Església de Sant Francesc

Formentera


Looming over Sant Francesc's charming central square, with a stark whitewashed facade, the imposing village fortress-church dates from the early 18th century. It was the first church built when Formentera was resettled (after being abandoned in the 15th century), and cannons were mounted on its roof until 1860.


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1. Museu Etnològic

0.08 MILES

A modest ethnological museum illustrating Formentera’s agricultural, fishing and artisan heritage.

2. Església de Sant Ferran

1.65 MILES

Overlooking a humble little square, Sant Ferran's charming 19th-century church has an exposed-stone facade topped by a simple belfry.

3. Cala Saona

2.28 MILES

Delectable Cala Saona is a fabulous west-coast beach where the water glows a startling shade of luminous turquoise and the powder-soft sand is salt white…

4. Ses Salines

2.35 MILES

Protected by the Parc Natural de Ses Salines, Formentera’s salt pans haven't been used for salt production since 1984, though salt crystals still form in…

5. Platja Llevant

3.45 MILES

Through the steep sand dunes on the eastern side of the Trucador Peninsula, Platja Llevant is a divine, undeveloped beach. The powdery sand is so white it…

6. Platja Illetes

3.51 MILES

Forming the western section of the slender Trucador Peninsula, stunning Platja Illetes is as close a vision of the Caribbean (minus the coconut trees) as…

7. Es Pas

4.69 MILES

The northen tip of Formentera, Es Pas (The Crossing) is a magical place where the beaches of Llevant and Illetes combine and form a (submerged) 300m-long…

8. Cap de Barbària

4.84 MILES

The Balearics' southernmost point is an extraordinary lunarlike landscape of parched, rocky terrain that ultimately ends in the Far de Barbària, a 1970s…

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