Getaway: Five different ways to discover Alcalá de Henares
Nature: Eight secret routes through the Sierra de Madrid
One of the most interesting plans for this time of year and given the current circumstances are the
free tours:
guided
tourist routes
in which a fixed rate is not required from visitors, but each one, depending on their economic possibilities and valuation of the tour, tip the guide at the end of the tour.
You have to know that
free tours
do not always include entry to monuments;
they usually last one to two hours;
the guide, as in the rest of the tourist routes, answers any questions that may be raised;
And, also, if
you don't like
the
free tour,
you can leave the group whenever you want.
For a reason it is a
free route.
With all this in mind, we have selected five
tours free
for
an hour or even less
in the center of the capital, which will allow you to discover
cities
with a cultural, monumental and immense natural heritage.
1. FREE TOUR IN THE ESCORIAL
This walking tour begins in the Plaza de la Constitución and takes us through the historic center of the town until we reach the
Felipe II park
.
Along the way, the guide will explain the reasons that led the monarch to order the construction of the
Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial
back in the 16th century, as well as anecdotes starring the monarch.
The
free tour
also takes participants to the
Coliseo de Carlos III
, one of the oldest covered theaters in Spain.
Legends, mysteries and one of the best views of the Royal Monastery from the Jardin de los Frailes complete the experience.
You can book this
free
tour
here.
The Royal Monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial.
2. FREE TOUR THROUGH CHINCHÓN
The Church of Our Lady of the Assumption is the starting point for this free one-and-a-half hour guided tour of the Madrid town of Chinchón.
Participants will walk through the streets of the town and will go to the
Lope de Vega Theater,
the Clock Tower (one of the emblems of Chinchón), the Plaza Mayor (one of the most beautiful in Spain), as well as the old Convent de los Agustinos (current Parador), the Casa de la Cadena and, finally, the famous
Castillo de los Condes.
You can book this
free
tour
here.
3. THE MOST UNKNOWN ALCALÁ DE HENARES
Alcalá de Henares is one of the 15 Spanish cities declared a
World Heritage Site
by UNESCO and for that alone it already deserves a visit.
This
free
tour takes
us into the secrets and mysteries of the Complutense city: from the martyrdom of Saints Justo and Pastor in the
Plaza de los Santos Niños
to the Roman inscriptions hidden on the façade of the Magistral Cathedral or the old
red light district
mancebía
Alcalaíno ... All dotted with stories of old duels, crimes and cases of witchcraft.
The route concludes after an hour and a half of travel in which the participants will also visit the old Hospital of Santa María la Rica, the convent of the Agustinas de Santa María Magdalena and the
House-Museum of Miguel de Cervantes.
You can book this
free
tour
here.
Herreriano cloister of the University of Alcalá de Henares.
4. FREE TOUR THROUGH TOLEDO
The city bathed by the
Tagus River
has a lot to offer, as the participants of this
free
tour
that begins at number 7 Calle del Hombre de Palo, in the neighborhood of the old minor Jewish quarter, will be able to see.
The guide will share legends and stories of Toledo, known as the city of the three cultures due to the coexistence of Christians, Arabs and Jews for centuries.
The guided tour will take us from the
13th century
cathedral
to the
Jewish quarter
, one of the areas with the most artistic and monumental legacy in the historic center.
You can book this
free
tour
here.
5. FREE TOUR THROUGH THE REAL SITE OF SAN ILDEFONSO
We are now going to the province of Segovia to see this municipality whose history is linked to that of the kings of Castile, who used to hunt in these places next to the Sierra de Guadarrama.
The guide will take us to the church of Nuestra Señora de los Dolores (18th century), the
Puerta de la Reina
(one of the main accesses to the Real Sitio de San Ildefonso), the Casa de los Infantes (current Parador de Turismo). To continue through the old offices of the Guardia de Corps, the Royal Stables and the Plaza de España, where you can see the rear façade of
the Royal Palace of La Granja de San Ildefonso.
This two-hour tour ends in front of the Royal Collegiate Church of the Holy Trinity, where Felipe V and his second wife, Isabel de Farnesio, are buried.
You can book this
free
tour
here.
The Royal Site of the Farm of San Ildefonso.
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