A Bronze Age sword
Archaeologists dug the talaiot of Serral de ses Abelles in 1950. In 2019 two researchers spotted a Bronze Age sword from the site, about 3,200 years old; it is now in the Museu de Mallorca.
Puigpunyent / Facts
Puigpunyent, Mallorca · in numbers
Puigpunyent
facts.
The quick facts about Puigpunyent, Galilea and Son Serralta: how big, how high, how many people, and the stories behind the valley.
2,049People, 1 January 2025
42.3 km²Municipality
258 mVillage altitude
1,027 mPuig de Galatzó
The basics
Where and
what.
- WhereWest Mallorca, in the Serra de Tramuntana, about 17 km from Palma.
- VillagesPuigpunyent, the hilltop village of Galilea (418 m) and Son Serralta, on the Palma side.
- NeighboursEsporles to the north; Calvià and Es Capdellà to the south; Estellencs and the coast to the west; Palma to the east.
- LanguageCatalan, in its Mallorcan form, alongside Spanish. Many residents also speak English or German.
- The namePuig is Catalan for a hill or peak. Say it roughly pootch-poo-NYEN.
- Highest pointPuig de Galatzó, 1,027 m, the peak that closes the valley to the west. How to climb it
- World HeritageThe valley is part of the Serra de Tramuntana, listed by UNESCO as a cultural landscape in 2011.
- BusTIB line 201 to Palma, every day. Timetable
Interesting facts
Eight things
you might not know.
The evil count
The Comte Mal is said to ride a burning horse around Galatzó on stormy nights. The legend
A manor turned hotel
Son Net, the manor above the village, dates from 1672 and is now a five-star hotel.
Built on olive oil
In the 19th century olive oil made up around 80% of Mallorca's exports, and the valley's dry-stone terraces were built for it. The olive oil story
A protected oil mill
The Tafona de Conques, between Puigpunyent and Galilea, was protected in 1949.
Rescued animals
La Reserva, on the slopes of Galatzó, looks after rescued animals, including two bears. Visitor guide
The carob of Ses Sabates
Farm workers once stopped at a carob tree on the way in from Superna to change into their good shoes before walking into the village for mass.
An eclipse overhead
About 90% of the Sun will be covered over Mallorca. What you will see
Population, area and altitude from Wikipedia (INE figures). Other facts link to the pages where we give our sources.
Keep exploring
More about
the valley.
- HistoryThe full history · Son Serralta and its talaiots
- VisitThings to do · Day trip from Palma · What's on
- LiveLiving here · Useful numbers · Compared with Valldemossa
- BuyHomes · Land · Market report