Alcudia has a fabulous wide-brimmed, silvery-white sandy beach at Port Alcudia which is one of the longest on the island. It boasts crystal-clear waters and hidden coves with impressive cliffs as well as the sandy stretches. It stretches all the way to Can Picafort. For children, there is fun theme water theme park by the water’s edge, go-karting and crazy golf.
For art lovers, the Sa Bassa Blanca Museum is a dream. It is squirrelled away, just outside town in a beautiful sprawling Hispano-Moorish building with appealing white domes, tiled floors and doors and courtyard with several styles of gardens and the mountains as a backdrop.
The museum is full of curiosities, sculptures and various collections of modern and contemporary art and photographic exhibitions. The gardens are beautiful and full of granite animals and a wish tree created by Yoko Ono, where branches are tagged with the personal hopes and wishes of visitors.
The Roman ruins just outside the Old Town are called ‘Ciudad de Pollentia’ meaning city of power. The years of excavation revealed an incredible 12 hectares of ruins from 1st century BC. Around 15 minutes on the outskirts of the city is the Roman theatre.
Every Tuesday and Sunday, Alcudia’s famous open-air market takes place. There are two sections, one for the island’s farmers selling their produce and the other for shoes, handbags, clothing, jewellery and souvenirs. It is very vibrant and good fun.
The Natural Park S’Albufera is the Balearic’s largest and most important marshland. You will find a huge variety of flora and fauna, lagoons and wild streams and signposted cycling and hiking paths as well as observation stations.