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ALCALA DE HENARES,
located 30 km from Madrid has become a key destination for Cultural
Tourism, birthplace of Miguel de Cervantes, was named a
Human Heritage Town in December 1998, in recognition of he fact that
Alcalá was the first planned university town as such in the world. UNESCO´s
declaration not only refers to Alcala´s historical heritage,
but also to the city's cultural importance after Cardinal Cisneros
founded Complutense University in 1499. In its declaration UNESCO
clearly mentions the University and the old part of Alcala de Henares,
as an area which began to develop from the Middle Ages and in which
Jews, Moslems and Christians lived together peacefully. |
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We
visit:
MAGISTRAL-CATHEDRAL, SAN BERNARDO CONVENT, CERVANTES |
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