La Ibense Bornay, cradle of industrial ice cream Curiosity · Ibi, L'Alcoià, Alicante Image of Ibi, not of the place itself. Founded in 1892 by Carlos Bornay, La Ibense Bornay is the oldest ice cream brand in Spain, heir to Ibi's 19th-century tradition of trading in snow and ice. Photo: Blas Pi Pla (CC BY 3.0) What to see and do in Ibi