Monday, February 20, 2006

POLLENSA HOTELS

The town of Pollença was founded in 1229 with the Catalan conquest of Majorca, although the name goes back many years before this.

Under Moorish rule the town was known as Al-Bulansa and by the Romans as Pollentia, although the Roman city of Pollentia currently lies in the municipality of Alcúdia.

Located in the valley enclosed by the Puig de Maria and the Calvari, Pollença is the main municipal centre, with over 8,000 inhabitants.

Its old town, dating back to the 18 th century, is made up of a series of narrow streets and emblematic buildings such as the Calvari, the Parish Church, the Cloister of Sant Domingo and the Jesuit School, among others.

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