Formentera Island La Savina, Balearic Spain
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| 29 May | 7 days | Round-trip Western Mediterranean Costa Fascinosa La Seyne Sur Mer |
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| 30 May | 7 days | Round-trip Western Mediterranean Costa Fascinosa Savona |
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Frequently Asked Questions
By tender. Ships anchor offshore and passengers land at La Savina, the island's only real harbour, on the north coast. You step off into the quiet comings and goings of the ferries from Ibiza.
No, and that is rather the point. A few cafés, some palms, the ferry building and, right behind it, the bicycle and scooter rentals. Sant Francesc Xavier, the island capital, is 3.5 kilometres away.
Because the island is built for it: almost flat, short distances, and a network of waymarked green routes running between dry-stone walls and fig trees. From the landing, fifteen minutes of pedalling reaches the northern beaches.
Rent a bike, ride to Ses Illetes, swim at length, come back through Sant Francesc Xavier. That is the full programme and it fits comfortably into a port call.
The beach that made Formentera's name, regularly listed among Europe's finest. Pale sand shelves gently into water so clear the boats appear to float in mid-air. The spit is so narrow you can cross from one shore to the other in a few strides.
A large village of low white houses arranged around a shaded square and a strikingly bare fortress-church. You can buy bread, fruit, a straw hat. Mostly you get the measure of the local pace, which has no idea what hurrying is.
Yes, if the children can manage a bike or a trailer. The beaches are shallow near shore and the island is safe. The tender operation does, however, ask for some patience with very young children.
Yes. A mask is enough to see seagrass and fish several metres down. It is that transparency, more than any monument, that brings people back.
It is wise. Cards work in shops and restaurants, but bike rentals, beach chiringuitos and small kiosks sometimes prefer cash. The currency is the euro; Catalan and Spanish are both spoken.
May to October, for swimming and cycling. July and August are hot and the island fills with day visitors from Ibiza; May, June and September give you the same water with far fewer people on the sand.
