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The shift in Ibiza’s reputation from hedonistic party island to healthy lifestyle mecca is a little disingenuous. The hippies of the 1960s are seen as the precursors to the ravers of the 1980s and 1990s, although Pacha, the island’s first super club, opened back in 1973.
In reality, the island had always been a place for free-thinkers of any variety, including writers and artists. During the Spanish Civil War, as ferry travel opened up from mainland Spain, natives came to escape from Francisco Franco’s oppressive rule, charmed by the sleepy island.
