holiday makmendation of the steak in pepper sauce gained the spontaneous agreement of staff and regulars within earshot. ers returning year after year. The third factor which has to be worthy of particular merit and mention is the Millennium breakfast. As you can see pictured, it offers a simply ridiculous amount of food for 4.50€, that is not a typo, the breakfast you can see is just 4.50€. Ok, few of us would reach retirement if we had Millenniums breakfast daily, but when on holiday or for a resident treat (a treat very often related to the extent of the previous night’s indulgences) it is a joy to all those cravings we are told to resist. Across the entire menu, which ranges from simple snacks through to full meals and also to the bar and cocktail prices, Millennium are out to win you over with great value along with great taste. In asking what we should focus our attentions on for the purposes of a review, Pep’s recom-
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We were well advised. As you can see and as with their entire menu, there can be no argument with the quantity offered - it’s simply huge, but also an extremely tasty and juicy steak. The glory however comes in a silver pot of perfect pepper potion. You can tell this is one that has been refined over the years, with the recipe kept safely locked in a vault and chefs sworn to secrecy on whatever they hold most dear. Both sweet and fiery I feel sure that if they sold it on draught beer sales would slump overnight. Actually, Vodka and Pepper Sauce shots. Would that work? Only one way to find out …. there are several along the bay offering a similar night-time venue of music, sports and generally a good night out, Millennium differs from most in two respects, actually, I’ll make that three. First it is open all day, every day. From 9.30am until the wee small hours, it is typically one of the first bars to open in the season and last to close. Second, it is a much favoured bar by many of the locals, and has something of an afternoon club reputation. This is no surprise as the island bar makes it a very social place to take a drink and its ‘family feel’ extends beyond that of blood to the long serving and much loved staff – yes Tash, we’re talking about you. This customer loyalty also extends to its tourist
Of course, this was before anybody had heard of all inclusive. Much has changed in the last 16 years and I asked Pep what he felt had been for the better or worse. be particularly good in bridging the gap that exists where there are the three abandoned hotel projects that remain
View From The Pep
an
“The growth of all-inclusive has had a huge impact along this stretch of Cala de Bou. 90% of accommodation in our immediate area is booked on an all-inclusive basis. Also, 600 beds that were categorised as tourist accommodation have changed to residential.” eyesore and leave tourists at opposite ends of the bay not realising the other end exists. I put the idea of a road train forward and it was dismissed immediately, and then surprise surprise, a road train project was announced for the east coast of San Jose linking the airport to Ibiza Town a short time later. Funny that.”
A lot has changed in the 33 years since entrepreneur and owner of Cala de Bou’s Millennium party/sports bar took up his first job at the hotel Pinet Playa. We talked to Pep about his background and thoughts on San Antonio bay - past, present and future. Pep married an English bride Elisa, and they have 3 children Pep junior, Tom and Lou with both Pep and Lou also working in the family business. Originally Pep hails from what he described as the poorest area of Spain Las Hurdes which borders on Portugal. “We lived a very basic life and had very little. I come from a family of shepherds and remember as a 10 year old boy herding goats to market with my father. The house we lived in was very simple, a single room with nothing more than curtains dividing up the sleeping areas. We would cook our staple foods of pork and potatoes over an open fire in the middle of the room and all of us children at one time or another were burnt from falling asleep and slumping forward into the cooking pan. A very simple life.” “It was in 1981 that I convinced a travel company rep to exchange a ticket I had for a ferry to Majorca to one for Ibiza as I wanted to come and see the Ibiza hippies”. Pep took up his first job as a waiter at the Pinet Playa hotel in Cala de Bou on what has become known as Reggae Beach. “It was a very different world. At Pinet Playa we were still using silver service in the restaurant and I stayed there for several years deciding to move on when they changed from that old school professional style. I was invited to open and manage Sgt Peppers which I did from 1986 – 1991.” Sgt Peppers is one of the venues that carry something of a legend status in the bay. Pep told us it was here that he first used the “check it out” catchphrase that many people will know him by. “In ‘91 I moved to manage the Apts. Bahia, San Antonio. Both at the Bahia and at Sgt peppers we were pulling in huge numbers, typically 400 or more at the Bahia where we held very popular karaoke nights.
Long term residents may remember that several years ago the bay of San Antonio underwent San Jose council’s “plan of excellence”. Many feel that the high ambitions of the plan as it was first presented, including tree lined pedestrian areas with only service vehicles allowed, was betrayed in its execution. The major consequence of the plan was that the then two way traffic on the main tourist road that serves the entire length of the bay was changed to a single lane road leading away from San Antonio. Pep has strong views. “The plan of excellence has been terrible for the area. I was one of the only people against it at the time, but the traffic flow all leading away from San Antonio has the result that all of the tourist flow from the coastal areas of Port des Torrent and Cala Bassa completely bypass the bay. Also with buses only picking up on the upper bay road, people do not see much of what the bay has to offer. We still do very well, but everybody around here has to work a lot harder because of these changes over the last decade or so.” I asked Pep what changes he would make if he were in the San Jose council hot seat. “Well I think the paseo will happen at some point. I think we have to accept that as reality. If I had my way, Cala de Bou would be given far greater community facilities. It feels that we are overlooked a lot of the time. For example in Ses Paisses where they have a population of only 3000, they have the police headquarters, swimming pool, sports facilities, public car parking, a good medical centre, basically everything you would expect to find in a self-contained community. Cala de Bou has a population of almost three times Ses Paisses, but we have none of that. There is land available, adjoining Avenida San
- Agusti
- n, the main road from San Antonio to Port des Torrent,
but for political reasons I can’t see it being used and so we are left as a community without the things that make it a community.
“Two doors along from the Bahia was a plot of empty land which the owner offered to me and having done well from the years before, I bought the land and managed the building of the Millennium bar which opened on 12th June 2000. We were off to a great start and would often be turning people away.
“Another idea I put forward was the idea of a road train that could do a constant loop around the bay creating movement and giving tourists an easy way to explore the area. This would