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To crowds at Fitur, Formentera styles itself as ‘an island of unique experiences’ where ‘“luxury” means preservation’
This Wednesday 22 January, Madrid’s International Tourism Trade Fair —Fitur— christens yet another year. To drum up interest among travellers in traditional markets like mainland Spain, Italy, France, Portugal and Netherlands, emphasis at the five-day event will be placed on Formentera’s sustainability. Formentera president and tourism councillor Alejandra Ferrer will be joined at the annual travel expo by her counterpart and...
Rain- and windstorm leaves Formentera with 3 fallen trees
A cocktail of rain and wind was behind multiple reports of incidents last night on Formentera. At 8.35pm, the call was received that a stray branch and whole pine tree lay blocking Es Cap de Barbaria highway a kilometre from the Can Ramon roundabout. Local police directed traffic while members of the Consell de Formentera fire brigade cleared the road of both obstructions. An additional tip came through at 7.11am this morning...
Formentera announces aid to equip businesses and homes for solar and micro-wind energy
Formentera’s environment office is calling on residents, businesses and local associations to submit requests to the Balearic government for financial assistance installing solar and micro-wind energy. Details will be unveiled in the hall of ceremonies next Tuesday 21 January at a 4.00pm presentation where the regional minister of energy transition, Juan Pedro Yllanes, Formentera’s environment councillor Antonio J Sanz, local...
Something for everyone in L’Illa a Escena’s culture-forward pupu platter of music and theatre
Earlier today, the cultural arm of the Consell de Formentera unveiled the performing and musical arts filling out the L’Illa a Escena programme in early 2020. Culture chief Susana Labrador pointed out that, from 25 January to 25 April, “everyone from rug rats to old-timers will get their chance to bone up on culture, as Formentera welcomes eight productions on a spectrum stretching from the theatrical to the symphonic”. Start...
Formentera Day Centre begins Dance Therapy
Attendees of the adult care centre took part in a course on dance therapy today, marking the start of individually-tuned weekly sessions geared towards helping each of the course’s 36 participants—some seniors, some people with disabilities—no matter their particular level of functioning. Sessions will be led by teachers from the School of Music and Dance, though a physiotherapist from the Formentera Day Centre will also be o...
Formentera shoppers score with Christmas edition of Compra a Casa
The Formentera government teamed up today with the small- and medium-sized business association, or Pimef, to deliver the first-prize in the campaign ‘Al Nadal Compra a Casa’ (This Christmas, Buy Local) to one lucky island shopper. Trade councillor Ana Juan and Pimef chief Lidia Álvarez gave Luigi Piacenzi his €200 gift card, with another card, valued at €100, promised to second-place winner Neus Marí Riera. The new winter pu...
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