If you’re seeking some me time, nothing beats a treatment in the Pure Seven Spa, where some of the private treatment rooms boast views straight across the Med to Es Vedra. All treatments are bespoke and natural elements like Ibiza salt and herbs are part of the pampering. At sunset o’clock, the resort’s ground floor restaurant, Cone Club, is where you can take part in the daily Sunset Ritual – music, tapas, cocktails and signature Cava Sangria, with the magic moment heralded by the sound of an enormous gong. Further inside the hotel, the Pershing Yacht Terrace is the luxury cocktail bar open from 5pm to midnight, perfect for pre-dinner sundowners created by world-class mixologists, with live music every night from sunset.
Back up on the cliffs adjacent to the hotel is Ibiza’s very own version of Stonehenge – dubbed, as you might guess, Ibizahenge, by locals. While Ibiza does have many myths and rumours, this particular stone structure is not a mystery: Time and Space – The Speed of Lightby Australian artist Andrew Rogers is an installation of the solar system commissioned by Cirque Du Soleil founder Guy Laliberté, who also happens to live right on the cliff. The13 solid basalt columns, which form a Fibonacci sequence, can be seen from space, with the tallest column at 10 metres tall topped with 23-carat gold that becomes illuminated by the sun as it sets on the day of the winter solstice. “You don’t have to be an art lover to appreciate this piece,” says Ed. “It’s just brimming with that Cala Conta magic.”
To experience the sunsets of Cala Conta – and not travel far to do it – take your next vacation in one of the Dynamic Lives villas close to the areas, so the beauty is on right your doorstep: Casa de Calmas, Villa Tutti and, Can Rocas