Annual Museum Visits

The history of Formentera can be experienced first-hand by visiting the Formentera Ethnographic Collection, located in the town of Sant Francesc. The Torre des Pi Català is one of the defense towers that still guard the island of Formentera today, located on Migjorn beach in the Ca Marí area. The La Mola Lighthouse Museum, located within the lighthouse grounds, is an interpretation center highlighting the importance of lighthouses and the history of Formentera; it was inaugurated in July 2019 and received a total of 15,170 visits from residents and tourists between July and September 2019. During the open house week, 8,000 people visited the museum. Finally, the Molí Vell de la Mola is located in the village of El Pilar de la Mola. Until July 2020, the latter was managed by the Fundació Illes Balears, but the Consell Insular de Formentera acquired its competencies in August 2020 and will be responsible for its management from now on. According to information from the Fundació Illes Balears, there are no records or historical data of visits made to the mill. Data on visits to the mill will be available starting from 2021. The total number of visits received by the Formentera Ethnographic Collection, the Torre des Pi Català, and the La Mola Lighthouse Museum from 2016 to the present is presented.

Historical data corresponding to the number of visits to the various museums in Formentera is presented.

Important note: due to COVID-19, the 2020 data related to museum visits has been recorded annually, although the La Mola Lighthouse Museum was able to record them on a monthly basis. Data for the Molí Vell de la Mola has been recorded annually since August 2020, as another entity was previously responsible for its management, as noted in the section on annual visits to Formentera’s museums.