Villas in Santa Gertrudis are mostly restored fincas and country houses in the middle of Ibiza, about 10 km in a straight line from Ibiza Town and from the beaches of both coasts. Choosing one comes down to two questions: how close you want to be to the village, and how much of the week you expect to spend at the house itself.
We have already written about the village itself, its square and Bar Costa included, in our Santa Gertrudis guide for families. This one is about the houses around it, and what to ask before you book a finca in the centre of the island for summer 2027.
Where is Santa Gertrudis, and how far is it from the beach?
Santa Gertrudis de Fruitera is a village in the municipality of Santa EulĂ ria des Riu, close to the geographical centre of Ibiza. That position is its strongest argument. Measured in a straight line from the village, the coast sits at almost the same distance in every direction:
- Santa EulĂ ria and its seafront: 9.4 km
- Cala Llonga: 9.5 km
- Talamanca beach: 9.6 km
- Ibiza Town: 10.1 km
- Port de Sant Miquel: 10.1 km
- Cala Salada, on the west coast: 11.5 km
- Ibiza airport: about 15 km
No house in this area is within walking distance of the sea. In exchange, no beach on the island is far away: the east coast one day, the north the next, and nobody has to plan the week around a single cala.
Which villas are within walking distance of the village?
A few houses stand on the edge of Santa Gertrudis itself, close enough for a morning coffee on foot and a dinner in the village with nobody driving home.
- Can Nora is a hacienda with several centuries behind it, restored with sabina-wood ceilings and lime-washed stone walls, among olive trees and a short walk from the village (0.7 km in a straight line). It sleeps up to 12 guests.
- Villa Paradis is a finca more than two hundred years old on an east-facing hillside above the Santa Gertrudis valley, furnished with antique pieces brought from India, Nepal, Tibet and Africa. The village is about ten minutes away on foot.
- Villa Can Gertrudis is the closest of all, about 500 metres from the village: two buildings joined by a shaded patio, a pool of eleven by four metres in the middle of the garden, a lawn and a play area for children.
What are the countryside fincas around Santa Gertrudis like?
A few minutes further out, the houses gain land and lose the walk into the village. Can Daphne stands at the end of a winding country lane, four minutes by car from Santa Gertrudis: a finca more than 250 years old with an old tower, a saltwater pool, a games room and a trampoline, surrounded by valleys planted with fruit trees.
Villa Reina has around 150 years in its walls and was renovated in the traditional Ibicenco style. It has a yoga deck, a massage area and a bohemian interior, and sits between Santa Gertrudis and Sant Mateu, under 3 km in a straight line from each village.
These are houses for a week in which most days begin and end at home, and the beach is somewhere you drive to after breakfast.
What about San Rafael, Sant Mateu and Buscastell?
Our Santa Gertrudis area page also includes three other inland villages, and each one changes the map a little.
- San Rafael (Sant Rafel) is the part of the centre nearest to Ibiza Town and the airport. Villa Larish, a house whose style borrows from Tulum and Bali, with Bali beds and a billiard table, is 4.7 km from Ibiza Town and 8.5 km from the airport in a straight line.
- Sant Mateu is open farmland in the northwest of the island. Can Kai looks over the countryside from the edge of its infinity pool, 700 metres from the village and about 8 km from Cala Salada.
- Buscastell, between Santa Gertrudis and Sant Antoni, has Casa Yolanda 1, a family country house with a gym, a yoga area, play areas indoors and outdoors, and an outdoor kitchen for the barbecue.
Is Santa Gertrudis a good place to stay in Ibiza?
It is for a particular kind of holiday. Families and groups who want a big garden and a different beach every day tend to like the centre, because every coast is a similar drive away. Guests who want to open the shutters onto the water usually choose the coast, around Cap Martinet or the calas of San José. Neither is better: they are different weeks, and we tell clients which one their dates and their group point to before they look at a single house.
Late autumn is also a good moment to see the village as its residents know it. Every November Santa Gertrudis celebrates its patron saint with several weeks of fiestas, organised by a local committee with the support of the Ajuntament de Santa Eulà ria, including ball pagès, the traditional Ibicenco dance, as reported each year by Periódico de Ibiza.
Do you need a car in Santa Gertrudis?
In practice, yes. Most of the houses in this guide list a hire car as recommended, and the beaches, the marinas and the restaurants on the coast are all a drive away. If nobody in the group wants to drive, our concierge team arranges the airport transfer and a driver for the evenings.
What should you check before booking a finca in the centre?
- Where the bedrooms are. In old fincas some rooms are in the original house and others are guest rooms around the grounds, each with its own entrance, as at Villa Paradis. It suits couples who want privacy; with small children it is worth knowing in advance.
- Air conditioning. In some houses, Villa Paradis and Villa Can Gertrudis among them, it is fitted in the bedrooms only.
- A heated pool for May, June or October. Some pools can be heated, as at Can Daphne, usually at an extra charge. Ask before you book if you are travelling outside high summer.
- Celebrations. A few houses accept events, Can Nora and Villa Paradis among them, but it always depends on the owner and is agreed before the booking.
- One figure to compare. The price we quote already includes cleaning, so you compare houses on a single number.
What if your group does not fit in one house?
The village makes it easy to split. Can Nora is about 770 metres in a straight line from Villa Can Gertrudis and about 760 metres from Villa Paradis, so two families can each have their own house and still meet in the square for dinner.
Next step
The houses we offer in the centre of the island are together on the Santa Gertrudis area page. If walking to the village matters to your group, send us your dates: we check which of the houses within walking distance of the square are available for them.
Frequently asked questions
How far is Santa Gertrudis from the beach?
About 9.5 to 10 km in a straight line to Cala Llonga, Talamanca, Santa EulĂ ria and Port de Sant Miquel. No villa in the area is within walking distance of the sea, but every coast is a similar drive away.
How far is Santa Gertrudis from Ibiza airport?
About 15 km in a straight line from the village. Houses in San Rafael are closer: Villa Larish is about 8.5 km from the airport.
Can you walk to Santa Gertrudis village from a villa?
From some of them. Villa Can Gertrudis is about 500 metres from the village, and Villa Paradis is about ten minutes away on foot.
Are villas in Santa Gertrudis good for families?
Yes, especially for families who want space at the house. Can Daphne has a trampoline and a games room, and Casa Yolanda 1, in nearby Buscastell, has play areas indoors and outdoors.
Is Santa Gertrudis part of Santa Eulalia?
Yes. The village belongs to the municipality of Santa EulĂ ria des Riu, although it lies inland, about 9.4 km in a straight line from the Santa EulĂ ria seafront.
