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By Geoff Danvers

Alcudia is one of the most popular attractions for tourist in the Mediterranean Sea. Alcudia is on Majorca, the largest island in the Balearic archipelago. The Balearic Islands are an archipelago with 4 large islands in the western Mediterranean, approximately eighty nautical miles east of Spain and the Iberian. This off-shore Spanish province has four large islands - Ibiza, Majorca, Minorca and Formentera - and a number of smaller islands too small to support permanent human residences.

The Balearic Islands are an off shore province of Spain. The archipelago has four large islands. In addition to Majorca there are Minorca, Ibiza and Formentera. Cruising around the Balearic Islands is not on the map for large cruise ships because the waters are so shallow. But outings on smaller cruise ships are popular. These day cruises can be booked from Alcudia. Palma, the provincial capita, is an hour drive from Alcudia and has a beautiful, modern airport. Cruising from Palma to Alcudia is an excellent start to holidays to Alcudia.

The attraction of Alcudia starts with the landscape. The Bay of Alcudia is shallow and rimmed by a beach of the whitest sand that stretches uninterrupted for ten kilometers. North along the coast of Alcudia coast are dozens of small coves. These coves are part of fame of the Balearic Islands. Some can be reached on foot, but a boat is recommended. People respect each other's privacy and will not remain in coves where more than a few groups are already sunbathing or snorkeling and swimming in the warm shallow waters. Why crowd when there is another gem of a cove just around the next turn?

Within the city of Alcudia is the ancient walled old town area. Here people, not cars, rule. Cobblestone streets and squares are lined with shops, restaurants and cafs. A memory that many take with them is of sitting under the shade of an awning, sipping a glass of wine and gazing out across a dun colored stone plaza to the green waters of the sea.

For families with young children, the seas are shallow enough to allow you to walk out tens of meters from shore. Tides are mild. There is a nature preserve on the edge of Alcudia called S'Albufera. It is popular with walkers and birders. Night life and maybe even romance can be found in the restaurants and cafes that are everywhere on your holidays to Alcudia.

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