Alcudia, Spain Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Moving south from Port de Pollença, it's just 10km round the bay to the pint-sized town of ALCÚDIA , whose main claim to fame is its imitation medieval wall. Indeed, the whole place is overly spick and span, a poor reflection of the town's historical importance. Situated on a neck of land separating two large, sheltered bays, the site's strategic value was first recognized by the Phoenicians, and later by the Romans, who built their island capital, Pollentia, here in the first century AD, on top of the earlier settlement. In 426, the place was destroyed by the Vandals and lay neglected until … more »