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At FITUR, Formentera touts qualities as ‘safe and sustainable’ destination
From 19 to 23 May, local representatives will attend Madrid’s FITUR 2021, an international travel expo where Formentera will maintain its own space at a stand shared by the Balearic Islands. In addition to protocols designed to keep the island as safe a destination as possible, reps will be touting the plethora of outdoor activities and opportunities to enjoy the island safely, said marketing chief Carlos Bernús, “and we’ll al...
Paleoformentera’s unprecented look at island’s first settlers and the history of the Formentera landscape
The Formentera Department of Heritage is pleased to announce that the winners of local government’s 2020 research grant —Dr. Pau Sureda, postdoctoral researcher at the Institute of Heritage Sciences (INCIPIT-CSIC), and Dr. Jordi Revelles, postdoctoral researcher at the Catalan Institute of Human Paleoecology and Social Evolution (IPHES-CERCA)— started work this week on ‘Paleoformentera—History of the landscape and management o...
Civic group coordinating body turns over documentary holdings to municipal archives
The Consell de Formentera received yesterday the entire documentary collection of the Formentera Civic Group Coordinator (Coordinadora de Entidades Cívicas de Formentera, CECF), a citizens’ platform formed in 1987 to mobilise opposition around plans for a major hotel complex in Punta de sa Pedrera and campgrounds near Es Ca Marí. Consell premiere Alejandra Ferrer and heritage chief Raquel Guasch were present as the donation w...
Maribel Escandell’s “Atles Metafísic” opens Monday
The Formentera Department of Culture reports that Monday 17 May marks the opening of Atles Metafísic. From the creative mind of Formentera’s own Maribel Escandell, the exhibition is a visual journey emanating from reflections on all that lies beyond our understanding and occupies the deepest layers of our existence. Escandell affirms the project was borne of the need to observe man’s relationship with the Universe. The displa...
Daily service for L1 and L2 lines plus new route serving market in La Mola
The Formentera Department of Mobility reports that the local public transport service will begin operating seven days a week as of 15 May. Until now, the service was provided Monday through Friday and Saturday mornings. The following lines will extend current service to include Saturday afternoons and Sundays: The L1: circular line around Estany Pudent and connecting La Savina, Es Pujols, Sant Ferran, Sant Francesc and ultim...
Call for 4 information assistants with SOIB Reactiva
The Formentera Department of Entrepreneurship and Local Development reports it will seek to fill several four-month positions for information assistants as part of SOIB Reactiva. Part of an employment initiative of the regional job-seekers’ office, the offer is open to islanders 30 and up who have been registered as unemployed for at least three months. Interested parties should sign up on the SOIB website by clicking on the ...
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