Cala Llentia Beach Review

If you need all the amenities that a big beach can provide then you should head to them, but if you’d rather find your self a quiet, empty little bay away from the rest of the world then you need to look a little further afield. Undeveloped Cala Llentia is perfect because although it feels a world away from anywhere, but you can actually access it pretty easily from nearby Cala Codolar.  

Cala Codolar has a car park, toilets, a restaurant and a lifeguard and although smaller and quieter than the big beaches Codolar can still draw the tourists. Drive to Codolar for a beautiful start to your beach day and when it begins to fill up, grab your stuff and take a walk up and over the hill to the south and you’ll find yourself at Cala Llentia. The ‘path’ such as it is, leaves Codolar from behind the row of recycling bins but actually you can just pick any route through the brush and head up, the hill is not too steep and it’s only a 10-minute walk. When you arrive at the summit of the hill you’ll find yourself on a rocky headland with nothing behind you but pine trees and cicadas and epic views out to sea all the way south to the Island of Es Vedra, Ibiza’s hotspot of mystical energy and legend.

Walk to the edge of the headland and you’ll find yourself looking down at the cool clear waters of Cala Llentia, a tiny cove that has been roughly hewn out of the cliffs leaving a small area of beach and a well-protected little bay. The climb down to the beach is rather rugged, there’s no marked path so just pick your way between boulders and scree. It’s a short climb and it’s ok for children but not suitable for anyone with a buggy or needing assistance; if that’s the case stick to Codolar next door where a wooden walkway leads out onto the sand.

It’s blissfully quiet here and since most visitors to Llentia do so by yacht and sunbathe onboard you may find you have the little beach all to yourself even in peak summer. You can sunbathe on the rocky sand or clamber around the rocks until you find a flat spot to stretch out, alternatively bring a lilo and spend your day floating in the invitingly blue water. The seabed is stony underfoot but shallow to enter and beautifully calm due to the surrounding cliff arms that protect this little bay. This makes for excellent snorkelling conditions and swimmers and free divers will find plenty to explore here.

Land explorers are welcome here also and the rugged headland surrounding the beach won’t disappoint. A quick step from Cala Llentia and you’ll find yourself at a remarkable tourist attraction, a large contemporary art installation nicknamed Ibiza Stonehenge for it’s resemblance to the British Landmark, it’s a hugely impressive sculpture that is well worth taking a wander around and is the main reason people end up at Cala Llentia. The beach itself is almost as unknown as the monument and people visiting one tend to find the other by accident. As such both spots find themselves blissfully devoid of crowds even in the peak of summer. Both the beach and the monument are beautiful spots to watch the sunset, so consider staying put until the evening.

Head to Cala Llentia to avoid the crowds and find your own nearly private beach along Ibiza’s madly busy west coast. It is completely undeveloped so has no amenities and no lifeguard but Cala Codolar is very close by for toilets and refreshments. There’s no shop anywhere nearby though so bring everything with you that you need for the day.

To find it drive to Cala Conta, then follow signs for Codolar and park there. There is some limited parking directly behind the Stonehenge monument. If you’re on public transport head to Cala Conta then it’s an easy 30-minute walk along the coastline from there.