Beach Bums - Part 24

 Ibiza

Ibiza is one of the Balearic Islands in the Mediterranean belonging to Spain.  It has beautiful beaches, and many of them are officially or unofficially clothing-optional.  Above is Es Cavallet beach, which was the first official nude beach on Ibiza.

Es Cavallet beach has become a favorite among European gay men.

The name Es Cavallet isn't Spanish.  It's Catalan, which is the language spoken in Catalonia, the Barcelona region of Spain, as well as in the Balearic Islands.  Catalan is not a Spanish dialect.  It's a separate language, closer in some ways to French and Italian than to Spanish.  Es Cavallet means "it's a little horse" in Catalan, named after a horse-powered salt mill that used to be nearby.

Another nude beach is Aigües Blanques (Aguas Blancas in Spanish).  It has three stretches of sand with naked bathers.  The last stretch, reached by clambering over rocks, is totally nudist.

But perhaps the best location for nude beachgoers is Ibiza's little sister island of Formentera.  Every beach on this island is clothing-optional.  Above is the Platja de Llevant, a beach on a peninsula stretching out toward the main island of Ibiza in the background.

Es Pujols beach on Formentera is more built up, with a large number of beachside restaurants and bars.  This guy on Es Pujols is having fun building a sand castle.

You can even take a mud bath on Formentera if that's what you like.

But for most people, the main attractions are turquoise waters ...

And sandy beaches.  This guy has been successful in achieving an over-all tan.

We end today with a panoramic scan of Es Cavallet beach, back on the main island of Ibiza.  Note that every single person on the beach is male.  Déu n'hi do!  That's Catalan for "Wow!"