Free Tour of Unusual Alcalá

GUIDED TOURS IN ALCALÁ DE HENARES Nº1 ON GOOGLE AND TRIPADVISOR SINCE 2019, led by independent guides with more than 15 years of experience, holding degrees in history and official guide licenses.

IMPORTANT: Participation in free tours for groups of more than 6 people, regardless of whether multiple bookings were made from different email addresses, is subject to a prepayment of €10 per person (VAT included). Contact us for details on participation conditions for large groups on free tours.

If you already know Alcalá de Henares and are practically an expert, this tour will take you into one of the city's lesser-known areas: the Christian Quarter. We'll begin our route in the Plaza de los Santos Niños, the site where two of our protagonists, the children Justo and Pastor, were beheaded. Next, we'll look up to discover the Roman inscriptions hidden in the Cathedral-Magistral, before strolling through Alcalá's old red-light district, uncovering the hidden secrets of this former brothel.

The War of Independence in the Henares River region will also be one of the topics we will address, with the help of one of its most popular and beloved heroes in the Cervantine town: 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 Unusual Free Tour of Alcalá de Henares.

What you will discover about the unusual Alcalá de Henares:

The private life of Ferdinand VII

El Empecinado and the War of Independence

Roman inscriptions of the Magistral Cathedral

The origins of prostitution

Former Hospital of Santa María la Rica

Archbishop's Prison

The "red light district" of Alcalá

Convent of the Augustinian Nuns of Saint Mary Magdalene

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 people.

*The route is entirely on foot and is fully accessible.

*No ticket is required; the monuments mentioned are visited externally.

*Minors are not allowed without adult accompaniment.

*Reservations from travel agencies or wholesalers are not accepted.

*Pets are welcome.