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Alcalá de Henares

Alcalá de Henares is the second largest city in the community of Madrid after Madrid itself, and is the place to go for a true taste of the Spanish cultural heritage rather than the capital, that from historical and architectural points of view, pales in comparison with almost every other city in Spain. The name is distinguishingly Arabic, al-qal'a (القلعة, for fortification or citadel); Henares refers to the river. Its Latin name Complutum is still used for the University Complutense, now in Madrid, but one of the oldest university in the World from its beginning in Alcalá.

Visits

7 March (2008) (first time for Fabrice).

Photos

Elena in front of the house of Cervantes.
A sad lion, on the left.
The beautiful tower of the Catedral de los Santos Niños Justo y Pastor.
The Colors of Spain (SOOC).
At dusk.

Municipalities of the Community of Madrid

• La Acebeda • Ajalvir • Alameda del Valle • El Álamo • Alcalá de Henares • Alcobendas • Alcorcón • Aldea del Fresno • Algete • Alpedrete • Ambite • Anchuelo • Aranjuez • Arganda del Rey • Arroyomolinos • El Atazar • Batres • Becerril de la Sierra • Belmonte de Tajo • El Berrueco • Berzosa del Lozoya • Boadilla del Monte • El Boalo • Braojos • Brea de Tajo • Brunete • Buitrago del Lozoya • Bustarviejo • Cabanillas de la Sierra • La Cabrera • Cadalso de los Vidrios • Camarma de Esteruelas • Campo Real • Canencia • Carabaña • Casarrubuelos • Cenicientos • Cercedilla • Cervera de Buitrago • Chapinería • Chinchón • Ciempozuelos • Cobeña • Collado Mediano • Collado Villalba • Colmenar de Oreja • Colmenar del Arroyo • Colmenar Viejo • Colmenarejo • Corpa • Coslada • Cubas de la Sagra • El Escorial • Estremera • Fresnedillas de la Oliva • Fresno de Torote • Fuenlabrada • Fuente el Saz de Jarama • Fuentidueña de Tajo • Galapagar • Garganta de los Montes • Gargantilla del Lozoya y Pinilla de Buitrago • Gascones • Getafe • Griñón • Guadalix de la Sierra • Guadarrama • La Hiruela • Horcajo de la Sierra • Horcajuelo de la Sierra • Hoyo de Manzanares • Leganés • Loeches • Lozoya • Lozoyuela-Navas-Sieteiglesias • Madarcos • Madrid • Majadahonda • Manzanares el Real • Meco • Miraflores de la Sierra • El Molar • Los Molinos • Montejo de la Sierra • Moraleja de Enmedio • Moralzarzal • Morata de Tajuña • Móstoles • Navacerrada • Navalafuente • Navalagamella • Navalcarnero • Navarredonda y San Mamés • Navas del Rey • Nuevo Baztán • Olmeda de las Fuentes • Orusco de Tajuña • Paracuellos de Jarama • Parla • Pedrezuela • Pelayos de la Presa • Perales de Tajuña • Pezuela de las Torres • Pinilla del Valle • Pinto • Piñuécar-Gandullas • Pozuelo de Alarcón • Pozuelo del Rey • Prádena del Rincón • Puebla de la Sierra • Puentes Viejas • Quijorna • Rascafría • Redueña • Ribatejada • Rivas-Vaciamadrid • Robledillo de la Jara • Robledo de Chavela • Robregordo • Las Rozas de Madrid • Rozas de Puerto Real • San Agustín del Guadalix • San Fernando de Henares • San Lorenzo de El Escorial • San Martín de la Vega • San Martín de Valdeiglesias • San Sebastián de los Reyes • Santa María de la Alameda • Santorcaz • Los Santos de la Humosa • La Serna del Monte • Serranillos del Valle • Sevilla la Nueva • Somosierra • Soto del Real • Talamanca de Jarama • Tielmes • Titulcia • Torrejón de la Calzada • Torrejón de Velasco • Torrelaguna • Torrelodones • Torremocha de Jarama • Torres de la Alameda • Tres Cantos • Valdaracete • Valdeavero • Valdelaguna • Valdemanco • Valdemaqueda • Valdemorillo • Valdemoro • Valdeolmos-Alalpardo • Valdepiélagos • Valdetorres de Jarama • Valdilecha • Valverde de Alcalá • El Vellón • Venturada • Villa del Prado • Villaconejos • Villalbilla • Villamanrique de Tajo • Villamanta • Villamantilla • Villanueva de la Cañada • Villanueva del Pardillo • Villanueva de Perales • Villar del Olmo • Villarejo de Salvanés • Villaviciosa de Odón • Villavieja del Lozoya • Zarzalejo

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 = Alcalá de Henares =
-'''''Alcalá de Henares''''' is the second largest city in the [[community of Madrid]] after [[Madrid]] itself, and is the <wz tip="It is less than one hour away by train From Chamartín.">place to go</wz> for a true taste of the Spanish cultural heritage rather than the capital, that from historical and architectural points of view, pales in comparison with almost every other city in Spain. The name is distinguishingly Arabic, ''al-qal'a'' (القلعة, for ''fortification'' or ''citadel''); ''Henares'' refers to the river. Its Latin name ''Complutum'' is still used for the University Complutense, now in Madrid, but one of the oldest university in the World from its beginning in Alcalá.
+'''''Alcalá de Henares''''' is the second largest city in the [[community of Madrid]] after [[Madrid]] itself, and is the <wz tip="It is less than one hour away by train From Chamartín.">place to go</wz> for a true taste of the Spanish cultural heritage rather than the capital, that from historical and architectural points of view, pales in comparison with almost every other city in [[Spain]]. The name is distinguishingly Arabic, ''al-qal'a'' (القلعة, for ''fortification'' or ''citadel''); ''Henares'' refers to the river. Its Latin name ''Complutum'' is still used for the University Complutense, now in Madrid, but one of the oldest university in the World from its beginning in Alcalá.
 == Visits ==