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Two slender, high-heeled legs protrude from a chocolate cupcake. In between, a strawberry has been provocatively placed atop a bed of whipped cream, while a slogan scrawled in neon lipstick reads: "You'll never dance alone, bitch."

As billboard campaigns go, this ad for a night out at the world's biggest super-club Privilege leaves very little to the imagination. But in a place where, stereotypically, enjoyment is measured by excess, I'd expect nothing less from Spanish island Ibiza.

Similar ads line the roads leading to clubbing hotspot (or hedonistic hellhole, depending on how you look at it) Playa d'en Bossa, like a sugary, sweet trail, attracting bees to a honey pot.

When I arrive in mid-October, though, the place is refreshingly peaceful. Flyers have been ripped from shop windows, bars have pulled down their shutters, and a plastic bag sent billowing skyward by the cool autumnal breeze is the closest thing I see to dancing in the street.

The clubbers may have packed away their glow sticks for another year but, I'm told by one resident, the winter season is when Ibiza really blossoms. There's less traffic on the roads and prices are much lower. Yet the sun still shines, with temperatures hovering at 15C in December.

"If you're not fussed about catching the clubs but still want to see spectacular sunsets, top up your tan and sample traditional Mediterranean cuisine, it's a great time to go," Cheapflights.co.uk travel expert Ben Rosier says.

Traditionally, clubs, bars, restaurants and hotels would close their doors once DJs had spun their last tunes in September. But now, several properties are staying open for longer. The new Hard Rock Hotel is taking bookings until November, while glamorous Atzaro, in the north of the island, has announced it will host guests year-round.

A 15-minute drive from grown-up beach town Santa Eularia, Atzaro is a working orange farm that's been in operation for more than a century. Ten years ago, owners the Guash family opened the property as a 24-room hotel with Ibiza's only open-air spa. Oranges are still cultivated and sold to local markets, or served as freshly squeezed juice to guests at breakfast.

Teak, linen-wrapped daybeds are spread around the vast but secluded gardens, resplendent with canopies of fragrant jasmine and striking bougainvillea.

A proliferation of Balinese statues hints at the property's spiritual, New Age leanings. Several wellbeing festivals take place throughout the year, and some attract as many as 9000 people.

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