Now there are sunrise excursions to Formentor

People gathered in Formentor, Mallorca for the sunrise

People at the Colomer mirador for the sunrise.

Andrew EdePalma18/08/2022 08:25

One of the reasons for having extended the traffic restrictions in Formentor this summer was to avoid sunset excursions. Last summer, the restrictions ended at 7pm, after which time there were these sunset trips.

For this summer, the restrictions are from 10am until 10.30pm. In the Bulletin, we suggested that a consequence of the restrictions might be that there are sunrise excursions, and these have indeed been occurring. Tomeu Cifre, Pollensa's deputy mayor, points out that last Friday, as an example, some 400 people gathered at the Colomer mirador around half six in the morning.

Cifre says that he has informed the regional environment ministry, adding that "although the Formentor access restrictions are said to be an environmental protection measure, the ministry doesn't intervene at all".

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Chris Parkin | over 2 years ago

I went up to watch the Sunset last Monday. Took the bus from the station in Port de Pollença up to the mirador, then walked up to the Albercutx Watchtower, had a walk back down to the mirador and got the bus back. It was so easy to do. The need to take a car up there for the vast majority, really isn't necessary. What I couldn't believe was how close to the watchtower people felt they needed to get in their cars.

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