Alcalá de Henares, Heritage cityA visit to Alcalá de Henares is a trip back into Spanish history. You will discover the birthplace of one of the masters of universal literature, author of “Don Quixote”, and you will have fun surrounded by the emblematic buildings of its historic centre, which has the UNESCO World Heritage designation. Art, literature, tradition and its famous university offer a warm welcome to this city in central Spain, just 30 kilometres from Madrid.