Formentera is part of the same group of islands as Mallorca and Ibiza but feels like another world. Its white sand beaches and crystal-clear waters have earned it the nickname “the Spanish Maldives”.

Ibiza’s laid-back cousin, Formentera – the Balearic island with no airport and few paved roads – knows a thing or two about slowing things down. Life here is all about the simple things: eat lobster ...