Alcalá de Henares
Alcalá de Henares is a city 30 km northeast of Madrid. Its attractive medieval centre, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is full of interesting old buildings. Wikivoyage
Population 203,208 (Wikidata)
Before you go
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Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide-
Parador de Alcalá de Henares Hotel · 260 m -
Museo Arqueológico Regional Museum · 420 m -
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Colegio de Málaga Attraction · 120 m -
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Colegio de los Irlandeses Attraction · 200 m -
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Antiguo Hospital Benéfico de Nuestra Señora de la Misericordia Attraction · 230 m -
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Museo Casa Natal de Cervantes Museum · 250 m -
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Colegio-Convento de San Basilio Attraction · 330 m -
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Ermita del Cristo de los Doctrinos Attraction · 350 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
Markets
Markets mapped on OpenStreetMap, with their hours where someone has added them. Check locally before you go.
Eating nearby
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