Hotels near Alcudia Old Town

Alcudia is the only Mallorcan town with intact medieval walls - a 1.5-km circuit of sandstone built between 1298 and 1660, with 26 towers and two original gates. Walk the wall on the Cami de Ronda walkway (free, accessible from the Porta del Moll) and circle the entire old town in 30 minutes, dropping down at the Porta de Sant Sebastia for the Tuesday and Sunday morning markets that fill the streets with stalls.

The town's older history sits 500 metres south at Pollentia, the Roman provincial capital founded in 123 BCE. The site preserves a forum, two domestic insulae, and a small Roman theatre carved into bedrock, all explained by the on-site Museu Monografic de Pollentia. From the old town a flat 2-km walk leads down to Platja d'Alcudia, one of the longest sandy beaches on the island and the main reason families base themselves here.

Pro Tip: The combined ticket (around 5 EUR) covers the museum and the Pollentia archaeological site - cheaper than buying them separately. Visit Pollentia in late afternoon when the carved theatre catches warm western light.