| Alaró | |
| Settlement Type: | Municipality and town |
| Pushpin Map: | Spain Majorca#Spain Balearic Islands#Spain |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Majorca |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: |  Spain |
| Subdivision Type1: | Autonomous community |
| Subdivision Type2: | Province |
| Subdivision Name2: | Balearic Islands |
| Subdivision Type3: | Island |
| Subdivision Type4: | Comarca |
| Subdivision Name4: | Raiguer |
| Subdivision Type5: | Judicial district |
| Coordinates: | 39.7067°N 2.7908°W |
| Elevation M: | 252 |
| Area Total Km2: | 45.72 |
| Population Demonyms: | Alaroner, alaronera |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Blank Name Sec1: | Official language(s) |
| Timezone: | CET |
| Utc Offset: | +1 |
| Timezone Dst: | CEST |
| Utc Offset Dst: | +2 |
| Postal Code Type: | Postal code |
| Postal Code: | 07340 |
| Area Code Type: | Dialing code |
| Leader Title: | Alcalde |
| Leader Name: | Guillem Balboa (2017) |
| Leader Party: | MÉM |
Alaró (in Catalan; Valencian pronounced as /ələˈɾo/) is a small municipality in the district of Raiguer on Majorca, one of the Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe.
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.
The town was the first to have an urban electricity network on the island. This event happened on August 15, 1901. Currently, electric distribution is unified with the rest of the island, but as a sign of how important it was for the island of Mallorca, on May 8, 666, the Consell Insular de Mallorca marked the tower of the old factory as a monument of cultural interest.[1]
Alaró is bounded by Buñola, Escorca, Lloseta, Mancor de la Vall, Binissalem, Consell and Santa María del Camí.
Alaró has a catalog of properties which are protected because of their special characteristics.
The municipality's most characteristic image is that of the twin peaks, Castell and s Álcadena, which inspired numerous legends about kings and witches. This panorama is a landmark when entering the village from Consell. However it is also possible to reach Alaro by taking the secondary Ragieur road, the Santa Maria road or by way of Lloseta where there is another kind of scenery to enjoy, perhaps not so spectacular but certainly picturesque.
There are many country estates along these secondary roads, evidence of the rural economy that existed until the advent of tourism: Son Antelm and Son Fiol, on the Santa Maria road, Sa Teulera, on the Coanegegre-Alaro road, Son Penyaflor and Son Curt on the Castell road. Son Palou was an important family of the area. Manor Son Palou was their country estate. Son Forteza, Son Guitart and Son Grau are on the way to Lloseta.
One of the most important economic activities in Alaró for years was the shoe industry. Alaró municipality once had up to 30 factories and more than 2000 people dedicated to this activity. Today, that industry has been reduced to a minimum, with only one major company in that sector. There were also important lignite mines, now closed, relevant to the activities of electricity generation and distribution. For some time they belonged to the electric company GESA (now part of the Endesa group).
Today, the town of Alaro, like many others on the island has become commuter town, with most of its inhabitants working in the capital of the island (Palma de Mallorca).
2. Govern Balear, Alaro Guide to Es Raiguer