It is time to travel to Formentera
The island of the eternal blue magnifies its benefits out of season.
what awaits you in Formentera ? Peace, calm, tranquility, nature in its purest state, local gastronomy and a blue that will be burned into your retinas.
THE ISLAND OUT OF SEASON
Slowly . This is how the little girl from the Pitiusas lives outside the summer months. Only accessible from the sea, it has lived and survived its years of history and inclement weather.
The Greeks called it Ophiusa , the Romans Frumentaria , or wheat island, since it was one of the few things that could be grown on its arid lands. Later they called her the island of women , as the men there were forced to leave the island in search of wages and bread to take home...
Be that as it may, setting foot in Formentera makes us enter a state of stillness to which we are little accustomed. And suddenly, magic happens. White sand, transparent waters and an unforgettable turquoise blue thanks to the Posidonia oceanica and a beauty difficult to emulate.
Formentera by bike, the best option and the best island to pedal
By bike, motorcycle or in a Mehari , is an island to go from cover to cover discovering why its name is synonymous with calm.
Although the beach Illetes It is the one that enjoys the greatest fame for always heading the ranking of the best in the country, Formentera hides in its kilometers of coastline, beaches and small coves.
It is convenient to come to know the Migjorn beach and Es Pujols beach, as well as Saône cove or corners with natural pools like the Caló d'es Mort.
If you are looking for enclaves with charm, you have to enjoy a sunset in Cap of Barbaria and approach the Pillar of the Mola , the other symbolic lighthouse on the island. Every Wednesday and Sunday between 4:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m. an artisan market with live music is organized.
Caló d'es Mort, Formentera
GREEN CIRCUITS
On foot or by bike, it is the best way to get into the wild nature of Formentera. A small island yes, but did you know that its green paths add up to more than 100 kilometers to walk ? Most of them are also accessible by bicycle.
Go to any tourist office and get your green routes guide. They have more than 30 itineraries that combine nature, sports, views and points of interest.
Cave near Cap Barbaria
NEW HOTELS THAT ARE LOVE
Formentera has few hotel beds. Really. No one can build new, but reform on what already existed. And therein lies part of its charm, as it is not an island full of mega hotels, but rather, of charming hotels.
Our favourites? The first, the Hotel Cala Saona , which was completely renovated a couple of years ago, but its walls have history on the island for more than 60.
Now the symmetry, a white and neutral color palette , a swimming pool with views of the turquoise blue cove and a spa, show off the best hotels in Formentera.
Delicate, small and charming
The second, ** Can Tres **, which is not a hotel per se, but a house with three apartments ( Can Mar – Can Terra – Can Aire ) that has reopened its doors completely renovated, also changing owners.
Can Tres has been the dream of three partners and friends in love with Formentera and with the desire to set up their own accommodation in the interior of the island.
Each apartment has a capacity of up to eight people , but the space can also be adapted to couples or smaller groups. All of them, designed and decorated by the interior designer Patty Pombo and with furniture and decorative elements made ex professo for dog three, plants, terracotta colors and deco in a boho chic key.
Empty your mobile and prepare your social networks. Every corner is dreamy and each one of them deserves a photo. In the common area you will find a swimming pool, meters of garden and a gazebo where they will serve breakfast.
Stay tuned for news because in the summer of 2019, the first five-star hotel on the island will open in It's Pujols.
Perfect apartments for a trip with friends or family
EAT WITHOUT GETTING SPIKED
Who did not echo that famous account of 300 euros in Juan and Andrea?
Every year we live moments in which the island's restaurants become trending topic for their high prices. That is why we are going to discover you landmarks of local and foreign gastronomy, adapted to all pockets.
we start with Can Rafalet , a cooking institution on the island, located in the small town of It is Caló de Sant Agustí and right on the sea. They are experts in rice, fish and seafood.
To whet your appetite, you can order a peasant salad, with dried fish , one of the most typical ingredients of the island and a fried octopus Second, how does one sound? Fish and seafood fideuà or a fried Formentera lobster with garlic, potatoes and fried eggs ? to blessed glory
Next stop: the Casbah hotel restaurant. Located right on Mitjorn beach and surrounded by pine and juniper trees, this little hotel hides away and houses one of the best restaurants on the island.
The kitchen by Martina C. Alonso , Galician by birth, proposes a letter straddling Mediterranean ingredients and nods to Galician cuisine.
If you have doubts about what to order, you will be right with the butterfly anchovies with Cebreiro cheese and mango , the braised octopus with potato and roasted garlic aioli and the Grilled Iberian pork with mashed sweet potato and sautéed spinach and pine nuts.
Galician spirit with Mediterranean ingredients
If you are looking for trendy places, come to see ** Chezz Gerdi, an Italian at the end of the Es Pujols area **. His van with the Formentera sign It is one of the most photographed on the island and practice Italian cooking with foundation.
In addition to having a pizza oven, they serve other essential dishes such as pasta buttons stuffed with gorgonzola, grapes, pine nuts and foie gras and a beef carpaccio with Idiazabal and pistachio, which according to they told us he fell in love with Johnny Depp himself on his last visit.
For dessert you cannot leave without trying the artisan ice cream bucket 'do it yourself' . They will bring you a lot of ice cream, chocolate sauce, waffles and everything you need to prepare your own to taste.
FROM THE SEA, EVERYTHING IS LIVED BETTER
In season the island is filled with the most extravagant yachts plagued by Arab celebrities, soccer players and sheikhs.
We propose you to enjoy the sea in a more traditional way, aboard a llaut , a typical wooden boat for fishermen in the Balearic Islands. The company Sa Barca of Formentera has recovered these small boats to live the experience in a unique way.
Sunbathe, navigate to remote places and even sleep, because some of its llaut They are equipped with a cabin where you can rest, cook and, why not, wake up in the middle of the sea anchored in a lonely cove.
With the llaüt you can reach the S'Espalmador islet paradise , only accessible from the sea. In addition, if you have the nautical title you can take it yourself, and if not, they also offer the option of hiring the services of a skipper. Because, friends, from the sea everything is better lived.
Rent a typical boat, a llaüt, and disappear
"HERE WE ALSO MAKE WINE!"
¿ Two wineries on an island of 83 square kilometers ? Yes, in Formentera it is possible.
Wine has been produced on the island since time immemorial, also with the particularity of being able to work with varietals lost in other areas, since The fearsome plague of phylloxera did not reach the islands that wiped out the vines in much of Spain and France. Each winery is located at one end of the island.
**The first, Cap de Barbaria **, which produces four wines, a 'Hippie' white and three reds.
How is it possible that from a complicated terrain (sand, stones and limestone) and unfavorable climatic conditions (it barely rains and it is hot) high-altitude wines come out? Well believe us they get it.
Wineries exist in Formentera
Among the reds, it has Ophiusa and Cap de Barbaria, both from cavernet sauvignon, merlot, monastrell and fogoneu , a typical Balearic variety.
In addition, only with exceptional vintages do they produce Cap of Barbaria 24M , which they select from the best barrels and leave to age for 24 months to give rise to a complex, saline, different and very special wine. “The sea breeze, the poor soil and the stone are the key to our wine”, they comment.
For its part, the ** Terramoll winery,** located in Pilar de la Mola, 200 meters above the sea, has to its credit three whites, two reds and one rosé, all of them with a Mediterranean character and exceptional qualities.
Are you coming to the island of infinite blues?