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The massively well-liked Spanish island of Ibiza has began limiting the variety of vacationer vehicles and caravans that may go to.
From 1 June to 30 September, the variety of autos utilized by non-residents might be capped at 20,168.
Solely 16,000 of those autos might be allowed to be rental vehicles. The opposite 4,108 might be for vacationers who need to disembark with their vehicles in Ibiza from the ports of Barcelona, Denia, Valencia, or Palma.
To go to Ibiza together with your automobile, you’ll have to get a allow, which prices €1 per day. You’ll be able to examine if you have to apply for this your self or if the ferry firm will deal with it for you, and apply for the required allow through anew official web site arrange by the Consell de Ibiza.
Caravans now additionally want to point out that they’ve a reserving at a campsite. They’ll now not have the ability to enter the island in the event that they plan to wild camp or park along side the highway.
Motorbikes are at present exempt from the seasonal restrictions on autos.
Why has Ibiza imposed restrictions on vacationer autos?
The transfer is meant to sort out overtourism on the island, which has round 160,000 residents however receives greater than 3 million vacationers a 12 months.
The variety of vehicles on Ibiza’s roads has quadrupled over the past 20 years, rising from 51,000 in 2002 to 207,000 in 2022. It’s hoped the brand new cap will assist ease site visitors issues and assist extra sustainable tourism on the island.
In a bid to sort out the rising anti-tourism sentiment, the island’s authorities has additionally imposed limits on cruise ship arrivals and cracked down on unlawful short-term leases.
Will different Balearic Islands additionally begin limiting vacationer autos?
Annually, the Balearic Islands entice round 19 million vacationers – a reasonably sizable portion of Spain’s 94 million annual guests.
The Council of Mallorca can also be seeking to apply restrictions on vacationer autos from subsequent 12 months. It’s set to publish a draft legislation very quickly and can seemingly introduce comparable guidelines from summer time 2026.
The President of the Council of Mallorca, Llorenç Galmés, has stated a most variety of autos might be set, with desire given to electrical or non-polluting autos.
The small island of Formentera, round 20km south of Ibiza, already restricts the variety of vacationer autos in the course of the summer time months. Quad bikes, caravans and motorhomes aren’t allowed throughout this era.
From 1 June to 30 September, guests, together with these with their very own autos or rental vehicles, want to use for a allow on the Formentera Eco web site.
The allow prices €6 per day, with a minimal quantity of €30 no matter how lengthy you keep, for vehicles and €3 per day, with a minimal quantity of €15, for motorbikes. Hybrid autos get a 50 per cent low cost, whereas electrical autos are exempt from the charge.
However, spanning solely 19km from finish to finish, it’s simple to discover Formentera and not using a automobile. Guests can hire a motorbike or just stroll the island’s community of traffic-free rural paths and tracks.