It's not often that we feature resort-style accommodation – there's a sameness to so many – but this place pips the competition with its privileged location away from the crowds yet in the centre of town. Its gardens, pools, spa and terraces with sea views are further reason. The rooms themselves are nothing special, but the overall atmosphere caught our eye.
Botel Alcúdia Mar
Northern Mallorca
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Lonely Planet's must-see attractions
13.18 MILES
Entered via a cloistered garden, the monastery is a huge complex, dating mostly from the 17th to 18th centuries. Off the imposing central courtyard rises…
2.46 MILES
The 688-hectare Parc Natural de S’Albufera, west of the Ma12 between Port d’Alcúdia and Ca’n Picafort, is prime birdwatching territory, with 303 recorded…
Santuari de la Mare de Déu des Puig
6.12 MILES
South of Pollença, off the Ma2200, one of Mallorca's most tortuous roads bucks and weaves up 1.5km of gasp-out-loud hairpin bends to this 14th-century…
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It's a fantastic ramble to Platja des Coll Baix – and what a bay! Snug below sheer, wooded cliffs, this shimmering crescent of pale pebbles and…
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26.42 MILES
Casa Robert Graves is a fascinating tribute to the British writer and poet who moved to Deià in 1929 and had his house built here three years later. It's…
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1.04 MILES
Ranging over a sizeable (but walkable) area, the fascinating ruins of the Roman town of Pol·lèntia lie just outside Alcúdia's walls. Founded around 70 BCE…
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19.41 MILES
Perched at an improbable, almost comical angle on a gigantic fist of rock, Castell d'Alaró is one of the most rewarding castle climbs on the island. The…
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28.54 MILES
This grand old monastery and former royal residence has a chequered history. It was once home to kings, monks and a pair of 19th-century celebrities:…
Nearby Northern Mallorca attractions
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Amuse the kids at this water park with slides, a wave pool and infant splash area. It's about 600m inland from the beach. It's ever so slightly cheaper to…
1.04 MILES
Ranging over a sizeable (but walkable) area, the fascinating ruins of the Roman town of Pol·lèntia lie just outside Alcúdia's walls. Founded around 70 BCE…
1.09 MILES
This museum, housed in the large eponymous Gothic church, contains a collection of priestly vestments, paintings and religious items.
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This stolid and imposing building with classical carvings around its 1st-floor windows is a short walk north of the turning with Carrer de Sant Jaume.
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One of Alcúdia's finest, this large, grand and noble building has a largely unadorned facade.
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A magnificent sight at the east end of the old town sporting two towers, this solitary 14th-century gate is one of the two surviving gates of Alcúdia.
8. Museu Monogràfic de Pol·lèntia
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This one-room museum has a fascinating but limited collection of statue fragments, coins, jewellery, household figurines of divinities, scale models of…