The Mallorca-based fashion designer spends sun-soaked summers on Formentera.

Ireland-born, London-raised and Mallorca-based, Zo&euml; Jordan has created a laidback Balearic lifestyle for herself and her family, the financier Steve Aspinall and daughters Eden, Dylan and Inez. Zo&euml; is known for her easy going, youthful take on womenswear, with cult cashmere pieces that inspire a fervent following. Her most recent collection, Eivissa, uses abstract patterns to evoke the jagged coastline of Ibiza. The designer lives in a contemporary, art-filled home in Palma, but it's to the dreamlike shores of Formentera that she escapes in high summer. Zo&euml; shares her tips for 36 stylish hours on the Balearics&rsquo; most low-key island.

We like to arrive early, having taken the ferry from Mallorca to Ibiza. We always bring our bikes, but we often hire a Citr&ouml;en Mehari too. We head straight to Es Calo, for breakfast and coffee at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/canrafalet/">Can Rafalet.</a> I love to slip off the rocks for a post-coffee dip &ndash; the water is always teeming with fish. After breakfast we head down the island to Playa Migjorn, where we find a spot on the sand to while away the morning while the girls swim.

When lunch beckons, we head to <a href="http://www.10punto7.com/">10.7</a>, an Italian-owned restaurant that has an upbeat atmosphere and sushi to die for. The water here is incredible too. After a late lunch we might check into our hotel. My newest island find (it only opened last year) is <a href="https://casapacha.com/">Casa Pacha</a>, a design-led beach hotel with vast, airy rooms and a deeply rustic yet chic interior style. My favourite room &ndash; named Pachacha, after the Latin-themed room at the Pacha nightclub &ndash; has a terrace overlooking the sea. There&rsquo;s a palm-roofed restaurant in the sand and a cute boutique to stock up on bikinis and pretty gold earrings.&nbsp;

After a shower &ndash; the bathrooms are insane &ndash; we head into the little town of Sant Francesc. The girls might grab an artisan gelato at <a href="https://www.instagram.com/ladacrem.formentera/?hl=en">LadaCrem</a> while we stroll around the evening market. I know a great stall for handmade sandals and a guy that makes beautiful Mexican hats. When the sun has set, we might head to supper at <a href="https://www.cancarlitosformentera.com/en/">Can Carlos</a>, a dreamy garden restaurant that&rsquo;s one of our favourite places on the planet. I always order the crudit&eacute;s and bagna c&agrave;uda, which is a warm Italian dip made of anchovies, garlic and olive oil. Can Carlos is always packed, so after a late night and a long sleep, we&rsquo;ll head to <a href="https://www.instagram.com/blatpicat/">Blat Picat</a> in Sant Ferran for a lazy vegan breakfast and fresh juice beneath the yellow-and-white striped awning.

Just down the road is <a href="https://catalinahouse.net/formentera-shop/?lang=en">Catalina House</a>, a fabulous interiors store where I might pick up a great basket or some table linens. Then we&rsquo;ll drop the girls at <a href="https://rutasesboixets.com/">Rutas es Boixets</a> for horse riding camp while Steve and I head to <a href="https://www.hotelcalasaona.com/en">Hotel Cala Saona</a> for an early padel match with Dani. I play padel competitively for my club in Mallorca, so I like to find a game wherever I go. After padel, we&rsquo;ll grab the girls and head to the beach again, maybe stopping for lunch at <a href="https://escodolforadatformentera.com/en/">Es Codol Foradat</a>. At the end of each trip, we always head out to the lighthouse at Cap de Barbar&iacute;a to watch the sunset. It&rsquo;s the closest point of the Balearics to Africa, and sometimes it can feel like you&rsquo;re standing on the edge of the world.&nbsp;

36 hours on Formentera with style queen Zoë Jordan

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