{"id":2488,"date":"2015-08-05T22:01:03","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T21:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topschoolinspain.com\/blog\/?page_id=2488&lang=en"},"modified":"2016-09-09T15:47:51","modified_gmt":"2016-09-09T14:47:51","slug":"sightseeing","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.topschoolinspain.com\/en\/our-schools\/alcala-de-henares-madrid\/sightseeing\/","title":{"rendered":"Sightseeing in Alcal\u00e1 de Henares"},"content":{"rendered":"

What to see in Alcala de Henares (Madrid)<\/h2>\n

Alcal\u00e1 de Henares is a city with a rich history which stretches back to Roman times. Some of the most significant cultures throughout Spanish history have left their mark on the city: Roman, Jewish, Moorish and Christian, leaving behind a legacy of historical treasures that will delight art, culture and history lovers.<\/p>\n

Don\u2019t miss this opportunity to travel back through time and relive the different eras that have shaped the Spain we know today.<\/p>\n

Califal Al-Qalat Fortress<\/a><\/strong><\/h3>\n

On the outskirts of Alcal\u00e1 de Henares, only a few metres away from the settlement chosen by the Romans almost a millenium earlier, lies the ruins of the Arabic military fortress of Al-Qalat<\/strong>, from which the city\u2019s name procedes and whose towers are still well-preserved. Making the most of its strategic postion between Ecce Homo hill \u2013 a natural defense since the Bronze Age \u2013 and the natural moat which the River Henares provides, this fortress was built by the Arabs around the 10th Century to fight off the advancing Christians.<\/p>\n