Tours & Activities in Alcalá de Henares

A free tour to know the history and beauty of Alcalá de Henares . Our tour consists of a visit that will bring us closer to the fundamental places in the history of Alcalá de Henares. A story linked to the great events in the history of Spain , of which Alcalá de Henares was the protagonist for many centuries.

Some of the places that we will see during the tour are:

• Cervantes Square.
• Main Street
• The Jewish Quarter
• Synagogue Corral
• Exterior of the Cervantes Birthplace Museum and the old Antezana Hospital.
• Image Street.
• Palace Square
• Plaza de las Bernardas and external archaeological museum.
• Plaza de los Santos Niños and exterior Catedral-Magistral
• San Diego Square
• The facade of the university.
• Chapel of the Oidor (Interior)
• And some surprise ...

** It is possible to change the route and schedules depending on the availability of the buildings included in the visit.

GUIDED TOURS IN ALCALÁ DE HENARES NO. 1 ON GOOGLE AND TRIPADVISOR SINCE 2019

IMPORTANT: MINORS ARE NOT ALLOWED - EXPLICIT LANGUAGE AND THEME / Participation of groups of more than 6 people is not permitted on free tours, regardless of whether several reservations have been made from different emails. The fee for booking and participation of groups of 6 to 10 people on free tours is €9/person VAT included and €5/children under 7 years of age VAT included, to be paid before the tour begins via an electronic payment method. No additional amount will have to be paid either upon arrival at the meeting point or at the end of the tour. Contact us for more information.

If you already know Alcalá de Henares and you are almost an expert, we suggest that you take this tour to one of the lesser-known areas of the city, the Christian quarter. We will begin our route in the Plaza de los Santos Niños, the place where two of our protagonists, the children Justo and Pastor, were beheaded. Next, we will look up to discover the Roman inscriptions hidden in the Cathedral-Magistral, and then walk through the ancient Alcalá "red light district" revealing the lesser-known ins and outs of the old brothel.

The War of Independence in the Henares River region will also be one of the topics we will address, led by one of its most popular and beloved heroes in the Cervantine population: El Empecinado.

We will discover several convents full of history, curiosities and traditions that are still alive, while we follow the trail of duels, fights and murders that took place in dark alleys, cases of witchcraft, renowned inquisitorial trials and even the origin of the oldest profession in the world.

All this and much more awaits us on the Alcalá de Henares Insólita Free Tour.

What you will learn about the unusual Alcalá de Henares:

The intimate life of Ferdinand VII

The Empecinado and the War of Independence

Roman inscriptions of the Magistral Cathedral

The origins of prostitution

Former Hospital of Santa Maria la Rica

Archbishop's Prison

The Alcalá "red light district"

Convent of the Augustinian Nuns of Saint Mary Magdalene

The Inquisition in Alcalá and much more…

Important Information:

* MINORS ARE NOT ADMITTED
* Groups of more than 6 people are not allowed to participate in the free tour. Minimum group size to start the tour: 4.
*The tour is done entirely on foot and is fully accessible.
*No ticket or entrance fee is required, the monuments mentioned are visited externally.
*Reservations from travel agencies or wholesalers are not accepted.

GUIDED TOURS IN ALCALÁ DE HENARES NO. 1 ON GOOGLE AND TRIPADVISOR SINCE 2019

IMPORTANT: Participation of groups of more than 6 people is not permitted on free tours, regardless of whether several reservations have been made from different emails. The fee for booking and participation of groups of 6 to 10 people on free tours is €9/person VAT included and €5/children under 7 years old VAT included, to be paid before the tour begins via an electronic payment method. No additional amount will have to be paid either upon arrival at the meeting point or at the end of the tour. Contact us for more information.

Birthplace of the greatest figure in Spanish literature, Miguel de Cervantes, the monumental town of Alcalá de Henares has held the title of World Heritage City by UNESCO since December 2, 1998, being among the cities with the greatest number of assets of cultural interest in all of Spain .
Despite this, and in a very unfair way, it remains a great mystery for many of the visitors who have come to Madrid and want to get to know its surroundings as well as the capital. Our tour, which lasts approximately 1.5 hours, proposes a journey back in time through its medieval layout, Roman remains, baroque palaces and churches and its prestigious university, founded more than five centuries ago, so that it becomes a must-see in your travel notebook of Alcalá de Henares.

Places we will visit externally during the tour:

Cervantes Square

Regional Archaeological Museum

Magistral Cathedral

Cisnerian University

Birthplace of Cervantes

Complutense gastronomy

Archbishop's Palace

One of the oldest hospitals in the world

Medieval Jewish quarter and much more…

Important Information:

* Groups of more than 6 people are not allowed to participate in the free tour. Minimum group size to start the tour: 4.
*The tour is done entirely on foot and is fully accessible.
*No type of ticket or ticket is needed, the mentioned monuments are visited externally.
*Minors are not accepted without the accompaniment of an adult.
*Reservations from travel agencies or wholesalers are not accepted.

Are you visiting Alcalá and want to know the history hidden in the historic center of Alcalá de Henares?

I'll give you a tour of the historic centre of Alcalá de Henares, with a very complete itinerary in which you'll see the most relevant parts of the city, full of verified historical information, anecdotes and curiosities. In this way, you'll be able to take away a lot of concentrated information that will give you an idea of the thousand-year-old history it hides, obtaining information that you would miss without a guide.

My tours are usually small, close and cozy, where the goal is to have a great time seeing the city, learning its history, anecdotes and curiosities with a positive attitude.

In addition to telling the story of the itinerary, I am willing to take photos, answer questions, etc.

The important thing is to have a good time, have a good experience and enjoy the city.

The stops on the itinerary will be:

📍Madrid Gate.
📍Antiquarium and Tower of the XIV.
📍Archbishop's Palace.
📍Bernardas Square.
📍Cathedral of the Holy Children.
📍The Main Street.
🔺Antezana Hospital (exterior).
🔺 Synagogue Corral.
🔺Danger Alley.
🔺Irish Square
📍Cervantes' birthplace.
📍Cervantes Square.
📍The tower of Santa Maria.
📍Chapel of the Oidor.
📍University of Alcalá.

Indoors only during opening hours

I have 5 places available for reservations on Guruwalk, but you can add children, since they do not take up space, plus all the people who decide to join while we wait at the meeting point. If you are going to come with more people than the places available, you can ask me without any problem.



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