Tired of the same old, same old? Want to cruise or take a crewed or bareboat charter to a slightly-off-the-beaten-track destination in the Med? Then head for Formentera, the fourth largest of the Balearic Islands, just off the southern edge of Ibiza, with sensational beaches, great waterfront restaurants and bars, and a much more relaxed vibe than its more famous neighbor.
About the same size as Manhattan, Formentera has tourists, but not too many. It does not even have an airport. If you want to fly there, go to Ibiza and take the ferry over to the port town of La Savina. It does have white sandy beaches, some a mile long, turquoise waters, at least one waterfront restaurant where you can anchor out and they’ll send a tender to pick you up, and more sunset cocktail bars than you can count.
It’s not that Formentera hasn’t been discovered. Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan hung out there in the ’70s, because Ibiza was simply too much. Then came Joni Mitchell, and more recently Leonardo DiCaprio. But the jetset now usually take their yachts over from Ibiza to sunbathe just for the day in the crowded season of July and August. The rest of the time you can enjoy Formentera as a cruising destination in its own right. For more:
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