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FORMENTERA - Sisterisland to Ibiza |
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FORMENTERA
- Beautiful, unspoilt
sisterisland to Ibiza -
 
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Ibiza’s
neighbouring island
Formentera is the smallest of the
Pituses, Pine-islands, and is
located 3 sea miles = 9 km, south of sister
island
Ibiza. It can only be reached
by boat and ship, over sea!
When you get a bit tired of the Ibizan ’summer crowds’,
Formentera
is a great option for an excursion day, away from all
upheaval. People of all ages will enjoy the wonderful boattrip towards
this Balearic island.
Additional exploring and sightseeing this beautiful, smaller sister
island to Ibiza, will guarantee a
very pleasant day for everyone.
Formentera island
offers stunning and unspoilt Mediterrenean landscape, beautiful
paradisical beaches, many coves and to the east of the island lies the
limestone El Pilar de la Mola
- Plateau of La Mola -.
On the islands highest point you find the
famous restaurant MIRADOR
boasting stunning views over the area.
Formentera
island
in the sixties
also atracted many free spirits such as
hippies, musicians and famous
stars over the years,
so in summertime you can find a
Hippy market &
Livemusic, 2 times a week, from 16.00 to 21,00 hrs in
Fira de La Mola.
Furthermmore there are sites to admire such as old
windmills and
ligthouses and a beautiful
historic church.
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FORMENTERA EXCURSIONS |
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Ferry’s and excursions
running
to
Formentera are available in
Ibiza-Town and San Antonio.
One can go by fast boat, that
will take about 35 to 50 minutes and will cost about 30 euros for a
returnticket.
The ’slower’ ships are a little cheaper and they will bring you to
Formentera in
approximately 2 hours.
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Formentera is 19 km long, and until regular
ferry’s started running, it
was much quieter then its sister island
IBIZA.
Formentera island is wellknown for its tolerance towards natural sunbathing on
its beautiful beaches.
The ferry’s moor their vessels in
Formenteras port,
La Savina where you can hire a
car, bike or
scooter to find
your way over the island, where is only one main road !
Most people start their search for the worldfamous
beachbar PIRATABUS (www.piratabus.de)
right here.
It is a a real discovery trip, for there are no maps available, or
signposts........no directions.
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FORMENTERA - SIGHTSEEING DIRECTIONS |
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The PIRATABUS
is a popular and famous meeting place for visitors from
all over the world allready for 30 years. One can spend
a wonderfull relaxing
day at the beach, and enjoy ice-cooled beverages and
nice tapas in
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The views
over
Formentera
island
and, in good weather, towards
IBIZA and
ES VEDRA, from the terrace of
restaurant Mirador are amazingly stunning !! |
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- Directions to beachbar PIRATABUS
Follow the road, pass San Francesc
and San
Ferran, until you reach Point KM 11. There you turn right, follow the
road for 50 m and than make a sharp turn to the left until you come to a
big house with green wire mesh fence. Behind this house, on the right
side, you find a dirt road that leads toward the sea, and ends exactly
with PIRATABUS in the
Platja Mitjorn.
After a few drinks in the beachbar, your next goal could be the
restaurant MIRADOR, on
the highest point of the island where, in good weather, stunning views
towards Ibiza and
Es Vedra can be photographed.
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Formentera Excursion photos Summer 2008 |
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