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Alcúdia old town

NorthAlcúdiaAbout 50 min from Palma

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North · Alcúdia · 50 min from Palma

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Living here

Medieval walls still ring Alcúdia old town, the historic heart of the municipality, on the neck of land between the bays of Pollença and Alcúdia in northern Mallorca. The town hall, a twice-weekly market and everyday services are here all year, the beach at Port d’Alcúdia is 5 to 10 minutes away and Palma about 50. It appeals to buyers who want to live with history on the doorstep.

Its name comes from the Arabic for "the hill", and the town stands on the strip of land between the two bays. Roman Pollentia, founded like Palma after the Roman conquest of 123 BC, lies just south of the walls. You can walk among the foundations of its houses and forum, and see a small theatre whose seating was cut into the rock. King Jaume II founded the present town in 1298, and its walls were finished in 1362. In 1523 it was made a city for staying loyal to Charles V during the Germanies revolt.

Inside the walls, the narrow cobbled lanes are mostly pedestrian, with small shops, restaurants and the town hall on Carrer Major. You can walk along the top of the walls for free, past some of their 26 towers. The gates include the Porta del Moll, which led to the port, and the Porta de Sant Sebastià, also called the Porta de Mallorca. The neo-Gothic church of Sant Jaume, built between 1882 and 1893 after the old church collapsed, stands in a gap in the walls. On Tuesday and Sunday mornings, all year, the market spreads through the old streets and along the avenues outside the walls.

Nearly 8,000 people live in the town, out of almost 22,000 in the municipality, so it keeps going when many restaurants around the port close for the winter. The Es Safrà health centre is a short walk from the walls, and the nearest public hospital is in Inca. Several state primary schools serve the municipality, one of them by the Porta del Moll, and IES Alcúdia teaches secondary and vocational courses. Can Torró library, in a 14th-century house, opens six days a week, and the Auditori by the Porta de Mallorca has theatre and concerts through autumn and winter. The town fair is on the first weekend of October.

Port d’Alcúdia, with its marina, the long sandy beach of Platja d’Alcúdia and ferries to Menorca, is 5 to 10 minutes away by car. About a kilometre north, on the Bay of Pollença, Es Barcarès has a small beach. To the north-east, the hills of the Victòria peninsula, still covered in pines and holm oaks, have a hermitage and the climb to the Talaia d’Alcúdia, the municipality’s highest point. The s’Albufera wetlands are a short drive south. An ordinary road leads to sa Pobla, where the Ma-13 motorway to Palma begins. Sa Pobla also has the nearest train station, and buses run to Palma all year.

Who buys here

Buyers who would rather live in a Mallorcan town than in a resort flat are the natural fit here: couples and retirees who like to walk to the market, families who want a primary school and the health centre close by, and second-home owners who want the beach a few minutes away without living on it. The municipality has a long-established foreign population, with Italian, British and German residents among its European groups.

Property

Inside the walls, homes line narrow medieval lanes, among them grand houses (cases senyorials) from the 16th and 17th centuries. The walled centre is a listed historic ensemble (conjunt històric) with planning rules on building heights. Some buildings are also on the municipal heritage catalogue, and in 2022 the town hall offered grants to restore façades in both. Outside the walls the town has grown into later residential streets, while the land over Roman Pollentia, mostly fields and empty plots, is a protected archaeological zone. South-west of town, around Son Fe by the road to Palma, lie most of Alcúdia’s old country estates (possessions), where you will need a car.

Getting around

Approximate times by car, outside rush hour.

  • 50min

    Central PalmaAbout 55 km, mostly on the Ma-13 motorway

  • 55min

    Palma airportAbout 60 km via the Ma-13 and Palma’s Ma-20 ring road

  • 25min

    Hospital Comarcal d’IncaThe area’s public hospital, off the Ma-13

  • 5–10min

    Port d’AlcúdiaAbout 2.5 km: marina, beach and ferries to Menorca

  • 15min

    Port de PollençaOn the Ma-2220 around the Bay of Pollença

Pros and cons

For

  • A walled medieval town with a market twice a week, all year
  • Health centre, schools, library and auditorium close at hand
  • Roman ruins next door, with two bays and hill walks nearby
  • Marina, long beach and Menorca ferries 5 to 10 minutes away

Against

  • Palma is about 50 minutes away, the airport about 55
  • Listed historic centre, so building work faces extra rules
  • The resorts nearby go quiet in winter and many restaurants close
  • The nearest public hospital is in Inca, about 25 minutes away

Questions buyers ask

Is Alcúdia old town the same as Port d’Alcúdia?

No. The old town is the walled historic centre, with the town hall, the parish church and the market. Port d’Alcúdia (Puerto de Alcudia) is the harbour and resort about 2.5 km to the south-east, on the Bay of Alcúdia, in the same municipality and 5 to 10 minutes away by car.

Does the old town go quiet in winter?

Far less than the resorts around the bay, where many restaurants near the port close out of season. Nearly 8,000 people live in the town, the market runs on Tuesday and Sunday mornings all year, and the Auditori has theatre and concerts through the autumn and winter.

Can I renovate a house inside the walls?

Yes, within limits. The walled centre is a listed historic ensemble with its own rules on building heights, and some buildings are on the municipal heritage catalogue. Ask the town hall’s planning department (Urbanisme) what is allowed before you buy.

Is there a bus to Palma and the airport?

Yes. TIB line 302 stops at the old town and runs all year to Palma’s Estació Intermodal by Plaça d’Espanya. Direct airport buses also stop at the old town, but the line and timetable change with the season. The nearest train station is in sa Pobla, about 15 km away by road.

Where is the nearest beach?

Platja d’Alcúdia, the long sandy beach that starts at Port d’Alcúdia, is 5 to 10 minutes away by car. Closer still, about a kilometre north of the old town, Es Barcarès has a small beach on the Bay of Pollença.

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