Alcalá de Henares , city constructed around the Santos Niños Justo y Pastor church, has been recently nominated as a world heritage city by UNESCO. It's beauty and historical content makes it a necessary stop in any tourism schedule that aims to visit the most attractive areas of Madrid.

Being Miguel de Cervantes' hometown, and the resting place of the Cardenal Cisneros, Alcalá de Henares gives its name to the Cervantes Price, a world-wide known price which is given by the King of Spain, every year, at the auditorium of the Universidad Cisneriana.