A privately curated house above Cala Conta — refined, quiet, and unmistakably not the Ibiza you know.
A Private Retreat
Hidden among the pines a few minutes from Cala Conta, Can Serenico is a place of light, stone and quiet — two houses set deep in a botanical garden.
A master house given over to a single suite, and a guest house with four bedrooms and four bathrooms — five bedrooms in all, wrapped by Mediterranean pines and the slow turn of the Balearic sun. Inside, the houses read as a single, personally-assembled collection: a warm Mediterranean minimalism layered with 1970s Italian modernism in the spirit of Sciolari, Stilnovo and Sarfatti, Hollywood-Regency brass in the manner of Tommaso Barbi and Maison Jansen, Scandinavian sling leather close to Arne Norell and Børge Mogensen, and a tropical, McGuire-and-Ficks-Reed rattan note carried in from Palm Springs. Custom built-ins, vintage pieces sourced one by one — mostly through 1stDibs, from galleries in Vienna, Copenhagen and California — and quiet artisanal textiles sit together in lime-washed plaster rooms, so the design feels collected rather than decorated.
The Best Side of the Island
The private retreat on the side of Ibiza the sun sets into.
Can Serenico sits on the west coast above Cala Conta — the stretch of Ibiza the whole island travels to at dusk. From the garden, the terraces and the pool, the sun drops straight into the Mediterranean, every evening, in private.
From the Sky
The house and garden, seen from above.
Aerial films of Can Serenico — the two houses, the pool, the pine canopy and the botanical garden running down toward Cala Conta.
Wellness & Sustainability
A house that takes care of you — and of the land it sits on.
A small private wellness wing, and a quiet conviction that a place this beautiful should leave the smallest possible footprint on the island that gave it.
Wellness
Sustainability
The Master Bedroom
A room held by the pines.
The master bedroom opens onto a private terrace beneath a centuries-old pine. Lime-washed walls in pale ochre, linen drapes that breathe with the breeze, and an ensuite bathroom open to the trees.
A low black leather sling lounge chair in the spirit of Arne Norell and Børge Mogensen sits beside a weathered rattan loveseat (1960s–80s, Scandinavian-tropical). On the bedside, a 1970s brass botanical lamp in the manner of Tommaso Barbi and Maison Jansen, answered by a gold-toned wall sconce close to Sciolari and Stilnovo and a Sputnik-style ceiling light recalling Gino Sarfatti (1950s–60s). A glass-and-brass console in the Maison Jansen mood completes the room.
The Guest Bedrooms
Four bedrooms, four bathrooms — wrapped in pine and light.
Just steps from the master house, the guest house holds four bedrooms and four bathrooms. Each opens onto its own piece of the garden — a private terrace, a courtyard, a stretch of pine canopy — and each is dressed in the same lime-washed plaster, linen and vintage pieces as the rest of the villa. Made for families and friends to share the place without ever feeling on top of one another.
The Terrace
An outdoor room beneath the pines.
A lounge corner shaded by ancient pines, set with rattan chairs and linen cushions. The Mediterranean glints between the branches; bougainvillea spills over the parapet.
Rattan armchairs and linen cushions in the relaxed coastal language of 1970s McGuire and Ficks Reed.
The Pergola
Inside meets outside, Balinese-style.
Right in front of the main living room, a giant Balinese-style pergola — black steel posts crowned with thick palm thatch and raffia chandeliers — turns the summer house into one continuous room. Deep linen sofas, kilim cushions and a vast hardwood coffee table sit open to the garden of cactus, palms and pines, so the indoor salon and the outdoor lounge flow seamlessly into each other.
Custom black-steel-and-thatch pergola with raffia chandeliers in a Balinese-meets-Axel-Vervoordt mood, deep contemporary linen sofas, vintage kilim cushions and a live-edge hardwood coffee table.
The Pool
Water, suspended above the sea.
A long stone-edged pool stretched between umbrella pines, a thatched pavilion for slow lunches, and loungers shaded by linen parasols. The pool is simply where the collection meets the water.
Every object was personally curated by the owner and sourced one by one, mostly through 1stDibs: woven lanterns and a live-edge dining table from a gallery in Vienna, Scandinavian teak loungers found in Copenhagen, ceramics and rattan accents shipped over from Palm Springs.
The Kitchen
A pavilion for long breakfasts and late suppers.
Black steel doors fold open to the garden, revealing a generous island, pendant lights and soft lime-washed walls. By day it feels airy and practical; by dusk it glows like a lantern in the palms.
Custom contemporary island in walnut and black concrete, lined with moulded shell bar stools in the 1950s Eames spirit. Above, a layered trio of pendants borrows from 1970s Italian modernism — Stilnovo, FontanaArte and Sciolari. Outside, a rustic refectory table and matching benches, contemporary and artisan-made.
The TV Room
A snug for slow afternoons.
A tucked-away room in lime-washed plaster with low daybeds in rust-toned chenille, a woven wall hanging, a Moroccan jar and a window framing the pines — made for film nights and long siestas.
Custom built-in daybeds with a clear 1970s energy. An opaline globe chandelier nods to mid-century Stilnovo; a small glass side table sits in the Maison Jansen and Romeo Rega spirit of the 1970s, paired with a tall black-and-brass modernist table lamp.
The Gym
Brand-new Technogym, opening to the pines.
A fully equipped private gym fitted out with brand-new Technogym machines — Skillbike, free weights, kettlebells, a Swiss ball and a heavy bag — set in a lime-washed room with a full-height antique-framed mirror and steel-framed doors that fold open to the pine grove. Train indoors with the breeze coming through, or roll the mat outside under the trees.
The Hammam
Steam, warmth, chromotherapy.
A private hammam in pale tadelakt with heated stone benches, an Effegibi steam generator and a chromotherapy lamp that glows from amber to deep red. A slow ritual of steam and warm light, just steps from the sauna and ice plunge.
Sauna & Ice Plunge
Heat, cold, pines.
A hand-shingled sauna pavilion set among the junipers — infrared inside, oak ice-plunge barrels and a cold shower outside. A small Nordic ritual on the edge of the Mediterranean garden.
The Office
An igloo in the pines.
A standalone office shipped in from the Far East — a hand-shingled timber igloo set deep among the Norfolk pines, with arched glazing opening directly onto the pool. Wired with 1 Gb fibre internet, it sits apart from both the master house and the guest house, offering total tranquillity for working without ever leaving the garden.
A leather Eames-style lounge chair, a long custom desk, a green-tiled bench lined with art books and a daybed piled with herringbone cushions.
The Garden
A botanical garden above the sea.
More than a Mediterranean garden, Can Serenico's grounds are a full botanical collection — designed and planted by a professional landscape architect, something genuinely rare in Ibiza. Hundreds of species coexist here: umbrella and Norfolk pines, fan and date palms, banana trees, fig and olive, prickly pear, agave, yucca, frangipani, bougainvillea, jasmine, oleander, dragon trees, cycads, ferns and aromatic herbs. Paths wind through clipped hedges, gravel courts and wild scrub down toward the sea and the silhouette of Es Vedrà on the horizon. Sunsets here are the day's quiet finale; a vintage Ford and a row of surfboards wait by the gate.
The Full Tour
See the house and garden in full.
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