GUIDE OF SA POBLA
Practical information
Transport
Local commerce
Tourist map
FAQ
Practical
information
Before travelling to a place it is important to know well everything that can be of interest to us on a daily basis, such as: business hours, useful telephone numbers, market days or holidays. In this section you will find everything!
Time zone
The standard time zone of the Balearic Islands is UTC / GMT +1:00, but from the last Sunday of March to the last Sunday of October the difference from GMT is + 02:00.
Currency
In the Balearic Islands, as in the rest of Spain, the Euro is used. There are bills of 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, 500 and coins of 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cents and of 1 and 2 euros.
Electricity
In Spain electrical appliances work with a voltage of 220 volts, connected to two-pronged sockets, so you may need an adapter. It better be universal.
Business hours
Most stores in Sa Pobla open at 9:00 or 10:00 and close around 21:00-22:00. Some stores may also be open on Sundays.
Useful phone numbers
- Emergency: 112 (they speak four languages: Catalan, Spanish, English and German)
- Ambulance: 061
- Firefighters: 080
- Guardia Civil: 062
- Local Police: +34 971 862 286 / +34 607 862 286
Market days
Sunday from 08:00-14:00.
Local festivals
- Sant Antoni: 16-17 January
- Sant Jaume and Santa Margalida: 20-25 July
- Autumn Fair: last weekend of November
Other festivities
- Epiphany: January 6
- Carnival: February
- Easter: March or April
Temperatures
The average temperature in winter is 16-18ºC, although at night it can drop to 5-9 ºC. The average temperature in summer is 29-31 °C.
Language
The official language is Catalan together with Spanish, the state’s official language.
TRANSPORT
Sa Pobla is very well connected by road along the Palma-Alcúdia axis, which is largely a highway located 2 km from the town; it also has roads to Playa de Muro, Muro, Llubí, Búger and Pollença.
The journey from Palma Airport to the town is 51 km long and can take about 35 minutes. If you want to use public transport, there are cabs and buses stops at the airport. Once you arrive in Sa Pobla, you can move by cab, bus and train.
Sa Pobla has public transport, and the train is the main one. Trains to Palma go back and forth every hour. The railway station is located on the road to Muro. For more information, you can check the fares and timetables on the official website of the TIB.
In addition, Sa Pobla has different regular bus lines that, depending on the season, communicate the town with nearby towns not connected by train: Búger and Campanet, ending in Inca; Muro and Alcúdia, starting in Palma; Pollença and Puerto de Pollença.
For more information, you can check the fares and timetables on the official TIB website.
Sa Pobla has also the service of three cab licenses. These can be found at the stop next to the “Plaza des Tren”, right at the entrance to the town center. The most frequent destinations once you arrive at the town are Airport, Palma, Port of Alcudia, Platges de Muro, Pollença, Inca and Sineu.
For more information, you can contact the different cab drivers in Sa Pobla by calling the following numbers:
- Taxi I: +34 630651242
- Taxi II: +34 626418834
- Taxi III: +34 647946333
TOURIST
MAP
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