MALLORCA TODAY - Alcúdia bay hoteliers and tour operators meet

The third meeting of hoteliers operating in the bay of Alcúdia (represented by the Alcúdia-Can Picafort Hotel Association) with leading tour operators has taken place in Puerto Alcúdia. The meeting takes place every two years and is designed, obviously, to foster good relations and to develop tourism opportunities that are not confined to sun and beach. The hoteliers and tour operators were joined by tourism minister Delgado, the mayor of Alcúdia, Coloma Terrasa, and Santa Margalida's mayoral delegate in Can Picafort.

If you're wondering why Playa de Muro wasn't involved and doesn't ever seem to be involved, the answer may lie with the fact that, as far as I am aware, the hotel association there isn't part of the island-wide federation of hotel associations. And why not, I couldn't tell you.

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MALLORCA TODAY - The towers of the bay of Alcúdia

In "El Mundo", there is a piece about the towers (some say obelisks) that are dotted along the bay of Alcúdia. These are something I have written about in the past, and the article confirms the fact that they were built for submarine target practice training and that their construction started after the Civil War. Built in pairs (14 in total between Playa de Muro and Colonia Sant Pere), one tower in Son Real collapsed during the storm of 2001. There are some other interesting snippets in the article, with mention of defences against potential British invasions during the British possession of Menorca and during the Second World War.

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