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Sat 07 Jul 2008How Ibiza passed the teenager test
I KNOW WHAT you're thinking, Why bring teenagers to Ibiza? Is its main resort centre (Sant Antoni de Portmany) not the preserve of gangs of tattooed orcs, mini-skirts, stilettos and hen and stag parties on the lash?
Well, yes and no. Back in 1997, when the documentary series Ibiza Uncovered was broadcast on Sky One, we all raised our eyes to heaven and claimed we'd never set foot there unless things changed. Gradually, the numbers of tourists to this part of the island decreased, and over the past five years the governing body of San Antonio has decided to lift the town from its lengthy hangover.
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