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Son Rapinya & Los Almendros

PalmaWestern PalmaAbout 15–20 min to the old town

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Living here

Son Rapinya and Los Almendros are residential neighbourhoods on Palma’s north-western edge, below the Son Vida hills and close to the Ma-20 ring road. The old town is 15 to 20 minutes away by car. Known across the city as the school zone, it draws families who want a house with a garden inside Palma and a school they can walk to.

This page covers four official neighbourhoods (barris) in Palma’s western Ponent district: Son Rapinya, Los Almendros-Son Pacs, Son Xigala and Son Anglada. Together they had about 12,000 registered residents in 2018. Son Rapinya itself grew on land sold off from old country estates from the 19th century onwards. Palma families came out here for outings and picnics under the pines, and some built summer houses. Water was so short that locals nicknamed it Son Sec (sec means dry), a problem only solved in 1962. The church of Sant Bartomeu, paid for by residents, dates from 1880.

Today the area is known above all for its schools. They have been central to its planning since Palma’s 1973 general plan, and it is often simply called the zona de colegios (school zone). La Salle, Madre Alberta and the public Son Quint primary school are in Son Rapinya, several more are close by, and Green Valley School, which teaches the British curriculum and offers the IB Diploma, is just up the Camí de la Vileta. The downside is the school run. Twice a day the main roads, above all the Camí dels Reis, fill with parents' cars, and local police have been posted at the Son Rapinya roundabout.

Supermarkets and food shops cover daily needs in Son Rapinya and neighbouring La Vileta. The local public health centre, Son Serra-La Vileta, is on Carrer de Massanella, and Son Espases, the islands' main public hospital, is 10 to 15 minutes away by the ring road. City bus line 7 serves the area, but in 2024 the residents' association said public transport was not good enough to get people out of their cars. There is no beach; the nearest is Cala Major, about 10 to 15 minutes' drive.

The big green asset is Son Quint, an estate of nearly 290 hectares on the hills beside the area, crossed by old tracks such as the 13th-century royal road to Puigpunyent. After years of residents' campaigns against building on it, the council bought it in 2024 as the first piece of a planned forest belt around the city. In 2025 residents said its upkeep fell well short. Son Xigala, the most populous of the four, borders Son Vida and La Vileta. Son Anglada, to the north, is the least built-up, with empty plots, an old core of single-storey courtyard houses near the Puigpunyent road and the Can Valero industrial estate.

Who buys here

Most residents are Spanish, and Son Rapinya has long been one of Palma’s comfortable residential areas. For families, the main draw is having several schools within walking distance. It also appeals to international families with children at Green Valley School, just up the road, or at Queen’s College above Cala Major, about 10 minutes away by car, who want a house and garden in the city rather than on the coast.

Property

Son Rapinya is mainly single-family houses, on plots sold off from the old estates between the 19th century and the 1960s; some began as summer homes. Los Almendros is a 1970s estate of apartment blocks, licensed in 1971 as 624 flats in 39 blocks on land of the old Son Quint estate, whose main houses were pulled down despite local opposition. Son Pacs was built up in the 1960s. Some blocks of flats have communal pools and gardens. In 2025 the council took the first formal step towards affordable rental flats on a municipal plot on Carrer de Bernat Pomar. Parking is scarce, so a garage is a real asset.

Getting around

Approximate times by car, outside rush hour and the school run.

  • 15–20min

    Palma old town (Cathedral)Down the Camí de Son Rapinya, then Passeig Mallorca

  • 25min

    Palma airportJoin the Ma-20 at the edge of the barri, then the Ma-19

  • 10–15min

    Son Espases hospitalRound the Ma-20 ring road

  • 10–15min

    Cala Major beachThe closest sand, via the Ma-20 and Avinguda de Joan Miró

  • 15–20min

    Puerto PortalsOut on the Ma-20, then west on the Ma-1

Pros and cons

For

  • Many schools within walking distance, public and private
  • Houses with gardens inside the city of Palma
  • Fast access to the Ma-20, the airport and Son Espases
  • Council-owned Son Quint estate and the Son Vida hills close by

Against

  • School-run traffic jams twice a day in term time
  • Parking is hard, especially in the evenings
  • Residents' association calls the buses inadequate; plan on a car
  • A drive to the sea: Cala Major is 10 to 15 minutes away

Questions buyers ask

Where exactly are Son Rapinya and Los Almendros?

On Palma’s north-western edge, in the city’s western Ponent district. Son Rapinya, Los Almendros-Son Pacs, Son Xigala and Son Anglada are all official neighbourhoods (barris) of the city, with Son Vida on the hills above.

Which schools are in or near Son Rapinya?

La Salle, Madre Alberta and the public Son Quint primary school are in Son Rapinya itself, with several more schools close by. Green Valley School, which follows the British curriculum to IGCSE and offers the IB Diploma, is on the Camí de la Vileta just above, and Queen’s College, a British school above Cala Major, is about 10 minutes by car.

How bad is the school-run traffic?

It is one of residents' main complaints. In 2022 local press reported that residents had to drive out before about 8.30 in the morning and that the afternoon peak ran from about 4.40 to 5.10, with local police watching the traffic at the Son Rapinya roundabout. In 2024 the residents' association said staggered school hours had not solved it.

Could I let a family house here to holidaymakers?

Not with a new licence. Flats in Palma are already off limits, and the council shut the door on new holiday-rental places in houses in May 2026. A licence that is already legal can carry on, but have a lawyer confirm it before you rely on the income.

Where can I walk or get outdoors?

Next door is Son Quint, a council-owned estate of nearly 290 hectares on the hills, crossed by old tracks such as the 13th-century royal road to Puigpunyent. Residents said in 2025 that its upkeep fell well short. The Son Vida hills rise just above the area.

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