Formentera

Formentera is the smallest and most southerly isle of the Balearic Islands. Just 10 miles wide and 5 miles across, it languishes off the south coast of Ibiza. Those who venture over are usually on the hunt for the famous beaches, which curve and bend like strips of white ribbon beneath the capes and headlands. They're undoubtedly some of the very best in Spain.

Take Playa de Migjorn, where the cliffs are chopped into strata before dipping into the turquoise blue of the Balearic Sea. It's long and wide but split by boulders wedged into the sand, so you can always find a private sunbathing spot to call your own. Then there's Es Pujols, a stylish bay with rows of sunbeds beckoning beside the azure waters, or sublime Cala Sahona, where the pink-tinged headlands enfold a bay of waters so clear they look like a swimming pool.

Small though it may be, Formentera is a diverse land. Wild waves bash the imposing Cap de Barbaria in the southwest. To the north, the Trocadores spit reaches towards the separate isle of S'Espalmador in a montage of wisp-white beaches. The east, meanwhile, is taken over by the rustic plateau of La Mola, a patchwork of wheat fields and ancient farms delineated by crooked stone walls.

Expect to spend your days in Formentera snorkelling with the rainbowfish in calm coves, soaking up the rays by the poolside of your luxury villa, or sailing from rock to rock in the Mediterranean just offshore. In the towns, tavernas sell fresh seafood straight off the grill and hearty Balearic tapas dishes with crisp Andalusian wines. Come evening, there are beach parties and sunset shows that blaze red and pink across the water. To put it simply: Life is good in Formentera.

Our luxury holiday villas in Formentera can help you add a dash of real class to proceedings. They are the finest and most exclusive properties on the isle, offering picture-perfect pools overlooking the olive groves or infinity pools that rise above secret inlets along the rugged shoreline. See the collection below!