Es Cavall d'en Borràs is the first beach you reach when you enter the Parc Natural de ses Salines d'Eivissa i Formentera from La Savina, just 2 km from the port. It faces north-west, with about 500 m of sand and a width of 35 m. The nearest town is La Savina.
The beach
Fine white sand, clear water and strips of Posidonia on a sandy seabed, with a dense juniper wood and a protected dune system behind. The dunes and wood run back as far as Estany Pudent and the salt pans. The water is shallow and there are no waves, which is why it suits families with children and for anyone who wants quiet. It is less visited than Ses Illetes.
The north-west orientation lines the beach up with Es Vedrà and Es Vedranell, the two rock islets off the coast of Ibiza, and the sun sets behind them. The name comes from the rocky cape of the same name, named after the owner of the Formentera salt flats at the end of the 19th century. To the north the beach ends at the rocky stretch of Platgeta des Carregador, to the south at Sa Sèquia, the canal cut to give the stagnant water of Estany Pudent an outlet to the sea.
Getting there
On foot or by bicycle from La Savina the beach is a short trip, the natural choice for visitors without transport. By motor vehicle, follow the road that borders Estany Pudent to the natural park entrance and take the first turning to the west. No bus line stops at the beach itself; the Bus Turístic L3 and the L7 run on to Ses Illetes, 1.2 km further north.
Parking and access rules
Car parks Cavall d'en Borràs 1 and 2 are included in the 2026 natural park access control, which runs from 10 May to 15 October. Car park 1 is excluded from the control in May and from 16 September, unless it is saturated, and in high season control there runs until 21:00. Non-resident cars pay 5 EUR a day and motorbikes 3 EUR from 10 May to 15 June and from 16 September to 15 October; 6 and 4 EUR from 16 June to 15 July and from 1 to 15 September; 7 and 5 EUR from 16 July to 31 August. Formentera residents, pedestrians, bicycles and electric vehicles pay nothing, hybrids pay half. Quads are banned from the park.
Services
Several restaurants and beach bars, sunbed and umbrella rental. Nudism is practised. Do not count on showers, toilets or a lifeguard.
When to go
The beach is the closest sand to the port, so it fills with people who have just arrived or are about to leave. Evening is the time to come, for the sunset behind Es Vedrà. Facing north-west, the beach is open to the Tramuntana, the north wind, and sheltered from the easterly.
Nearby
Ses Illetes is 1.2 km to the north along the shore, past Platgeta des Carregador and the rocky Es Pujol d'en Palo, and Platja de Llevant lies on the far side of the peninsula 1.4 km away. The port of La Savina is 2 km south, with Estany des Peix and the natural pools of Ses Pedreres beyond it.
