Monumental staircase – Escolapias
Monumental staircase – Escolapias Monumental Staircase of the Escolapias Alcalá de Henares The building is a baroque palace, built in 1725 by a Navarrese nobleman settled in Alcalá, at the…
BRIPAC Museum
BRIPAC Museum BRIPAC Museum, Alcalá de Henares Museographic Collection of the Paratrooper Brigade The room is located in a historic space that was part of the city walls in…
Chapel of San Ildefonso
Chapel of San Ildefonso The Capilla de San Ildefonso (Chapel of San Ildefonso) is the oldest surviving part of the University. Its limestone façade probably dates from the middle of…
Cervantes Square
Cervantes Square The largest and most important square in Alcalá de Henares is dedicated to the city’s favorite son. Plaza de Cervantes (Cervantes Square) is the center of social and…
Great Motorcycle Exhibition “Made in Spain”
Great Motorcycle Exhibition “Made in Spain” The old GAL factory will host this spectacular exhibition throughout 2022, placing Alcalá de Henares at the epicenter of the motorcycle world. We are…
Arabic fortress
Arabic fortress In the 9th century, the Muslims built the Qal’at’Abd-Salam fortress on the opposite bank of the Henares River. This fortress was strategically located and became part of the…
Madrig Gate and Walls
Madrig Gate and Walls Puerta de Madrid in Alcalá de Henares The city of Alcalá de Henares was completely walled in the Middle Ages, and it was necessary to enter…
Monastery of San Bernardo
Monastery of San Bernardo Foundation of Cardinal don Bernardo Sandoval y Rojas Its construction required the total transformation of the Almanxara quarter, where the Moorish artisans had settled, in addition…
Monastery of San Juan de la Penitencia
Monastery of San Juan de la Penitencia The building was initially constructed as the convent school for the Discalced Augustinians of San Nicolás de Tolentino. Following the exclaustration, the property…
Chapel of the Santas Formas
Chapel of the Santas Formas Church of the Company of Jesus, current parish of Santa Maria, built under the patronage of Doña Catalina de Mendoza y Mendoza according to the…