IBIZA

"Water transparent as air, water clear sky, "Pitiusas"... Inhabited for thousands of years, one wonders what made ​​these islands so appealing across all eras and all civilizations. A seductive and magnetic force that goes beyond its mild climate, still attracts thousands of people to a land where mysticism and hedonism live, dream and reality ..." So begins the chapter of Spanish TVE series" Cities for XXI Century" dedicated to Ibiza and Formentera. An essential report, conducted objectively and lovingly, to which I often go when I feel nostalgia from the land I consider home. We can find in almost half an hour of filming a deep appreciation for these blessed islands which offer unique corners of our Mediterranean Sea and are World leaders in natural beauty.

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It is difficult to find a native or resident of Ibiza who would not worship their land, who does not miss it when is away, always with the hope of return as a consolation to mitigate this concern. For many, coming in every age and every condition, the White Island and its southern sister have become something far beyond a more or less exclusive holiday destination, they are a land of eternal spring, they are a way of life. Almost everyone who has ever walked these unique islands, takes home feelings of peace, beauty, freedom and happines to have received the special energy gift that the "Pitiusas" deliver.

The entrance to the report follows with a phrase that is registered in the minds of those who repeat its name like a mantra: "Ibiza, five letters for a magical place ... 30 years ago, many of those who could not point Spain on a map, had heard of Ibiza..." The references to fashion and hippie culture that left such marked spirit on the island are inevitable, as the emphasis on protecting and safeguarding nature and unique cultural traditions that make up an essential part of its essence.

I love to include Ibiza on a blog that seeks to establish a vision of hope (but realistic) on what lies ahead. This corner of the Balearics Islands means to me, for almost a decade, the "Land of Future" that gives name to this blog. Lots of people went through it looking for that dream life, that mythical utopia that meant the global village that became Ibiza in the 60s and 70s. The nostalgia of the islands of those years is another constant presence that floats in the air whenever one is lost and left enchanted by the roads, landscapes and people of their inner lands. Every paradise survives until it is discovered by mass tourism but in Ibiza and Formentera that spirit of authenticity seems to be much stronger than the fierce attack that undercontrolled development of the last 3 decades has planted on their essence. One cannot help thinking about such strength when crosses with the typical "payesa" dressed in her traditional clothes, a few kilometers away from the new "Megaclub" or the most exclusive and fashionable spot in Europe.

It seems that centuries before our era, ibiza already was chosen a place of eternal rest for upstanding classes of Romans, Phoenicians and Carthaginians, as evidenced by the thousands of graves that burrow in Puig des Molins hills in Vila, capital of the island. As a culmination of the many legends that run from it, for a few years it's been spread the story giving prediction from Nostradamus about Ibiza being the only refuge of man on our planet after a nuclear holocaust. Some even exaggerate enough to ensure that the author lived for a time on the island and ended up falling in love with it. However, something emerges from this land that constantly makes us dream of returning to her, of enjoying these fresh and transparent waters, of the sight of those fields that extend a red earth carpet multicolored with fruits and flowers throughout the year.

The brand "Ibiza" continues booming, like her little sister, "Formentera". Each passing day the passion and militancy of its addicts increases. In recent months we did not stop reading news about Balearic Islands being the first to emerge from the economic crisis that has embittered our Mediterranean existence since 2007. Expectations and forecasts for the next tourist season, essential engine that drives the economy of these islands, seem to follow a steady upward trend. Its society works with emphasis on seeking new initiatives to adjust seasonal demand that, if reaching the desired shape, predict a more stable future for the people of Ibiza and Formentera.

The constant struggle that rages from the 60s to find a sustainable balance between nature and development will continue. It is our duty to maintain that essence to keep it generation after generation. Emphasizing the importance of being aware of the treasure we have in our hands I make my own the last words of the same Tv report that opened this post ... "It is difficult to think of the "Pitiusas" without missing its elemental purity. There are a Formentera and Ibiza that the world would like to keep in the heart knowing their interest but also their vulnerability. So that when we will come back in a thousand years through the children of our children, we will remember that in the XXI century we were able to realize that they are a paradise and how we kept it. "