It is an
entertainment district
An entertainment district is a type of arts district with a high concentration of movie theaters, theatres or other entertainment venues. Such areas may be officially designated by local governments with functional zoning regulations, as well as ...
in
Spain
Spain, or the Kingdom of Spain, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe with territories in North Africa. Featuring the Punta de Tarifa, southernmost point of continental Europe, it is the largest country in Southern Eur ...
that is made up of a few streets and one long
bar
Bar or BAR may refer to:
Food and drink
* Bar (establishment), selling alcoholic beverages
* Candy bar
** Chocolate bar
* Protein bar
Science and technology
* Bar (river morphology), a deposit of sediment
* Bar (tropical cyclone), a laye ...
strip in the popular
tourist destination
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Types
Places of natural beau ...
of
San Antonio
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,
Ibiza
Ibiza (; ; ; #Names and pronunciation, see below) or Iviza is a Spanish island in the Mediterranean Sea off the eastern coast of the Iberian Peninsula. It is 150 kilometres (93 miles) from the city of Valencia. It is the third largest of th ...
is referred to as "The West End". "The Strip" or "het marginaal straatje". This area is based around Carrer
Santa Agnès.
Popular bars in this area include the Revolutions, Soho, Dub Diamond, Koppas, Soul City, Taboo and the Tropicanas. Bars generally play more commercial
house music
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than the rest of the
Balearic Island
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. However some of the bars, such as Viva, operate an open decks policy. Outside, the streets are littered with chairs and tables where holidaymakers can sit and enjoy a drink.
The West End's bars are open seven days a week from May through to the end of September. Moreover, there is a limited number of bars open throughout the week in April and October. During the off season of November to March, only a handful of the bars aimed at the locals and winter workers open at the weekends
The area is even referred to in
Spanish
Spanish might refer to:
* Items from or related to Spain:
**Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain
**Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many countries in the Americas
**Spanish cuisine
**Spanish history
**Spanish culture
...
as ''"el West".''
Geography of Ibiza
Entertainment districts in Spain
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