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man house centred on an atrium, which stood from the 1st to the 5th centuries AD. A
short stroll away are the remnants of the
Forum
, which boasted three temples and rows
of
tabernae
(shops). Finally, you walk another few hundred metres to reach the small but
evocative 1st-century-AD
Teatre Romà
(Roman Theatre), which seems to be returning
into the rock from which it was hewn. The theatre alone is worth the entrance fee.
Medieval Walls
WALLS
Although mostly rebuilt, Alcúdia's city walls are impressive. Those on the north side are
largely the medieval originals. Near the
Porta Roja
(Red Gate) are remnants of an 18th-
century bridge. From the bridge you can walk around 250m atop the walls, as far as Car-
rer del Progres, with fine views over the rooftops and towards the distant hills en route.
Beyond the bridge to the northeast, the Plaça de Toros (bullring) has been built into a
Renaissance-era fortified bastion.
Museu Monogràfic de Pol·lentia
MUSEUM
(
www.pollentia.net
; Carrer de Sant Jaume 30; adult/child incl Pol·lentia €3/2; 9.30am-8.30pm
Tue-Sat, 10am-2pm Sun May-Sep, shorter hours rest of year)
This one-room museum has frag-
ments of statues, coins, jewellery, household figurines of divinities, scale models of the
Casa dels Dos Tresors and Teatre Romà and other odds and ends dug up at the ruins of
the Roman town of Pol·lentia. It's well presented but labels are only in Catalan, so ask
for the 'English guidebook' pamphlet.
Museu de Sant Jaume
MUSEUM
(Plaça de Jaume Ques; adult/child €1/free; 10am-1pm Mon-Sat)
This museum, housed in the
eponymous church, will hold your attention only if you're into priestly vestments and
other religious paraphernalia.
ALCÚDIA'S HISTORIC MANSIONS
Alcúdia's old town is dotted with handsome mansions. Among the finest examples:
