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Sa Pobla town

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Living here

Sa Pobla (La Puebla in Castilian) is an inland farming town in the north of Mallorca, on the flat land between the last hills of the Serra de Tramuntana and the s’Albufera wetlands. It has full year-round life, the end of the train line from Palma, and beaches on the Bay of Alcúdia 15 to 20 minutes away. It is for buyers who would rather live in a real town than in a resort.

About 15,000 people live in the municipality, most of them in the town itself. Around it lies the marjal, land on the edge of s’Albufera that once flooded in winter. Drained over the centuries, it is now farmland, irrigated from plentiful groundwater. Sa Pobla is the island’s main vegetable-growing area, best known for early potatoes, some of which are exported to Britain. Part of the s’Albufera natural park lies inside the municipality to the east, and to the north and north-west rise low hills of pine, holm oak and scrub, the last spurs of the Serra de Tramuntana.

The town hall, known as sa Quartera, was built between 1812 and 1822 in the middle of the main square, splitting it into Plaça Major and Plaça de la Constitució. The parish church of Sant Antoni Abat, the town’s patron saint, replaced the original Gothic church: the baroque building was finished in 1709, though its bell tower is older. Can Planes, a 19th-century house, holds the museum of Sant Antoni and the devil (Museu de Sant Antoni i el Dimoni) and exhibitions of contemporary art. A market is held in the central squares and streets every Sunday, all year round.

The big date is Sant Antoni, on 16 and 17 January. The fiesta is documented here since 1365 and was declared of tourist interest in 1966. On the eve, bonfires are lit in streets and squares across the town, devils come out, and groups go from fire to fire singing to the ximbomba, a friction drum, and eating espinagades, folded pasties of greens that here are traditionally filled with eel. Thousands of visitors come. Summer brings the fiestas of Santa Margalida on 20 July and Sant Jaume on 25 July, and a jazz festival, held every year since 1995, with concerts in late July and August.

The public health centre on Carrer Traginers opens on weekdays, and its urgent care point (PAC) covers evenings, nights and weekends. The area’s hospital is in Inca, about 15 minutes away. Sa Pobla is the terminus of the train line from Palma, with the station on the southern ring road at the edge of town, and the Ma-13 motorway to Palma is about 2 km from the centre. TIB buses stop on the northern ring road: line 301 runs to Pollença and to Palma, line 302 to Alcúdia, the bay’s beaches and Palma, and line 314 to Búger, Campanet and Inca.

Who buys here

Farming still shapes sa Pobla, and the town stays busy all year, a world away from the resorts on the bay. It appeals to buyers from abroad who want everyday town life with a train to Palma and the beaches of Alcúdia and Muro within easy reach, or a country house among the fields. Families have state primary and secondary schools in town, and a British-curriculum international school at Crestatx, a few minutes north.

Property

The old centre, around the town hall squares and the church, follows the street plan laid out when the town was founded in 1300. Many larger townhouses were built or remodelled in the 19th century around an arched entrance hall, and some have a portassa, a carriage room often used for the Sant Antoni suppers. The town hall’s heritage catalogue protects some of these houses, so check before planning work. Beyond the ring roads, old estates and farmhouses dot the farmland, newer homes have gone up on rural land, and much of the hill country to the north is protected. On a rural plot, make sure every building has its paperwork in order.

Getting around

Approximate times by car, outside rush hour.

  • 45min

    Central PalmaAbout 45 km, most of it on the Ma-13 motorway

  • 45–50min

    Palma airportMa-13, then Palma’s Ma-20 ring road and the Ma-19

  • 15min

    Hospital Comarcal d’IncaThe area’s public hospital, off the Ma-13

  • 15–20min

    Playa de MuroNearest beaches, on the Bay of Alcúdia

  • 20min

    Alcúdia old townAbout 15 km on the road north-east

Pros and cons

For

  • Busy all year, with shops and a Sunday market
  • Health centre with urgent care at night and at weekends
  • End of the train line: about an hour to Palma, no change
  • Ma-13 motorway 2 km away, the bay’s beaches 15 to 20 minutes

Against

  • No sea or beach in town: the coast is a 15 to 20 minute drive
  • Low-lying land near s’Albufera can flood after heavy rain
  • Summer heat on the plain can near 40 °C, and winters bring frost
  • Sant Antoni night brings big crowds, bonfire smoke and late noise

Questions buyers ask

How long does the train to Palma take?

About 55 to 60 minutes from sa Pobla to Palma’s Estació Intermodal at Plaça d’Espanya. Sa Pobla is the end of the line. On weekdays there are 21 trains each way, and at weekends one an hour.

How far is the nearest beach?

The town is inland. Playa de Muro, on the Bay of Alcúdia, is about 15 to 20 minutes by car, Alcúdia about 20 and Port de Pollença about 25.

Is flooding a concern?

It can be. The land around sa Pobla is very flat, and after heavy rain the torrents can overflow and waterlogged ground cannot drain, especially closer to s’Albufera. In the town itself, serious flooding has come from the Torrent de Búger overflowing, so ask your lawyer and the town hall’s planning department about flood risk before you buy.

What is Sant Antoni like in sa Pobla?

It is the town’s main fiesta, on 16 and 17 January. On the eve bonfires burn all over town, devils come out and thousands of visitors join locals singing and eating late into the night. If you live in the centre, expect crowds, noise and smoke that night.

What schools are there?

The town has five state primary schools, the Col·legi Sant Francesc d’Assís, the IES Can Peu Blanc secondary school and a vocational training centre. Mallorca International School (MYSCHOOL), at Crestatx about 5 to 10 minutes north, teaches the British curriculum from the early years up to GCSE, at 16.

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