News
Formentera marks return to repurposing posidonia seagrass
The Formentera Council's office of environment is offering local farmers Posidonia oceanica seagrass from island beaches to encourage traditional applications like reusing it as a fertiliser for crops, bedding for animals and ceiling isolation in country homes. Islanders keen to benefit from the programme should contact the environment office—l'àrea de Medi Ambient—in person, by phone (971.32.12.10) or via email (mediambient@c...
At London Marathon expo, Formentera touts credentials as sports destination
From today, Wednesday April 24, to Saturday, representatives of the Formentera Council's office of tourism will be at the Excel centre (already familiar to attendees of November's World Travel Market) to promote the island at the London Marathon expo. The expo will wind down just in time for the London Marathon to play out on the streets of the UK capital. Head of local tourism Carlos Bernús described it as “a red-letter even...
Formentera clears the way for new rules on for-profit holiday rentals
The Formentera Council convened its full assembly today for a one-off session that brought approval for an assortment of tourism regulation statutes which, in the words of land and tourism councillor Alejandra Ferrer, “will get the ball rolling on registration so we can see single- and multi-family homes cleared as holiday rentals as early as this summer”. The first measure—backed by Gent per Formentera and the Socialists and...
Upgrades on Sant Ferran thoroughfare
This Wednesday and Thursday crews will asphalt Sant Ferran's avinguda Joan Castelló i Guasch. The Formentera Council's infrastructure office reports that asphalt will be laid on avinguda (avenue) Joan Castelló i Guasch in Sant Ferran in the morning and afternoon on Wednesday and Thursday, April 24-25. Traffic will be regulated during construction. Even still, CiF infrastructure chief Rafael González asked motorists for patie...
Walkers and runners: “De far a far” this Sunday
On Sunday April 21, the CiF sports department and Grup Esportiu Espalmador will put on the sixth De far a far. Walkers will hit the road at 9.00am at the es Cap lighthouse and participants in the footrace set out from the same point two hours later. Both will cut a 26K path to the lighthouse in la Mola. Shuttle buses will take participants to the starting point. Walkers can catch the bus at 7.45am in la Savina port, at 8.00am...
Formentera launches marketplace consultation before renewing waste collection and cleaning contracts
The Formentera Council's environment department reports that the administration is commissioning a marketplace consultation ahead of the upcoming tender of contracts for urban solid waste and organic matter collection and transport, roadway cleaning and landscaped area and beach maintenance. The current contract ends February 28, 2020. “The test will be conducted before the service goes to tender so we can make sure we're get...
Urbanism and territory, Tourism and Economic activities
Urbanism and Territory planning
Infrastructures and services
Environment
Tourism planning and Economic activities
Agriculture
Mobility