Bay of Alcudia
The bay of Alcudia takes place in the northeast of the island of Puerto de Alcudia up to Colonia Sant Pere and Betlem and with its 30 kilometers of beach a favorite destination. Here you will find the longest and most beautiful sandy beach of the island. From bustling beach areas to secluded beaches, dunes and creeks can be found in the Bay of Alcudia everything.
In the bay of Alcudia you will also find many other offers for holiday fun: surfing and sailing lessons, golf courses, horse rental or the unique nature reserve s'Albufera de Mallorca, where you will find over 270 bird species and numerous rare plant species found. Since 1988 S'Albufeira is an important bird refuge of international importance.
Eight medium altitude mountains surrounding the town Arta. Here you can see fish eagles, peregrine falcons and many other birds. Beautiful beaches and dunes make the surroundings of Arta to the most beautiful beach paradise of Mallorca. Another paradise lies beneath the water surface, you will meet here on wax rose, large slipper lobster, abalone, lobster European, Mediterranean barracuda, octopus, etc.
Embedded in the northeast of the island a few kilometers inland from the coast lies on a hill the medieval town of Artà, located about 11 km from Colonia Sant Pere. Even from afar you can see the Sanctuary of Sant Salvador and the fortress. On the best way to discover the historic town by a walk through streets with stately old manor houses and narrow, winding streets.
Artà offers a lot of culture and history and has a distinct cuisine with lovely courtyards, terraces and gardens. One can also find several supermarkets and shops, and especially a large market every Tuesday including indoor market with a large selection of fresh fruit, vegetables, fish and household items, clothes and handicrafts.
The municipality Artà covers an area of 140 square kilometers and has a coastline of 25 km with numerous bays and sandy beaches. More than half of this area is occupied by the Serra Artana, the highest and most compact massif of the eastern mountain range. Here you can also visit numerous caves, because Mallorca is above and below water holes like a Swiss cheese.
