l'Alcúdia
thumb|View of the city wall thumb|The old town of Alcúdia is famous for its small restaurants. thumb|View over the remains of Pollentia and the Church of St. Jaume. Alcúdia () is a municipality and township of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the main tourist centre in the north of Mallorca on the eastern coast. It is a large resort popular with tourists. Most of the hotels are located in Port d'Alcúdia and Platja d'Alcúdia, along the beach that stretches all the way to Ca'n Picafort. In Alcúdia, the old town is well preserved with houses dating back to the 13th
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Alcúdia is a municipality in Spain's Balearic Islands that serves as the main tourist center in northern Mallorca, featuring beachfront resorts and a well-preserved old town with medieval architecture. It matters as a major destination for tourism in the region, with its historical significance evident in remnants of the Roman settlement of Pollentia and its medieval structures dating back to the 13th century.
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- History
- Alcúdia today
- Main sights
- See also
- References
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thumb|View of the city wall thumb|The old town of Alcúdia is famous for its small restaurants. thumb|View over the remains of Pollentia and the Church of St. Jaume. Alcúdia () is a municipality and township of the Spanish autonomous community of the Balearic Islands. It is the main tourist centre in the north of Mallorca on the eastern coast. It is a large resort popular with tourists. Most of the hotels are located in Port d'Alcúdia and Platja d'Alcúdia, along the beach that stretches all the way to Ca'n Picafort. In Alcúdia, the old town is well preserved with houses dating back to the 13th century. The old town is surrounded by a medieval wall.
==History== The area where Alcúdia is located has been inhabited since the Bronze Age, but it is with the arrival of the Romans that the city makes its entry into the history books. The Romans used the beaches of Alcúdia bay when they captured the island in 123 B.C. Shortly after this, the capital Palma de Mallorca was founded and then the city of Pollentia. From Pollentia, it was possible to view both the bay of Pollença and the bay of Alcúdia. Pollentia served as a guard against other invaders.