For two thousand years, Sant Antoni was a small fishing village that rose from the Roman natural harbor Portus Magnus, but it began to grow in the late 1950s when many hotels and tourist resorts were built as part of a mass tourism initiative which took place across Spain.

[citation needed] The choice of an egg comes from a story about Columbus, who when seeking funding for his Western route to the Indies, was told it was impossible.

[citation needed] Part of Sant Antoni's harbourside promenade, Passeig de ses Fonts, is an area which was developed in the early 1990s to improve the appearance of the town.

It is also the best place[citation needed] from which to watch the massive fireworks display which celebrates the fiesta of Saint Bartholomew on 24 August.

Along the coast of the natural bay of San Antonio de Portmany in the west is the Sunset Strip - a venue where visitors to the island meet at sunset at various bars including the Café del Mar, Café Mambo, where the likes of Swedish House Mafia, Carl Cox, David Guetta and Pete Tong DJ on a regular basis.