CN Traveller
Anton Bilton is describing the non-denominational temple at the heart of Sabina Ibiza, his new eco-community on the island’s south-west coast. There is talk of its energetic stillness, of crystals embedded in the foundations to create a protective force against negativity, and the feeling of calm it evokes. ‘It allows one to silently reconnect with the authentic self,’ he says. A temple in the middle of a modernist village may seem incongruous, but Bilton is no ordinary entrepreneur. Passionate and profoundly articulate, he’s also a lateral thinker, plant-medicine evangelist and founder of the Tyringham Initiative, which according to its literature is a ‘think-tank for the evolution, expansion and deeper understanding of “new-paradigm consciousness”’. And he likes a party – Pete Tong can often be found on the decks at his home; for his 50th he chartered a boat from Venice to Hvar for three days and nights, with non-stop DJ sets and not much sleep.