Formentera is the smallest of the Balearic Islands — accessible only by ferry from Ibiza, 30 minutes across the channel. It is the island that the serious luxury visitor to the Balearics chooses when Ibiza has become too crowded: a 20-kilometre island with no airport, the most transparent turquoise water in the western Mediterranean (repeatedly measured as the clearest in Spain), beaches of white sand and fine posidonia seagrass, and a specific understated luxury register that rewards natural fabric over brand label.

For Ses Illetes. The most beautiful beach in Formentera and arguably in all of Spain — a long spit of white sand with turquoise water on both sides. The beach clubs of Ses Illetes are the most closely observed luxury beach context in the island; white PP linen over natural swim shorts, leather sandals. The beach club table: more fully buttoned.

For La Savina and the port. The ferry port and the main harbour village — the catamaran and sailboat rental culture that defines the Formentera day. Natural swim shorts and a white PP linen shirt on the boat; the same combination for the La Savina waterfront lunch.

For Sant Francesc Xavier. The small capital of Formentera — the whitewashed church, the craft market, the handful of authentic restaurants in the interior. A PP linen shirt in a warm natural with linen trousers or linen shorts and leather sandals.

For the sunset at Cap de Barbaria. The most western and most windswept point of the island — the lighthouse at the cap, watched for the Formentera sunset. A PP linen shirt in a warm natural, linen trousers, leather shoes for the evening walk. Formentera's sunsets are among the most celebrated in the Mediterranean; the wardrobe should match the occasion.

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