Es Pujols is the main tourist village of Formentera and the one closest to the sea. It grew in the 1960s, when tourism reached the island, built facing the water among the sand dunes that give it its name. It is also the village that changes most when the season ends.
What it’s like
Its great asset is the beach: the only town beach on the island, separated from the village by a short seafront promenade, from which you can walk either way and pick your stretch of sand. Heading north, the next beaches are Ses Canyes, very close, then Sa Roqueta and the natural park beaches of Llevant and Ses Illetes.
There is a wide choice of shops, restaurants and bars, and a certain nightlife, all within walking distance, so there is no need for a car or motorbike once you are here. The tourist information office, run by the Consell, stands where the village’s two main streets meet and opens every day in summer.
Every evening in summer, more than 40 stalls set up facing the sea for the Es Pujols night market.
Festivals
Es Pujols celebrates the Virgin of Carmen around 16 July, sometimes a day before La Savina, with a smaller, more intimate sea procession of the residents’ own boats, plus sports events and concerts over a couple of days and nights.
Getting there
Es Pujols is a few minutes by road from La Savina, past the S’Estany Pudent lagoon, and about three kilometres from Sant Ferran.
Good to know
Es Pujols is a good base for those who want shops, restaurants and evening life without having to drive, and the beaches of the north are close by.
