The Rustic Getaway

Ibiza may have a rep as clubber central, but the four-month-old La Granja estate situated in an idyllic hamlet on the Spanish isle tones things down with its lure of farmstead living.

Portrait of Tammy Strobel

Ibiza may have a rep as clubber central, but the four-month-old La Granja estate situated in an idyllic hamlet on the Spanish isle tones things down with its lure of farmstead living.

Surrounded by a lush pine
forest, La Granja retains
the Iberian and Moorish
influence of the area in its
architecture and design.
Surrounded by a lush pine forest, La Granja retains the Iberian and Moorish influence of the area in its architecture and design.

A tie-up between arty agricultural outfit Friends Of A Farmer and independent hotel collective Design Hotels, the estate boasts a 200-year-old stone farmhouse that houses 10 suites and offers activities with a hipster-meets-hippy cachet – think slow-food workshops, communal farming, Indonesian gamelan and even Burning Man.

Going rural chic via 
Female’s August ’14 issue
Going rural chic via Female’s August ’14 issue

1 Manoush embroidered cotton shirt, Rue Madame.

2 Valentino Garavani leather cross-body bag with beads, $4,960, Valentino.

3 Leather tote with beads, Tory Burch.

4 Jacquard shift dress with sequins, $6,295, Burberry.

5 No. 21 satin and canvas slides, Club 21.

6 Rimowa x Ong Shunmugam Classic Flight aluminium and embroidered wool luggage, Rimowa.

7 Magic Alhambra 18K yellow gold drop earrings with malachite and diamonds, Van Cleef & Arpels.

8 Lambskin and cord slides with glass pearls, $1,240, Chanel.

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Model Photo Roy Zhang