Hanging out trash on the Formentor peninsula
No padlocks - "just sanitary pads, condoms and rubbish".
Formentor beach, Mallorca
Formentor. Pollensa forecast for Monday; windy early on, sunny with some high cloud and a high of 32C.
Formentor beach, Pollensa, Mallorca
Formentor. Pollensa forecast for Thursday: sunny with occasional cloud, a gentle east breeze and a high of 26C.
Playa Formentor, Mallorca
Playa Formentor. Pollensa forecast for Sunday; clear blue skies, a light to moderate east breeze and a high of 34C.
Formentor, Mallorca
Formentor beach is one of the 185 predicted to disappear.
Caló des Moro overcrowding will be solved; the beach will disappear
A study predicts that just over 20% of beaches in the Balearics will disappear by the end of the century.
Formentor - on and on it goes, but at least there are sunloungers
One senses a touch of Pollensa town hall weariness with the whole Formentor saga; just like everyone else.
This is why traffic restrictions in Formentor will start on Saturday
The restrictions are from June 1 to September 30.
Formentor area, Mallorca
In the Formentor area on Friday, plenty of sun expected with a high of 20C.
Bus service to the Formentor lighthouse in Mallorca
Pollensa town hall wants more buses for the Formentor road.
Cars on the Formentor road in Pollensa, Mallorca
Heavy traffic at the weekend.
Formentor beach, Pollensa, Mallorca
Formentor beach.
Formentor lighthouse, Mallorca
Use of the shuttle bus service has increased significantly.
Formentor traffic congestion easing, but there are more vehicles to watch the sunrise
Between midnight and 10am the number of vehicles on the Formentor road has doubled.
Formentor lighthouse, Mallorca
The best way to get to the lighthouse is by bus.
Summer traffic jams in Formentor a thing of the past
The barrier in Puerto Pollensa has made a significant difference.
Formentor beach, Pollensa, Mallorca
Formentor beach.
Formentor in Pollensa, Mallorca
Streets in Formentor are treated "as if they were private".
Protests planned against the "privatisation" of Formentor
Demand that Formentor doesn't become an increasingly closed and restricted area.
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Comment
Overcrowding and meaningless gestures
Is the government running scared of negative publicity akin to that of the Canaries?
Andrew Ede11/05/2024 12:08