Thousand-year-old city, declared a World Heritage Site by the Unesco in 1998, it is focusing its energy in the 21st century on becoming an Affiliate Smart Destination.
With more than 2000 years of history, Alcalá invites you to travel back in time, from Complutum, the Roman city, to its medieval past, city of three cultures, city of the Renaissance and the Golden Age, birthplace of Cervantes and literary city where Quevedo, Lope de Vega and Calderón de la Barca studied.
Today, the past is alive and anyone who visits Alcalá can remember its splendour while also exploring a university city, alive, young, dynamic that advances and becomes digitised for the enjoyment of its visitors and residents.
At any time of the year, Alcalá boasts an events programme and quality gastronomy offerings, which you can learn about in Turismo de Alcalá’s digital channels.
| Admission to the Smart Tourism Destinations Programme | Diagnosis process and destination action plan for Alcalá de Henares Smart Tourism Destination started on 12 September 2022 and completed on 30 November 2022. |
| Outstanding initiatives
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Alcalá de Henares has been implementing a Tourism Sustainability Plan since 2020 that places the city in the first digital, sustainable, intelligent and quality stage. Work is being done in four areas:
Other important initiatives include pedestrianising the old town. Drafting of the Alcalá de Henares Disability Plan 2022-2025, to make all areas of the city more accessible and facilitate the full inclusion of functionally diverse people. A commitment to achieving a friendly municipality for all people. And the design of Alcalá’s Comprehensive Plan for Sustainable Urban Mobility (PIMUS). |