Ses Platgetes, the little beaches, are three small coves of sand and rock on the north coast of Formentera, just west of the fishing hamlet of Es Caló de Sant Agustí. Together they run for about 600 metres, face north and lie 125 m from the hamlet's own beach, Platja des Caló.
The coves
Three beaches divided by rocky areas, once known as Platgeta de Prop, Platgeta d'Enmig and Platgeta de Més Enllà according to their distance from the hamlet, and today grouped under one name for the whole bathing area. Their combined length is approximately 600 metres. Sand alternates with rock, which gives the landscape and the seabed a varied look, and every nook offers something for snorkellers. Behind the sand is a small wood of low junipers and dunes crossed by footbridges installed to stop their erosion. The coves look east towards the cliffs of La Mola.
Occupancy is low. The place is charming and little known, which is why residents use it.
Getting there
By road to Es Caló de Sant Agustí, between Sant Ferran de ses Roques and the climb to El Pilar de la Mola. The nearest car park is in the centre of the hamlet, from where you walk west to the coves; there are also accesses leading directly from the road. By bus, lines L2 and L7 stop at Platja Es Caló. On foot, the coves are the start of a walk full of contrasts: Ses Platgetes to the west and the cliffs of La Mola to the east.
Parking and access rules
Parking is in Es Caló de Sant Agustí, not at the coves. No vehicle fee applies. Keep to the footbridges across the dunes.
Services
None on the sand. The restaurants of Es Caló de Sant Agustí are the nearest, good for local fish after a swim.
When to go
The coves are sheltered from the south by the mass of La Mola behind them, but they face north. When the Tramuntana wind blows strongly the sea becomes quite rough; during the summer months the usual calm prevails. Summer afternoons are quiet here even when Platja des Caló is full.
Nearby
Platja des Caló and the harbour of Es Caló de Sant Agustí are 125 m east. Platja de Tramuntana, or Es Carnatge, is the rocky coast running west towards Cala en Baster. Es Arenals, on the south coast, is 1.4 km away over the neck of the island, and Es Caló des Mort 2.1 km. El Pilar de la Mola is the town at the top of the Camí de sa Pujada.
