Miles of beaches, sunsets and magical places

The traveler will Formentera seeking the same thing as her sister is famous Ibiza (both Pitiusas) will have to turn around and change of destination. Because if anything has to offer this beautiful jewel of the Mediterranean is relaxation and tranquility, away from the crowds and the famous march that populate the summers of the White Island. Formentera is a small paradise situated in the Balearic archipelago, south of Ibiza, the smallest of the inhabited Balearic Islands. Its coastline, with many incoming and cuts, offers no fewer than eighty-two kilometers of coastline stretches of sand littered with white and gold. In the form of hidden coves and long beaches, find gently lapped by the crystalline turquoise waters of the Mediterranean Sea. Its little more than nine thousand inhabitants consider themselves lucky to live in this natural paradise, and for that reason in the island-based tourism promotes sustainable development and environmental conservation.

And the setting Formentera is a World Heritage Site since 1996, and Marine Reserve is the only reserve Freus underwater with this rating of the Mediterranean. Perhaps that is the reason that many scuba divers and diving visit the island throughout the year, the warm water temperature and seagrass meadows (for which the reservation has received the distinction of UNESCO ), full of marine life make the island funds Pitiusa in true wonders of nature.

Formentera’s beaches are something special. Perhaps because of its sand, fine and golden, blue waters and rich color, tropical, or because their environment has been spared the effort of building patent in other Mediterranean coastal towns, but the truth is they constitute a authentic natural heritage and tourism for the island. There are beaches for all tastes, from the more familiar, with restaurants nearby and shopping areas, even the most hidden and secluded coves where you can see pass the daylight hours, without anyone else disturb our rest. Water sports are common practice in these things, wind surfing, kite surfing and sailing in all types of vessels (in Formentera you can discover some of the most luxurious in the world) attract fans of the sea, year after year.

But this magical island has other attractions. Almost mythical fog which see some sunsets that are among the most spectacular in the world, festivals and traditions linked to the countryside and the sea, full of delicious cuisine and handicrafts, fine restaurants to sample the best fish, megalithic sites where can feel the passage of the first settlers of Formentera, around the year 2,000 BC Such a number of attractions that will surely make a visit to the island is not sufficient to meet her.