Medieval Wall

Medieval Wall One of the most distinctive features of Alcúdia, is represented by its imposing walls, which stand before the visitor, as faithful vestiges of past times. The strategic location of Alcúdia meant a high risk for its inhabitants due to the constant plundering by pirates. Therefore, Jaume II ordered the construction of this protection system in 1298 with a main purpose, to provide a safe place for its inhabitants, the works were completed in 1360. Today, two of the old gates of the wall are still standing, the Moll and Sant Sebastià, as well as the quadrangular structure reinforced with 26 towers distributed along 1.5 km of perimeter and with an average height of 6 meters delimits the historic center. Gates of the Wall One of the greatest attractions of the wall are the access gates to it. Originally there were three: "the gate of the Moll or Xara", "the gate of Mallorca or Sant Sebastià" and "the gate of the Vila Roja", which is no longer preserved. The Gate of Mallorca or Sant Sebastià was the gate that connected Alcúdia with the royal road to Palma de Mallorca. Nowadays it preserves the moat and presents the aspect that gave it the restoration of 1963, carried out by G. Alomar (two exempt towers linked by a matacán of great dimensions crowned with battlements). You can also see a coat of arms of the city dating from the sixteenth century. The Moll or Xara Gate is located at the other end of the axis that divides the city into two halves, opening it towards the Puerto Mayor. It presents a structure well differentiated from the other door, the two towers that form it are joined by a body of guard with a small window originally protected by a machicolation of which only the corbels that support it are preserved. The large semicircular arched doorway leads to the covered space where the rake that used to close the door can still be seen.