{"id":8116,"date":"2015-08-07T17:35:50","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T15:35:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bsrumybg.myraidbox.de\/lifes-too-short-to-miss-a-formentera-sunset-2\/"},"modified":"2022-06-28T14:12:06","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T12:12:06","slug":"lifes-too-short-to-miss-a-formentera-sunset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ibiza-style.com\/en\/lifes-too-short-to-miss-a-formentera-sunset\/","title":{"rendered":"Life’s too short to miss a Formentera sunset"},"content":{"rendered":"

On July 4th, six members of the Ibiza Style team set sail for Formentera. Acting on a tip from Ibiza Global Radio, we had decided to check out the hotel and its latest venture, Sunset Emotions. Situated just ten minutes\u2019 walk from the ferry docks, La Savina is owned by brothers Jordi and Pau Mar\u00ed, whose pioneering great-grandmother first started renting out rooms here in the 1940s. Now stylishly rebuilt, it features 39 rooms, a cool salon with comfy chairs, a very chic dining terrace and it\u2019s very own beach overlooking the lagoon known as Estany des Peix. When you see the classy ambience they\u2019ve created, sample the exceptional cuisine on offer, or lie back on a beach bed admiring the sunset to the very best Balearic sounds, it\u2019s clear that Jordi and Pau have managed to turn a simple hostel into one of the island\u2019s coolest places to stay, dine and, now, party.<\/p>\n

Before the party got going, I took the chance to chat with head chef, Sandro Gonzales. A native of Barcelona, Sandro is an ebullient, largely self taught chef who cut his teeth at the renowned Dom restaurant in Castelldefels. In Sandro\u2019s own words his aim is \u201cto combine flavours and textures to create non-lineal cuisine, one that produces a \u2018wow\u2019 effect\u201d among the diners. One glance at the menu\u2014where the emphasis is on signature cuisine including a mouth-watering range of meat, fish, vegetarian and vegan dishes (the latter his speciality)\u2014confirms his unique approach. Just check out the \u201cmicro huerta\u201d (mini kitchen garden) bio-organic dish he makes and you\u2019ll see what I mean. No wonder it says \u201cCuisine is a language\u201d on the cover of the menu.<\/p>\n

By 8pm the Sunset Emotions beach party was kicking off with English DJ Tom Crane playing a vocal minimal set from the booth perched inches from the shoreline. The beach, with its own bar dispensing premium drinks, began to fill up with international revellers. At Ibiza Style\u2019s table we were treated to mojitos, C\u00eeroc vodka and such delicious appetizers as fried chicken nuggets in ginger and Mediterranean style lobster ceviche. Basking in the last of the sun\u2019s rays, with the palm trees gently swaying, a light breeze caressing the surface of the water and pretty girls dancing on the sand, you could easily think you were at any one of Ibiza\u2019s trendiest beach clubs.<\/p>\n

Somewhat less steadily now, I returned to the softly lit terrace, keen to find out more about the range of drinks the hotel offers. Pau showed me the extensive menu of international wines, Champan Decibel\u2014 the extraordinary French champagne that spends its last year maturing in Ibiza against the musical background of electronic music mixed by local DJs\u2014 and their signature limoncello aperitif that\u2019s made to a family recipe and which they have aptly renamed \u201cFormencello\u201d. With the starlit night sky visible through the open canopy above and the dining tables set amid palms, cacti, bougainvillea and a very unusual tropical Ombu tree, it\u2019s surely one of the most romantic spots for dining on Formentera.<\/p>\n

Sensing that the music had changed, I wandered back to the beach where the feelgood factor was running high. Top DJane and director of Ibiza Global Radio, Ana Tur, was setting the sonic scene with her unique brand of deep Balearic beats as she grooved away, hands held high, with the other bacchants. In her own words: \u201cIt\u2019s a moment for the soul, to feel freedom on the sands and soak up a fantastic atmosphere\u201d. And if there is a better definition of what these islands\u2019 sunset spirit is about, I\u2019d like to hear it. As the sun sank beneath the horizon, the partygoers danced and gazed towards the hotel\u2019s unmatchable westward vista over the lagoon, living that precious Balearic moment to the full.<\/p>\n

By 11 o\u2019clock the party was over and, having said our farewells to Jordi, Pau and the staff who had made our day trip to the lesser of the Pitiusas Islands such a roaring success, we trudged back to catch the last boat home. Stepping off the gangway in the port of Ibiza, I stood for a moment admiring the sight of Dalt Vila bathed in moonlight. As I did so, I couldn\u2019t help but wonder whether we hadn\u2019t just witnessed the birth of Formentera\u2019s beach club culture, it\u2019s very own Declaration of Independence.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

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