Guardians of antiquity

Formentera, with a stable population of around 12,000 people, has been inhabited since approximately 2,500 BC, except for brief periods of depopulation. It is thought that the first settlers arrived in rudimentary boats during the Bronze Age, initiating a settlement process that has lasted over 4,000 years.

Megalithic tomb of Ca na Costa

Located in the Ses Salines Natural Park of Ibiza and Formentera, between Pudent Lake and Es Pujols, the tomb of Ca na Costa is the most significant archaeological site on the island. Discovered in 1974, this Bronze Age monument, used between 2000 and 1600 BC, revealed a much older human presence than previously thought.

The structure of the tomb includes a central burial chamber and a corridor surrounded by concentric rings dug into the rock. The remains of eight individuals were found inside, along with buttons, beads and pottery that shed light on the funerary practices of the period.

Cap de Barbaria settlement

Cap de Barbaria, located in the driest part of Formentera, was home to an important prehistoric settlement. The most outstanding one, known as Cap de Barbaria II, has a complex structure of circular spaces. Together with the sites of Cap de Barbaria I and III, these remains reveal how the first settlers of Formentera used stone and how the ancient communities that focused on agriculture and livestock farming lived.