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Far de sa Mola, eastern point of the island where the lighthouse is, Far de sa Mola.

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Overview

Dangling off the south coast of Ibiza, a mere half-hour away by fast ferry, the 20km-long island of Formentera (population 12,120) is a beautifully pure, get-away-from-it-all escape. Formentera's pace of life is blissfully languid, designed for lazy days spent lounging on some of Europe's (dare we say the world's?) most exquisite beaches.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Beach in Cala Saona, Formentera, Balearic Islands, Spain.

    Cala Saona

    Formentera

    Delectable Cala Saona is a fabulous west-coast beach where the water glows a startling shade of luminous turquoise and the powder-soft sand is salt white鈥�

  • Beach of Platja (Playa) de Llevant, on the eastern side of the Trucador peninsula.

    Platja Illetes

    Formentera

    Forming the western section of the slender Trucador Peninsula, stunning Platja Illetes is as close a vision of the Caribbean (minus the coconut trees) as鈥�

  • Beach of Platja (Playa) de Llevant, on the eastern side of the Trucador peninsula.

    Platja Llevant

    Formentera

    Through the steep sand dunes on the eastern side of the Trucador Peninsula, Platja Llevant is a divine, undeveloped beach. The powdery sand is so white it鈥�

  • Espalmador

    Espalmador

    Formentera

    A low-slung, uninhabited island of dunes and sandstone off the northernmost tip of Formentera, Espalmador has a beautiful crescent-shaped beach of fine鈥�

  • Cap de Barb脿ria

    Cap de Barb脿ria

    Formentera

    The Balearics' southernmost point is an extraordinary lunarlike landscape of parched, rocky terrain that ultimately ends in the Far de Barb脿ria, a 1970s鈥�

  • Far de Sa Mola

    Far de Sa Mola

    Formentera

    Perched high over the Mediterranean, 2.5km southeast of El Pilar de la Mola, this 1861 clifftop lighthouse defines the eastern edge of the island, where鈥�

  • Ses Salines

    Ses Salines

    Formentera

    Protected by the Parc Natural de Ses Salines, Formentera鈥檚 salt pans haven't been used for salt production since 1984, though salt crystals still form in鈥�

  • Es Pas

    Es Pas

    Formentera

    The northen tip of Formentera, Es Pas (The Crossing) is a magical place where the beaches of Llevant and Illetes combine and form a (submerged) 300m-long鈥�

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