Formentera in Spain

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Formentera in Spain
Just h?re a boat ?r t?k? th? public ferry service
and ?n about ?n? hour south fr?m Ibiza, ?ou will
reach a small island called Formentera. A?tuall?
thi? ?s ?n archipelago and Formentera ?s a part
of th? Balearic Islands. This i? located ?t th?
remote corner and th? ferry ?? th? ?nly means ?f
travel ?v?il?bl?. Th?? ?s one of the unspoiled
islands ?f Spain. Thi? ?? considered ?ne of th?
precious jewels of Mediterranean Sea. Th? entire
island ?f Formentera covers ?n ar?a of ?b?ut 85
sq. kms. Th? island h?? maintained ?t? natural
beauty th? government ha? n?t allowed ?ny
industry in th?? island, ?xc?pt f?r salt mining.

Br??f history
It h?s ? history ?f ?bout 4000 years starting
w?th th? Greeks to the Romans ?nd finally th?
Moors. The king ?f Aragon, Jaime I, to?k control
?f the island in 1235. Unfortunatel? th? island
w?? frequently attacked b? pirates. H?wever, th??
menace wa? completely eradicated b? th? stern
action of th? Government of Spain. Presently, the
island has ? population ?f ab?ut 7,500
inhabitants based ?n th? 2002 census.
Places t? visit
Interestingly thi? remote island al?o h?? man?
places t? visit. Th? fortified church is ?n? of
th? most interesting places ?n the island. Thi?
church i? believed t? h?v? b??n built in 1729.
The place wher? th? church i? located ?s n?w
called th? Plaza Principal ?r Principal Square.
Thi? mo?t imposing church with sea ?r?und and
vast beach i? cert??nl? ? pleasure t? l??k ?t.
The Ethnological Museum i? ?noth?r place t? visit
wh??h n? visitor ?h?uld miss. This ?? one ?f th?
oldest museums in Spain. The uniqueness ?f this
museum i? th?t ?t takes us ??v?r?l centuries
back. Antique household utensils, machines u??d
?n th? making ?f wine, musical instruments, ?nd
many works of art are ?ll ?n display ?n th?s
museum. Th?s museum attracts large numbers ?f
visitors ?ver? day. Except on Sunday, th? museum
i? k??t open 10 to 14 hours.
Sant Francesc Xavier ?s an?th?r building worth
visiting. A?tu?ll? th?? building houses the
island's government offices. The uniqueness ?f
th?s building ?s ?t? strategic location ?t ?s
sea all round and th? building ?? surrounded b?
two lakes.
Cap de Barbaria light house ?? just 7 kilometers
?wa?. Ther? is ?noth?r lighthouse called Es Far
de Sa Mola. Th? Ca Na Costa tomb belonging to the
megalithic period (1800 to 1600 BC) i? ?l?o
located h?r?. Th?s i? th? ideal place t? buy
jewelry, ceramics, artworks, clothes, et?.
Places to Visit in Spain
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