Couple photoshoot in Ibiza

In a city, a couple session is a choice of neighbourhood. On Ibiza it is a choice of coast, because the island is small enough for orientation to decide what the light does. The old town faces east and catches the first sun on its walls; the west coast faces open water and gets the last of it, with Es Vedrà offshore. Both are half an hour of walking at most, and neither works at the other end of the day. What the two of you have to settle before booking is less about style than about your week: whether you would rather set an alarm for dawn and have Dalt Vila to yourselves, or spend the evening on a cove and share it with whoever else came for the sunset. We plan the route once that is decided, around the parking as much as the light.

When to book in Ibiza

Aim for late May, June or the second half of September: weekdays on the coves are quiet and the sea is warm enough to stand in. The hour depends on which coast you chose. Dalt Vila takes the sun from about six in the morning and stays empty until the cruise passengers arrive late in the morning, so the useful window is the first two hours. On the west coast the session ends with the sun touching the water, which in late June is after twenty past nine and by late September just before eight. In July and August, leave Cala Comte and Benirràs alone at sunset or switch to dawn. From November to April the island is closed and cool, but the light is clear and the beaches are empty, which some couples come for.