Incredible Caribbean style beach just hours from UK loved by Tom Cruise

Formentera is known to be a much-loved holiday destination, not just for Brits but also for actor. The actor visited the country twice last year alongside film director Alejandro González Iñárritu.

The last time the actor visited the island was more than 26 years ago with his ex-wife , and they stayed at the Hotel Formentor. The couple then visited actor at his house in Valldemossa, s’Estaca.

According to figures from the National Statistics Institute's Frontour survey, there was an 8.15 percent rise in the number of tourists who visited Mallorca in February of this year. So far, 322,033 tourists have already made it to the popular sunny destination.

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The actor visited the amazing island and of Formentera, which is so beautiful it looks like it's in the Caribbean. The island, known as "little sister," is part of the Spanish Balearic Islands. The Balearic Islands consist of , , Menorca, and Formentera.

Formentera is known for its peaceful atmosphere, perfect for relaxing on the wonderful beach while enjoying the amazing food and sunset. It is a dream for those who love going to the beach, as Playa Illetes offers shallow, warm waters perfect for swimming, while its soft sand is ideal for sunbathing.

The area is also known as the "pink beach" because of the crushed coral dust that sometimes gives sections of the sand a pink hue. This makes the island seem even more magical, like a hidden paradise.

The island, surrounded by 40 miles of coastline, is so secluded that it doesn’t have an airport. Instead, the best way to reach the island is by ferry from Ibiza or Barcelona.

One of the beaches, Playa de Ses Illetes, is rated in TripAdvisor’s Choice Awards for the Best of the Best Beaches for 2025, making it one of the top 20 in Europe.

One person onwrote: “This is a very special island. While the rest of the Mediterranean has rushed headlong into turning every secluded cove and beach into a carbon copy of every other white-painted-concrete over-developed resort, Formentera has thankfully held out.

This is a very different Mediterranean. One where the pace of life is slow, the beaches uncrowded, and the azure waters I've only seen matched in the .

If your ideal holiday is peace, quiet, fresh seafood, and fine wine, quiet sun-bleached lanes and dry stone walls, hot sabina pines, warm sea breezes blowing across the dunes, and an almost hippy-like quest for peaceful living and clothing-optional beaches... then paradise awaits you," he added.

Another wrote: “After a week in Ibiza, we took the ferry to Formentera for a week and felt extremely privileged to be there. The most amazing beaches and beach bars—like the Blue Bar on Playa de Mitjorn—and beautiful routes for cyclists (the best way to see the island). Evenings are quiet with spectacular sunsets, and people don't clap like they do on the crowded sunset strip in Ibiza.”