After passing a side road (on the left) to Pollensa, C 713 continues to Alcudia, a Phoenician foundation which during the Roman period became capital of the island under the name of Pollentia (not to be confused with Pollensa). The old town is surrounded by an almost complete circuit of excellently preserved 14th century walls, incorporated in
which, at the southwest corner, is the parish church of Sant Jaume. To the south of the church are the excavations of Roman Pollentia. In the old town there are a number of handsome burghers' houses and an archeological museum (beside the Town Hall). Outside the town, on the road to Puerto de Alcudia, are the remains of a small Roman amphitheater. Puerto de Alcudia itself is very much a tourist resort, with numerous hotels, bars and discothèques.
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