San Rafael, Ibiza

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San Rafael
Village
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San Rafael
Location of the town in Ibiza
Coordinates: 38°57′36″N1°23′55″E / 38.96000°N 1.39861°E / 38.96000; 1.39861 Coordinates: 38°57′36″N1°23′55″E / 38.96000°N 1.39861°E / 38.96000; 1.39861
CountryFlag of Spain.svg  Spain
Autonomous Community Balearic Islands
Island Ibiza
Municipality Sant Antoni de Portmany
Population
 (2008)
  Total2,047
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)

Sant Rafel de sa Creu (Spanish : San Rafael) is a village on the Spanish island of Ibiza. It is located off the main road which connects Ibiza Town and San Antonio and a short walk from two of the most famous Ibiza nightclubs, Amnesia and Privilege. The village is also home to a smaller and more intimate club called Underground which is hugely popular with locals and workers on the island.

San Rafael is a small, quiet village with little more than a church, a few bars and restaurants. The majority of the village's population live in the surrounding countryside.

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Church of Sant-Rafael


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