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| Alcúdia
lies on the north of the island and offers all you would
expect from a Spanish holiday. The walled town of Alcudia
itself offers Roman ruins and a wonderful Sunday market.
its narrow streets are lined with interesting shops,
packed with traditional goods. One of Alcúdia's
main attractions however is the port area.
Alcudia
was actually founded by the Phonecians which makes it
the oldest city in Mallorca. During the Roman occupation
it was their capital. There are monuments all over Alcudia
that are worthy of a visit and represent every civilisation
that ever settled here.
Alcudia
old town is surrounded by walls that date from the 14th
century and consists of compact rows of narrow streets.
The old town is best visited by parking on the south
side and walking round the walls. Eventually you will
come to the bullring, at least 100 years old. See a
full feature on the history of Alcudia here.
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Pictured
left is the Xara Gate (Portal del Moll) with its two
proud palm trees, the symbol of the city.
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right are the remains of the Roman city of Pollentia.
They are close to the centre and can be visited
for around 1.80 euros. You will clearly see the
layout of several buildings along with some impressive
columns. The Roman theatre, a short drive away is
even more impressive and is the smallest amphitheatre
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Alcúdia
is rightly proud of its 7Kms of curving white
beach that shelves gently into the sea with its
thatched beach huts and sun beds, palm trees,
beach-side cafés and restaurants, and a
wide variety of water sports. The bay has shallow
water which makes it popular with families with
small children. The nightlife centres around bars
and pubs and night-clubs which are lively but
not rowdy. The entertainment is family based until
around midnight then the younger generation take
priority.
Without
any doubt, Alcúdia has adapted to cater
for the mass British tourism industry. You can
buy your daily British newspapers, drink pints
of bitter, watch the football on satellite TV,
and even sit down at a restaurant that serves
genuine fish, chips and sausages. |
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| Porte
D'Alcudia is the old fishing village which lies
at the northern end of the beach. There are restaurants
and gift shops lining the sea front, with more
traditional, Spanish style shops and cafés
on the street behind. You will find some excellent
sea food restaurants, well worth seeking out,
hidden away in the back streets.
The
sports marina has berths for all sizes of vessels. |
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Festivities
in Alcúdia
The year starts with the traditional Three
Kings celebrations on the 5th January when
the Three Kings arrive at the port to give
presents to the children. The year in Alcudia
is always packed with fiestas and celebrations,
including; |
| January
16th-17th |
The
celebration of Sant Antoni Abat, the patron
of animals, with the leaving of the devils
from the Town Hall, the lightening of fires
on the 16th and the traditional benediction
of animals on the 17th near the Parish church
of Saint James |
| Feb
- Mar - Apr |
Holy
Week (Semana Santa). Huge religious processions |
| June
29th |
The
celebration of Saint Peter, the patron saint
of the sailors. There is a procession on the
sea where decorated boats accompany their
patron to the sea and go for a walk in the
bay. The preceding week there are a many cultural
activities |
| July
1st - 2nd |
The
celebration of the "Mare de Déu
de la Victòria" takes place at
the hermitage. On the eve there are the typical
dance "Ball de bot" and a concert
of the town orchestra. On the day of celebration
there is a mass with flower donations and
then everyone enjoys all kinds of games and
races |
| July
25th |
Saint
James, the patron of Alcudia. The celebration
lasts a week and during this time there are
a lot of activities : concerts, open air dances,
theatre, expositions and religios ceremonies. |
| July
26th |
Every
3 years there is the Procession of the Saint
Christ in memory of the miracle in 1507 when
the figure of Saint Christ started to sweat
blood and ended a large period of drought |
| August
24th |
The
festivitiy of the Chinese lanterns where the
youngest of the town will go through the streets
and sing old Majorcan songs carrying their
Chinese lanterns made of melons |
| October |
In
the first week of October the Fira takes place,
a trade fair with products from agriculture,
the arts and crafts, industry and companies.
On Saturday is a procession (from the street
Estol del Rei En Jaume) of Majorcan people
carrying figures of the Majorcan history through
the streets of the town |
| December |
The
Christmas celebration, including the very
popular Midnight mass (on Christmas Eve),
the sibylline singing, the competition of
the nativitiy scene, other nativity competitions
and the New Year celebrations |
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| See
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: we also have images of Mallorca for sale |
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