Ibiza Uncovered did a good job illustrating just how bad San Antonio had become. Louts with football shirts, full of beer looking for a fight were all across our screens and the reputation of the fishing town that had been the gateway to this beautiful island was destroyed. However, time has a habit of eroding memories and San Antonio with the help it’s small group inhabitants and the Spanish Tourist Board is muscling it’s way back into the limelight. Hopefully with the new face lift and the modernising that’s been going on, San Antonio will now be able to compete with Ibiza Town as the most chic area on the island.
With the 1st 5* hotel in the offering, much needed work being done on the marina, a €3m sports complex with swimming pools, football pitches and cycling track and a new bus station under construction, San
Antonio has a new look and feel that should hopefully pull in the most die hard fans of Ibiza Town.
More exciting is the new promenade where Café del Mar, Savannah and Café Mambo are located that now links up Kasbah, Coastline and the Golden Buddha. This is a mile of land running alongside the beach full of bars and restaurants offering great cocktails and delicious food while you enjoy the fantastic sunset.
With the backing of the bars, beaches, plush agroturismos and boutique hotels, the council is now very keen to push the attributes of San Antonio to the world and entice the A-list back to it shores.
Well San Antonio needs a remake as the repeat tourist to the city are falling in larger numbers. People who have been to riverwalk complain about the polluted waters and bad smell experienced throughout the walk. Riverwalk is an asset for the city but it is not being kept well.