Puget Museum

The watercolours are the reason to stop: Ibiza painted in the early twentieth century, before international tourism arrived, in loose, light-filled strokes. Two painters share the walls. Narcís Puget Viñas, the father, left 42 oil paintings and 30 drawings; his son Narcís Puget Riquer, 29 watercolours and 29 drawings. The son gave all 130 works to the state, and they have hung here since 2007.

The house itself is half the visit. It keeps its original decoration, windows and staircase. From the upper windows and the terrace you look out over the old town.

• The historic house has no air conditioning, and in summer the rooms get very hot. Dress light.
• An hour covers most of the collection.
• Go up to the windows and the terrace: the views are part of the visit.
• The museum sits partway up Dalt Vila, so it makes a natural pause on the climb from the lower town to the top of the hill.
• There are toilets inside.

The last stretch is on foot, uphill through the streets of Dalt Vila. The museum stands partway up the old town, a convenient break on the climb from the lower town towards the top. The nearest named stop, Vara de Rey, is about 340 m away in a straight line, and from there the walk climbs into the walls; another stop lies about 210 m away. By car, the nearest car parks are about 180 m and 190 m away in a straight line. Guideposts stand close to the museum.

Best: a weekday morning, soon after opening, and outside high summer if you can.

Avoid: summer afternoons, and Mondays, when the museum is closed.

The old house has no air conditioning and holds the heat through a summer day, and weekend hours are shorter, so a late weekend visit finds the doors already shut.