{"id":2493,"date":"2015-08-05T22:17:17","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T21:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.topschoolinspain.com\/blog\/?page_id=2493&lang=en"},"modified":"2016-09-12T09:14:20","modified_gmt":"2016-09-12T08:14:20","slug":"local-festivals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.topschoolinspain.com\/en\/our-schools\/alcala-de-henares-madrid\/local-festivals\/","title":{"rendered":"Our festivals"},"content":{"rendered":"

Alcal\u00e1 de Henares (Madrid) local festivals<\/h2>\n

Cervantine Week\u00a0(9th<\/sup>\u00a0October)<\/span><\/h3>\n

Every 9th<\/sup> October we celebrate the christening of Alcal\u00e1’s most famous son, Don Miguel de Cervantes, author of Don Quixote and symbol of the city. This festival, of regional tourist interest, transforms the city’s old town, adorned with ornaments and decorations, and takes us back to Medieval times and the Golden Age. The immense Cervantine Medieval Market, considered the largest in Europe, takes over the city centre with its craft and food stalls.<\/p>\n

Musicians, minstrels, jesters, knights and even Don Quixote himself can be seen on Alcal\u00e1’s crowded, narrow streets, providing us with spectacular perfomances which give us a taste of what life was like in Medieval times. Jousting and other knight tournaments, which take place in the famous \u201cHuerta del Opispo\u201d are the final flourish to what is an extraordinary festival which, for a few days, will make us feel like Golden Age Castillians.<\/p>\n

Further information:<\/strong>\u00a0https:\/\/www.dream-alcala.com\/cervantes-week\/<\/a><\/p>\n