Welcome, new AU Spain students! We hope you are enjoying Madrid. Every week we will upload some new ideas to this blog so that your stay here is as pleasant as possible.
Today we recommend an easy and very beautiful visit that may interest you. About 30 minutes by train (below you can see the Renfe lines that you can take and where), you will find the city of Alcalá de Henares (attention: do not get off at the "Alcalá de Henares universidad" stop but at "Alcalá de Henares; the first is that of a modern campus, not the city). Your transportation card will allow you to get there for free.
This place was declared a World Heritage Site by Unesco. On one hand, it is the hometown of Cervantes, the author of Don Quixote (this writer is our Shakespeare). You can visit his home and learn about his life and work, and why he is such an important figure in our country. And on the other hand, it has a beautiful university from the late fifteenth century and other artistic monuments that you cannot miss. Finally, being a university city, the offer of FREE and good-sized tapas is spectacular. Have fun!
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