Renaissance Wall
Alcúdia
POI
Renaissance Wall The construction of this second wall enclosure was a consequence of the evolution of warfare and weapons technology. It was found that neither the towers nor the walls allowed the installation of artillery pieces of medium caliber, this fact made it possible that, throughout the seventeenth century, King Philip II ordered the construction of a walled enclosure more in line with the needs of the city. The works began during his reign and were finished in 1660, when Philip IV reigned. The new enclosure surrounded the previous walls, leaving a space between them. Its layout was in the form of a star-shaped bastion of low height, and was ideal for placing artillery pieces. Finally, eight bastions were built starting from the Puerta de Mallorca: Del Rey, De la Reina, de San Ferran, Santa Maria, San Felip, San Lluís, Santa Teresa and San Antoni. The modern walls were dismantled at the beginning of the 20th century for sanitary reasons and urban growth. At present, only the bastion of Sant Ferran is preserved, inside which the bullring was built and you can still see a sentry box, the layout of the bastion of Santa Maria (which houses a public school) and some very deteriorated remains of the bastion of the king and queen. In 2018, a restoration project was carried out on the bastions of the king and queen, the valley and the walls that connect them. They are located in the northern part of the historic center of Alcúdia, between the street of Sant Sebastià and the square of the Vila Roja. The remains were in a state that made them very vulnerable to human action and inclement weather. With the restoration, the structure of the wall has been delimited and consolidated, the valley has been partially recovered and a pedestrian walkway with night lighting has been installed.