Playa Forti

Playa Forti sits in the bay at Westpunt, a beach of grey and dark sand rather than the white of the southern coves, with fishing boats at one end and a restaurant on the cliff above serving local food with the whole bay in view. The cliff below the restaurant is the island's best known jumping spot, some twelve to fourteen metres down into deep water, and there is a steady queue of people working up the nerve.

What you'll find

• The cliff jump - some twelve to fourteen metres from the ledge below the restaurant.
• The dark sand - a grey beach unlike the white coves further south.
• The clifftop restaurant - local food with the bay laid out below.
• The fishing boats - the working craft at the northern end of the bay.

When to go

Year round; late afternoon is the best light over the bay. Weekends bring local crowds. The jumping ledge is busiest at midday.

Good to know

The jump causes injuries every year and there is no supervision. The sand is dark and coarse, which surprises people expecting the postcard beaches. Facilities are the restaurant and little else.

Nearby

Playa Piskado is beside it, and Playa Kalki is northeast.

Key facts