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Formentera urges Govern to facilitate simple, flat-rate PCR testing
In a letter sent today from Consell de Formentera president Alejandra Ferrer to Balearic premiere Francina Armengol, the island’s leader in chief voiced concern over a nascent global trend, witnessed in countries like UK and Italy, towards requiring travellers from Spain to quarantine or perform similar measures, along with the toll such policies stand to take on tourism. “From day one we’ve been calling for discussions to bu...
Aiming for eco-awareness, new Casal de Joves mural reminds islanders to ‘respect nature’
The Formentera Department of Youth reports that local resident Viking Fader has emblazoned the wall opposite the Casal de Joves facade with a mural under the tagline “RESPECT NATURE”. From today, Friday 14 August, the piece will be illuminated every night until one a.m. Viking Fader said the goal of the piece was to promote environmental artistic practices capable of merging skill acquisition, awareness and active involvement...
In bid to limit crowding at beach, Formentera restricts access to Ses Illetes
At approximately 12.30pm today the Formentera Departments of Mobility and Interior ordered the closure of access to Ses Illetes beach in Ses Salines natural reserve. Implemented just as numbers of beachgoers peaked, the measure aimed to prevent overcrowding and facilitate compliance with safety measures related to covid-19. Public transport, taxis, pedestrians and cyclists were blocked from entering the park as well. “In term...
Ajuntament Vell exhibition space welcomes Marià Castelló’s “Fragments d’Arquitectura”
From 7.00pm on Monday 17 August, Marià Castelló’s Fragments d’Arquitectura will begin a two-week run at the Sala d’Exposicions—Ajuntament Vell. Save for a weekly closure on Sundays and Monday mornings, the display will be open for daily visits from 11.00am to 2.00pm and 7.00pm to 9.00pm. Castelló describes the project as a reflection on local architecture revelatory of a particular relationship between shelter and buildings i...
Qué Celeste Festival kickoff
Saturday 15 August marks the start of what is being billed as the second ever “pirate disembarkment”—a festival organised by the group Qué Celeste. The fun starts at 5.00pm with a guided kayak trip followed by a cleanup of Es Pujols beach an hour later. Festivalgoers can look forward to a special performance at 7.00pm, with a circus display to animate the crowd at Plaça d’Europa from 9.00pm. Reservations are required for all a...
Old La Mola windmill welcomes back visitors
The Formentera Department of Patrimony reports that from 12 August La Mola’s historical windmill, El molí Vell de la Mola, is reopening for free public visits on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from 5.00pm to 8.00pm. One of seven wind-powered flour mills on Formentera and a key component of the island’s ethnological patrimony (the machinery that rendered flour milling possible remains intact within), the building is included ...
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