Alcanada

The former ancient Muslim farmstead of Alcanada, is today known as a traditional summer holiday spot, with a beach without sand, a golf-course and a small island with a lighthouse.

[3] After the Balearic Islands were conquered by the Crown of Aragon, the farmstead ended up in the hands of Mr. Pere Ferrandiz, and as of the 14th century the land and the islet of Alcanada became communal property.

In the 1862 amullaramiento land tax records,[5] the Alcanada estate is described as an area of 150 quarterades (106 hectares) with almond, carob, grain, olive, and fig crops, as well as vineyards, pine forest, and scrubland; its owner is listed as “D.

For its design, the Egyptian architect Hassan Fathy sought inspiration in the Muslim fortresses known as ribats, although he preserved the thick stone walls from the original farm building.

Sa Bassa Blanca houses the headquarters of the Fundacion Yannick y Ben Jakober, and holds a heterogeneous series of art collections that are open to the public.

Stretching from the Torre Major to the Penya Roja watchtower,[9] almost nine kilometers of steep, barren coastline had to be watched and defended for hundreds of years–particularly beginning in the 16th century, when the Balearics were attacked by Berbers and pirates who plundered towns and houses and captured their inhabitants for ransom.

Twice a week, a boat brought them supplies from the Port d'Alcudia, but at times they were isolated when ships were unable to sail due to bad weather, and their staples would run out.

In 1933, captivated by the gentle landscape of Alcanada, the Menorcan-born architect Nicolau M. Rubió i Tudurí (not surprisingly the director of the Municipal Institute for Parks and Gardens in Barcelona) designed a summer holiday village in this idyllic setting.

Hence, his project for the development at Alcanada sought to emulate a fishermen's village, with its traditional shacks, narrow streets, and alleyways, even including an old quarter and a newer settlement.