From Wikitravel

Formentera is the smallest and most southernly of the Balearic Islands of Spain.

Contents 1 Regions 2 Cities 3 Other destinations 4 Understand 5 Talk 6 Get in 7 Get around 8 See 9 Do 10 Eat 11 Drink 12 Stay safe 13 Get out

Regions

The island of Formentera is split in to 14 districts, which are called vendas on the island. The vendas, in order from north to south, are:

• Ses Salines
• Es Brolls
• Es Moli-s`Estany
• Porto Salé
• Sa Mirada-Cala Saona
• Es Cap
• Es Pi des Catalá
• Sa Punta
• Ses Roques
• Es Ca Mari-Migjorn
• Es Carnatge
• Ses Clotades
• Es Monastir
• Sa Talaiassa

Cities

• La Savina
• Es Pujols
• Sant Francesc Xavier or San Francisco /Formentera
• Sant Ferran or San Fernando
• Es Caló or also Caló des Sant Agusti
• El Pilar

Other destinations

The only other destinations on Formentera are the almost caribbean beaches.

• Platja Llevant
• Platja de ses Illetes
• Cala Saona
• Platja Migjorn
• Platja Es Arenals
• Platja Tramuntana
• Espalmador - an island to the north of Platja de ses Illetes

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's 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.

Understand

With a population of just over 7000 and no airport, Formentera is much quieter than its raucous neighbor Ibiza.

Talk

On Formentera the Catalan dialect formenterenq is the main language, but Standard Spanish is spoken by everyone as well.

Get in

Getting to Formentera is quite easy, as you can catch a boat from the Spanish mainland with your car from either Barcelona or Denia to Ibiza (Eivissa) and from there catch another ferry to Formentera. Alternatively, you can fly to Ibiza and Formentera can be reached by regular ferries from the Estacion Maritima in Ibiza Town and by tourist ferries from other parts of Ibiza during high season.

Get around

Regular buses during the summer season go to most parts of the island from the port, where most visitors arrive by ferry, but are less frequent during the winter months.

See

Do

• Rent a bicycle and cycle around the island at the pace it should be taken at.
• Snorkel in the crystal clear waters.
• Relax and chill out in one of the birth places of the hippie movement.

Eat

• Cafe de Lago in La Savina the best choice in the island
• Sud on the road to Cala Sahona
• No Stress, main street Es Pujols, next to Banana

Drink

• Casa Paco at night, by the port in La Savina
• Big Sur on the beach just east of La Savina for watching the sunset
• The beach bar in Cala Sahona
• Xueno in Es Pujols, the island's only club
• Blanco Migjorn beach
• 10.7 Migjorn beach, exit on km 10.7 of La Mola road

Stay safe

Get out

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