Sunday 30 April 2017
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2. Secondary School 4 Suceava - Project ”Start for change!”, ERASMUS+ - KA1, Alcala de Henares, Spain - 2
Alcalá de Henares
- Start for change! -
What to see in Alcala de Henares? Visit Alcala
in one day
Are you
coming to visit Alcala de Henares for the first time and you don’t know where
to start? Friends are coming and you need information to show them around the
town? This is a proposal for a tour that goes through the most important and
beautiful places in Alcalá. Are you interested?
What to see
in Alcala in just one day? It is not an easy task. Alcala may seem a small
city, but it has huge heritage and a long history. There are plenty of
beautiful places to visit, while it may be confusing to know what to visit when
you are coming to Alcalá for just one day. That is why we have designed this
tour, which goes over the most important buildings, charming streets and
ancients quares.
The walk
starts in the main college of the University and goes by
inside the historical old town. These two elements have been
included in the UNESCO World Heritage list.
Take into
account that this tour doesn’t include everything that there is to see in
Alcalá. If you have more time to spend in Alcalá, you should definitively try
some of the other routes that we
are designing.
In case you
are going to show the city around to other people, you may need to remember the
most important facts of the History of Alcalá. Read this post and
brag in front of your friends about how much you know.
Cervantes
Square
Cervantes Square is the former Market
square of Alcalá, where medieval people traded their products on market days.
The square was also used as a bullring during fairs and festivals.
It’s name comes from Miguel de Cervantes, one of the most important
icons of Alcalá. He
was born in Alcalá, in the old church of Santa María, whose
ruins are next to this square (Oidor Chapel and tower of Santa María). In the
center of the square, there is a sculpture of Cervantes.
Cervantes
Birthplace
Right in the middle of Calle Mayor is
Cervantes Birthplace. Its visit allows you to understand how was life like
during times of Miguel de Cervantes, and it’s free!
However, it is a must that youtake
a picture in the
bench in front of this house. This bench as a life-sise Sculpture of Sancho and Don Quijote (you
should know rho they are, in case you don’t click here).
I guess you have been walking all
morning and, by this time, you are hungry, aren’t you? This is the perfect time
to have a tapa
or a beer (maybe
a couple) in any of the bars that are around you. This post talks about the most famous, and also
our favorites, places to have a tapa.
College
of San Ildefonso
If we had to choose just one thing to
visit in Alcalá, most of us would choose the University.
Cardinal Cisneros founded in 1499,
and since then, it has been one of the most important institutions in Alcalá. Learn
more about it in this post.
College of San Ildefonso is a
building that is worth a visit, even though you have to pay 4 euros for a
guided visit, you’ll definitively love it.
The facade is gorgeous, and if you
come on a weekday you can visit the patios for free. Nevertheless, the only way
there is to visit Paraninfo or San Ildefonso’s Chapel is to pay for the visit.
Corral de
Comedias
This is an impressing building that
may be unnoticed from the outside, but that will amaze you on the inside.
It is one of the most ancient ‘Corral
de Comedias’ in Europe – an outdoor theatre set up in the inner patio of a
building.
It was about to be demolished, but
fortunately it has been restored instead and nowadays is being used for
theater, musical and ‘flamenco’ performances. Don’t missed it out!
From Cervantes Square, we get to ‘Calle
Mayor‘, the main street in the town center of Alcalá. In
addition, it is the longest street with ‘portico’ in Spain. It is a picturesque
street that was inside the Jewish neighborhood and nowadays has become the main
artery of the town center.
Santos
Niños Square
With a full stomach, it’s time to
visit the place where Justo y Pastor, who are known as‘Santos
Niños‘, are said to have been killeddefending
Christianity.
Because of that, these children were
considered saints. Years later, in the place where the assassination happened,
a chapel was build to keep their remains. This chapel was lately rebuilt as the
existing Cathedral Magistral of Santos Niños.
You may wonder why this cathedral has
the title
of Master, since there is only one other church in the world
with this name. This is because all his canons were graduated in the
Complutense University, all of them got the degree of ‘magister’.
We wish this tour has been helpful to
you and that you have an awesome day in Alcalá. Remember that this route is a
basic introduction to the main, but not every, beautiful places of Alcalá. Feel
free to take a picture of any patio, public building or street that you see
along your way. There
are lots of lovely secret spots hidden among the streets of Alcalá, don’t miss
them!!
Secondary School 4 Suceava - Project ”Start for change!”, ERASMUS+ - KA1, Alcala de Henares, Spain - 1
Alcalá de Henares
- Start for change! -
The project - Start for change! - aims to acquire additional interactive methods and innovative ICT skills of 10 teachers in our school through participation in European training courses in the period November 2015 - November 2016, in order to increase motivation for learning and quality of education.
Mobility with the participation of the 10 teachers in our school are:
1. "Effective use of ICT in Education" (Istanbul, Turkey, 2 teachers);
2. "Creativity in teaching and learning Using ICT: The Digital Classroom" (Alcala de Henares, Madrid, Spain, 2 teachers);
3. "Stimulating Creativity and Innovation in the Classroom" (Oslo, Norway, 2 teachers);
4. "Creativity Using ICT in teaching and learning" (Assen, Netherlands, 2 teachers);
5. "Action Methods Improving Motivation and Quality in the Learning Environments" (Lisbon, Portugal, 2 teachers);
Alcalá de
Henares, meaning Citadel on the river Henares, is a Spanish city whose historical centre is one of UNESCO's World Heritage
Sites.
The city stands out for its rich
archaeology and was one of the first bishoprics founded in Spain. Located in
the Autonomous Community of Madrid, 35 kilometres (22 miles) northeast of the
city of Madrid, at an altitude of 588 m (1,929 ft) above sea level, it has a
population of around 200,000.
Locally, the city is generally known simply as
"Alcalá", but "de Henares" is appended when needed to
differentiate it from a dozen Spanish cities sharing the name Alcalá (from the Arabic word al-qal'a القلعة for fortification or citadel).
The Latin name, Complutum, is sometimes used. The city is capital
of its namesake region, Comarca de
Alcalá.
The center of
the city remains essentially medieval, with many winding cobbled streets, and
many historic buildings. The city centre surrounds Cervantes Square (the famousPlaza de Cervantes) and is traversed by a
long pedestrian main street, the Calle Mayor. The city includes the
Moorish quarter, the Jewish quarter, and the Christian quarter. These distinct
neighborhoods have given Alcalá the reputation of "the city of three
cultures."
The old city
centre has been largely preserved, unlike the suburbs. There has been no clear
planning by the city councillors regarding expansion, and the sprawling
suburban areas are irregularly constructed, with the addition of 1970s-style
high rise blocks in many places.
One of the most
important streets in the city is the Calle del Cardenal Cisneros which
takes tourists from the Madrid Gate at the entrance of the city, to the old
city center and the Cathedral in Santos Niños Square. The main park of Alcalá,
Parque Municipal O'Donnell is a major recreational center for city residents
and lies along a main road of Alcalá, Vía Complutense.
Recent
archaeological excavations have opened up the city’s Roman forum where a large
complex comprising a basilica, public baths, a cryptoporticus, a market and a large
monumental façade stands out. Alongside the forum is the Domus with an
extraordinary collection of Roman domestic mural paintings. On the outskirts is
the House of Hippolytus, an old school. In turn, the Regional Archaeology
Museum holds highly valuable mosaics.
The city hosts a
large population of international students due to the presence of the
university, and in particular its Spanish language and literature programs for foreign
students. Alcalingua, a branch of University of
Alcalá, is one of the major foreign language
learning centers for students from abroad.
Madrid
„Fui sobre agua edificada, mis muros de fuego son.
Esta es mi
insignia y blasón”
(Pe apă am fost clădit, zidurile-mi sunt făcute din foc.
Aceasta îmi este stema și blazonul)
Madrid este capitala Spaniei. Construit pe ruinele unui fort maur numit Magerit, orașul a devenit
capitală în 1561, în timpul domniei lui Filip al II-lea de Habsburg.
Ca urmare Madrid a devenit un oraș înfloritor.
Madrid este nu
doar capitala țării, ci și capitala provinciei și a comunității autonome Madrid.
Puncte
importante culturale și turistice includ faimosul Muzeu Prado, Muzeul Thyssen Bornemisza, Centrul de Artă Regina Sofia (unde se află Guernica lui Pablo Picasso), Casón del Buen Retiro, Palatul Regal,
Templo de Debod, Monasterio de las Descalzas Reales, Puerta del Sol, Parque de
Retiro, și Chueca
Alte orașe
învecinate sunt populare pentru călătoriile de o zi din Madrid, incluzând Toledo, Segovia, Ávila,Aranjuez, Alcalá de Henares,
mănăstirea și complexul de palate de la El Escorial, și Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos.
Madridul modern
este centru cultural și de transporturi pentru întreaga Spanie, și capitala
provinciei Madrid. Astăzi Madridul este principalul centru industrial, aici
realizându-se produse textile, produse alimentare și din cauciuc. Sunt importante și tipografiile,
editurile și industria cinematografică, dar Madridul este și centrul bancar și
financiar al Spaniei. Madridul are o moștenire artistică bogată. Colecția de
picturi a Muzeului Prado oglindește istoria alianțelor
străine: Carol V și Filip IIerau patronii
artei venețiene; urcarea pe tron a Bourbonilor a dus la influxul lucrărilor
franceze; în perioada când Spania controla provinciile olandeze s-au
achiziționat lucrări flamande. Lânga Prado este El Caso del Buen Retiro:
galeria adăpostește arta secolelor XIX și XX, printre care Guernica lui Pablo
Picasso. Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (Centrul de Arte Regina Sofia), inaugurat
în 1986, este dedicat artei contemporane. Alte capodopere sunt tapiseriile de
la Casa de Ciznero (reședința primarului) și de la Palacio Real (Palatul
Regal). Madrid oferă nenumărate locuri de vizitat și locuri prin care să te
pierzi.
Locurile ce trebuie esențial vizitate dacă
te afli în Madrid sunt următoarele:
1. - Puerta de Sol;
2. - Plaza Mayor;
3. - Gran Vía;
4. - El Retiro;
5. - Puerta de Alcalá.
Stema oraşului Madrid ca monument în Plaza
de la Puerta del Sol
Stema oraşului Madrid ca monument în Plaza de la Puerta del Sol
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