The small Balearic Island offers more rest than their better-known neighbors Ibiza and Mallorca, only the small island of Formentera is good 80 square kilometres in size. Here it is quieter than on the nearby Balearic Islands Ibiza or – something further away – Mallorca. Holiday-makers while finds a well-developed tourist infrastructure, but remains largely untouched by hotel castles and other excesses of mass tourism – and can enjoy a relaxed pleasant Mediterranean climate. A real tip for the next Balearic Islands travel. An important reason why the Formentera appears comparatively quiet, is the somewhat awkward arrival: In contrast to Mallorca, Menorca and Ibiza, the island has no airport. Most visitors fly to Ibiza and then have to translate the ferry on the neighbouring island. has much to offer in this field.
The crossing takes about half an hour. There is also a ferry service from Denia on the Costa Blanca via Ibiza to Formentera. In the North is Pujols especially in comparison to the other island – fairly lively tourist centre. Here the visitors can find several restaurants, bars and shopping venues. The largest and most hotels have settled there. The local sandy beach is at least two kilometres long. A narrow promontory, which also offers some beautiful, white beaches stretches even further in the North of the island.
However, the longest beach of Formentera is the eight kilometer-long Platja de Mitjorn in the surfers. A popular tourist destination on the lush, Green Island is the lighthouse of la Mola, which affords great views of the sea. Other attractions include the Xeroni cave and the lighthouse of Cap de Barbariar. Interesting are also the “hippie-” the island markets, who still recall that the hippie culture was once very much alive on Formentera. Jurgen Reschke