To discover the unique story of Isla Ibiza Bonita, we must go back to the year 1974. Katja, a 13-year old girl at the time, first travelled to Ibiza with her Dutch childhood friend Ino and her family. It was on that first trip to the island that she fell in love with Ibiza. “It was like I landed in a postcard.”
The Ibiza family
Ino’s family was very adventurous and stayed in a fisherman’s cottage on top of the hill near Cala d’Hort. It was an extremely small cabin with no toilet, electricity or running water. The family led a very primitive lifestyle. And it was this simplistic Ibicenco lifestyle that Katja admired so much. “I felt in love with the pure and rough landscape of Ibiza and the pure simplicity of the community of people. It was all about friendship and being together.”
Ino’s father was a spear fisherman and a very talented diver. They lived from the barter trade and the fishery on the island. And they made everything else themselves. It was a totally different world, but Katja loved the way of living in Ibiza and still does. “When I’m there, I feel completely peaceful, independent and I realize what really matters in life.”