Platja des Pujols is the beach the resort of Es Pujols was built around, on the north coast of Formentera. It is a 690 m strip of sand backing on to the town promenade, 5.1 km from the marina at La Savina, and the only beach on the island where every shop and service stands directly behind the sand.
The beach
White and golden sand along 690 metres of shore, an average width of 25 metres and calm, clear turquoise water that stays shallow. The sand alternates with rocky stretches where the traditional boathouses, the escars, sit at the water's edge. Looking north you see a scatter of small islands: Illa de l'Àguila, Illa des Fonoll Marí, Illa Plana and Illa de s'Aigua Dolça, which shelter the bay from currents and wind. The beach lies between Punta Prima and Pedrera d'en Coix.
It is an urban beach, and the busiest on the island in high season, with high occupancy through the summer. It is safe for children because of the clean, shallow water, and it is one of the island's adapted beaches.
Getting there
By road, the access is signposted from La Savina (5.2 km) and from La Mola (13 km); from the port take the road along Estany Pudent, or turn north at Sant Ferran de ses Roques. By bus, lines L1 and L7 stop at Platja Es Pujols and the Bus Turístic L3 blue route from Port La Savina stops at the beach; lines L2 and L5 stop in the town. On foot or by bicycle the beach is reached along the promenade from anywhere in Es Pujols.
Parking and access rules
Free parking close to the beach. Es Pujols is outside the Ses Salines natural park, so no vehicle fee applies.
Services
Restaurants, beach bars, cafés and ice cream parlours on the promenade, sunbed and sunshade rental and water craft rental on the sand. Pedal boats, jet skis, windsurfing and parasailing are on offer, and the bay is good for diving and fishing. The town behind adds chemists, supermarkets, boutiques and souvenir stalls. The beach is adapted for people with reduced mobility. Unlike most beaches on the island, this is not a nudist beach.
When to go
The beach is busiest in high season, when it is more crowded than the rest of the island. Its offshore islets break the wind and the current, so the water stays usable on days when open beaches are choppy. Mornings before the promenade fills are the quiet hours; evenings bring the town market and the restaurants.
Nearby
Sa Roqueta begins where the coast turns north-west, about 10 minutes on foot, with Platja de ses Canyes between the two, 549 m to Ses Canyes and 1.1 km to Sa Roqueta. From Sa Roqueta the shore continues towards Platja de Llevant and the Es Trucadors peninsula. The megalithic tomb of Ca na Costa is 749 m from the beach, and Sant Ferran de ses Roques is the next town inland.
