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Alcudia
Alcudia, 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 the Moors built a fortress in about 800, naming it Al Kudia (On the Hill). After the Reconquest, Alcudia prospered as a major trading centre, a role it performed well into the nineteenth century, when the town slipped into a long and gentle decline - until tourism refloated its economy.
It only takes an hour or so to walk around the antique lanes of Alcudia's centre, and to explore the town walls and their fortified gates.
Buses to Alcudia halt beside the town walls on Plaça Carles V; there's no tourist office. For refreshment, there are several good cafes.
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