Alaró

Also known as Alaro

Alaró () is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands in Spain.

Key facts

Settlement.name: Alaró
Settlement.settlement_type: Municipality and town
Settlement.image_skyline: Alaró, en Baleares (España).jpg
Settlement.image_shield: Escudo de Alaró (Islas Baleares) 2.svg
Settlement.image_map: Localització d'Alaró respecte de Mallorca.svg
Settlement.map_caption: Municipal location
Settlement.pushpin_map: Spain Mallorca#Spain Balearic Islands#Spain
Settlement.pushpin_map_caption: Location in Mallorca
Settlement.subdivision_type: Country
Settlement.subdivision_type1: Autonomous community
Settlement.subdivision_type2: Province
Settlement.subdivision_name2

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History
Geography
Protected buildings in Alaró
Country estates
Economy
Notable people
See also
References
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Alaró () is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Mallorca, one of the Balearic Islands in Spain.

==History== Alarò's origin dates back to the Islamic period. The documented history begins in the thirteenth century, during the reconquest of Mallorca, with its Castillo de Alaro being the center of this. The Castillo de Alaro was built by Christian inhabitants to ward off invasions from pirates.