| Author: | Stephen Armstrong | ISBN: | 9781448126712 |
| Publisher: | Transworld | Publication: | January 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Transworld Digital | Language: | English |
| Author: | Stephen Armstrong |
| ISBN: | 9781448126712 |
| Publisher: | Transworld |
| Publication: | January 31, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Transworld Digital |
| Language: | English |
The White Island is, and always has been, a magnet for hedonists. Its history reads like a history of pleasure itself. It is also a story of invasions and migrations, of artists and conmen, of drop-outs and love-ins.
The Carthaginians established a cult to their goddess of sex there, and named the island after Bez, their god of dance. Roman centurions in need of a bit of down time between campaigns would go to Ibiza to get their kicks. And over the centuries, cultures around the Med have used the island either as a playground or a dump for the kind of people who didn't quite fit in back home, but who you'd probably quite like to meet at a party...
This is the history of Ibiza, the fantasy island, framed by one long, golden summer where anything can happen - and it usually does.
The White Island is, and always has been, a magnet for hedonists. Its history reads like a history of pleasure itself. It is also a story of invasions and migrations, of artists and conmen, of drop-outs and love-ins.
The Carthaginians established a cult to their goddess of sex there, and named the island after Bez, their god of dance. Roman centurions in need of a bit of down time between campaigns would go to Ibiza to get their kicks. And over the centuries, cultures around the Med have used the island either as a playground or a dump for the kind of people who didn't quite fit in back home, but who you'd probably quite like to meet at a party...
This is the history of Ibiza, the fantasy island, framed by one long, golden summer where anything can happen - and it usually does.
