Formentera is the smallest of the four touristically developed islands in the Spanish province of Islas Baleares. Although it covers only 82 square kilometers, it has a lot to offer: not only long sandy beaches, quaint beach bars, and waters that range from turquoise to deep blue reminiscent of the Caribbean, but also steep cliffs, pine groves, ancient Phoenician salt pans, and numerous hiking and biking trails. This somewhat different travel guide to a - also - somewhat different island is primarily essayistic in structure. It provides a wealth of information: about ferries and transportation, accommodations, restaurants, and beaches, about life on Formentera outside of tourist zones and the short summer season, as well as insights into the landscape, flora and fauna, history, culture, and development. Additionally, it includes recipes, anecdotes, and wonderful stories about painters and writers, about free spirits, and the last hippies.