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Spanish island in the Balearic Islands
Photo: Samu from Alpedrete, Spain, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
Formentera is the smallest and southernmost of Spain's Balearic Islands. The island is flat and sandy with magnificent, unspoilt beaches. There are a few places where the land rises to present spectacular cliffs to the sea. It is perfect for cycling, walking, snorkelling and sailing.
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Crowded beach.
It's 85 m long, lies between Es Pujols and Sa Roqueta and is a little unspoilt naturist beach, and has a low occupancy degree and where most people are naked when they lie on the beach, are swimming or playing beach tennis.
An island to the north of Platja de ses Illetes. Espalmador also has the famous mud baths, however as of July 2010, visitors are greeted by two female guards who stopped everybody and instructed to only look, but not touch or try, because it belongs to a highly protected nature reserve. When choosing a beach for the day, consider the wind direction - some beaches may be rough while others are calm. Since the island is small, it is not difficult to change your plans at short notice. Formentera also has two large lagoons, the Estany de Peix and Estany Pudent (Fish lagoon and Stinking lagoon). It's possible to swim on the south side of the Estany de Peix; the north is a boat harbour. For the energetic traveller Formentera has a network of cycle tracks and green lanes, both around the lagoons and beaches, and going to the more wild upland areas of the Cap de Barbaria and la Mola.
Alquiler de yates en Ibiza y Formentera. Yacht charter and sailing, from bareboat to crewed in Balearic islands.
A beach-side restaurant with a relaxed atmosphere.
A choice of seafood and Mediterranean cuisine; a sushi terrace upstairs.
For the real pizza from Napoli.
If you are in the mood for real meat from Argentina.
Spanish tapas.
Around since the 1960s, this bar enjoys fantastic sea views along Migjorn beach and is good for a few sundowners with a DJ providing chilled out mood music during peak season.
Cool modern boutique hotel with beach side restaurant
A collection of independent bungalows.
A local independent villa rental agency.
Pick up a pair of traditional footwear that is lightweight and protects your feet against the sometimes rocky surface of the island.
Getting to Formentera is quite easy, as you can catch a ferry-boat from the Spanish mainland with your car from either Barcelona, Valencia or Denia to Ibiza (Eivissa) and from there catch another ferry to Formentera.
Read in the guideRegular buses during the summer season go to all parts of the island from the port, where most visitors arrive by ferry, but are less frequent during the winter months. Normally they leave every half hour.
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