Free Tour Unusual Alcalá
CompluTour Guided visits at Alcalá de Henares and Madrid, offers touristic visits in Spanish guided by official guides and historians.
Pickup
Plaza de los Santos Niños, corner with San Juan street (guide with white umbrella).
Description
THE GUIDED TOURS IN ALCALÁ DE HENARES #1 ON GOOGLE AND TRIPADVISOR SINCE 2019, conducted by freelance guides with over 14 years of experience, graduates in history, and holders of official guide licenses.
IMPORTANT: Participation of groups of more than 6 people in the free tours, regardless of whether multiple reservations have been made from different email addresses, is subject to a prior payment of €10 / person including VAT. Contact us to learn about the participation conditions for large groups in free tours.
If you already know Alcalá de Henares and are almost an expert, we propose in this tour to delve into one of the city's most unknown areas, the Christian quarter. We will start our route at 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 hidden Roman inscriptions in the Cathedral-Magistral, then stroll through the ancient Alcalá "red-light district," unveiling the most unknown intricacies of the old brothel area.
The Peninsular War in the Henares River region will also be one of the topics we will address, guided 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 occurred in dark alleys, cases of witchcraft, renowned inquisitorial processes, and even the origin of the world's oldest profession.
All this and much more awaits us in the Alcalá de Henares Unusual Free Tour.
What you will discover in the Unusual Alcalá de Henares:
The intimate life of Fernando VII
El Empecinado and the Peninsular War
Roman inscriptions of the Cathedral Magistral
The origins of prostitution
Old Hospital of Santa María la Rica
Archbishop's Prison
The Alcalá "red-light district"
Convent of the Augustinians of Santa María Magdalena
The Inquisition in Alcalá and much more…
Important Information:
*Participation of groups of more than 6 people in the free tours is subject to a prior payment of €10 / person including VAT.
*Minimum group size to start the tour: 4.
*The tour is conducted entirely on foot and is fully accessible.
*No tickets are required, 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.
*Pets are welcome.