Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre

About Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre

Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre suits travellers who want the quiet east side of Formentera rather than the busier south-coast villages. The hotel is a three-star base at Es Caló de Sant Agustí, a tiny fishing harbour of boat houses below the La Mola plateau, with the village 0.4 km away and the harbour the same short walk. Couples who plan to walk and cycle, and families who want parking sorted before they arrive, fit well here.

Expect a simple, unpretentious stay: three stars, a quiet road setting and a guest score of 4.5 out of 5 from 10 reviews. Free car parking is listed, which matters on an island where the Consell de Formentera caps visitor vehicles in high season. The rhythm here is slow: a morning walk to the harbour, a long lunch out of the sun, and an evening that rarely needs a plan beyond the next village.

Location: Es Caló de Sant Agustí

Es Caló de Sant Agustí is a tiny fishing harbour of boat houses tucked below the La Mola plateau, and Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre is on the Carretera de la Mola at kilometre 12.5, on the climb towards the plateau. The village is 0.4 km away, close enough to walk for a swim or an evening meal, and the boat houses at Es Caló are the same distance. La Mola rises 5.8 km to the east.

Walking covers the harbour and the village, but everything else needs wheels. Platja de Migjorn, the long south-coast beach, is 4.4 km away in a straight line; the craft market at El Pilar de la Mola is 2.5 km; La Savina port, where the ferries dock, is 11.4 km. Bikes and scooters are the usual answer, with taxis for longer hops and buses on the main routes. In high summer the plateau road carries a steady line of cars and cyclists; from late September it thins out.

Rooms and facilities

The one facility listed is free car parking, which on Formentera is less of a small detail than it sounds. A family with a hire car can leave it overnight without hunting for a space in the village, and a couple touring the island can come and go without building the day around parking. Confirm the parking when you book, particularly in high season, when the Consell de Formentera caps visitor vehicles.

Room types, what is included and how check-in works are best confirmed directly with Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre before booking. Late arrivals should ask in advance until what hour someone is on hand, and whether a key can be left out. Ask as well about a cot or an extra bed for a child, a fridge in the room, and parking for more than one vehicle.

Getting there

Formentera has no airport, so the journey runs through Ibiza: fly to Ibiza Airport (IBZ), about 7 km south-west of Ibiza Town, cross to the port and take a ferry to La Savina. Fast ferries take about 30-35 minutes, conventional ferries about an hour, with frequent sailings in season and fewer in winter, so check the operators. From La Savina, Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre is 11.4 km away in a straight line.

The last stretch from La Savina is by taxi from the port rank, by a transfer arranged in advance, or in a hire car, subject to the island council's summer limits on visitor vehicles. Once here, bikes and the signposted green routes (circuits verds) cover much of Formentera at an easy pace, scooters suit longer days, and buses and taxis fill the gaps. Guests at Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre with a car should settle the parking arrangement before arrival.

Beaches, sights and food nearby

The nearest swim is at Es Caló, 0.4 km away, where the boat houses shelter a small harbour and the rocks below La Mola give clear water. Platja de Migjorn, the long dune-backed south-coast beach, is 4.4 km off. La Mola is 5.8 km away, with the Far de la Mola lighthouse at the plateau's edge, and the craft market at El Pilar de la Mola is 2.5 km, held on Wednesdays and Sundays in season, so check current days.

Food here is plain and sea-led: peix sec (dried fish), island salads and fresh fish, eaten slowly and without ceremony. Around Es Caló the village and the boat houses cover the nearest meals, and a short drive west opens up the south coast. Further out, Sant Francesc Xavier has the small capital's market and shops, Es Pujols is the liveliest village in the evening, and the lagoons and salt pans of Ses Salines Natural Park lie to the north.

A day from Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre

Start with the 0.4 km walk down to Es Caló and the boat houses, while the harbour is still in shade and the water is flat. Carry on into the village for coffee, then take a bike or the car 2.5 km to El Pilar de la Mola if the craft market is running, or 5.8 km to the Far de la Mola lighthouse for the cliff path and the view back across the island. Both are short hops, so the morning stays unhurried.

After lunch, drive 4.4 km to Platja de Migjorn and swim where the south coast opens out, or stay local and use the harbour rocks again. In the late afternoon, head north towards the salt pans and lagoons of Ses Salines Natural Park, or west to Cap de Barbaria for the sunset, allowing for the drive back in the dark. Return to Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre, leave the car, and walk 0.4 km into Es Caló for the evening.

Practical tips

Most of Formentera's tourism business closes roughly from November to April, when many hotels, beach bars, boat trips, seasonal buses and restaurants shut and ferries thin out, although the main villages stay open. Ask Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre for its own opening dates before booking a shoulder-season trip. July and August bring the crowds and the vehicle cap. Accommodation on the island, Bosc y Sol Formentera Libre included, charges the Balearic sustainable tourism tax per person per night; the amount varies with the hotel's category and the season, is lower in low season and for longer stays, and children under 16 are exempt, so check the Govern de les Illes Balears for current rates.

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