There is no airport on the the island of Formentera so most people arrive at Port de la Savina. The port grew from a natural harbor that was used to export Sabina pine, thus its name. These days it is not so much a commercial port as a tourist hub with a beautiful marina.
Whether you are in Sant Antoni or Santa Eularia, you can get a ferry to La Savina. During the summer there are many ports that have boats departing for Formentera, including Palma, Barcelona, Altea, Alicante, and Denia. And there is also a boat between La Savina and Espalmador.
La Savina is an excellent place to get everything you need for your vacation on Formentera. You can pop into the tourist office to get a map, and then head to the shops to rent a bike or car. Once you have done with all your shopping there are some nice tapas places overlooking the marina. La Savina is not somewhere that you will want to stay for a long time, but it's a good place to start your holiday.
Just behind La Savina is the saltwater lagoon known as Estany des Peix. Its shallow warm waters are excellent for water sports. You don't need to worry about big ferries getting in your way as only the narrowest boats fit into the channel that connects Estany des Peix to the sea. Estant Pudent and Es Trucadors are also close by La Savina.
A lot of people who arrive in Formentera head straight for its only resort area: Es Pujols. In the summer months this area is teeming with young Italians and Germans, but it is still not anywhere near as wild as Ibiza. The main attraction of Es Pujols is not its nightlife, but its two crescent-shaped beaches with look out onto some islets.
Es Pujols main high street is Passeig des Plameres, but it is the promenade behind the beach that is more of an attraction - Avenida Miramar has market stalls set up where aging hippies try to sell enough to get by for the rest of the year.
When is comes to hotels formentera they can be hard to find. This website has some good details. See: http://www.squidoo.com/hotels-formentera
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