Ibiza’s peaceful little sister: What it’s like to visit laidback Formentera

It’s only when I’m nearly at the end of the main road that runs up the island of Formentera – 12 miles long and three-and-a-half miles wide – that I realise I haven’t come across a single traffic light.

I’ve also not encountered any traffic jams – the population of only 12,000 surely explains the scarcity of cars.

I pootle up the delightfully empty road…