When you visit Alcalá de Henares, near Madrid, you will be able to see the great connection that this historic Madrid town has with the illustrious writer Miguel de Cervantes, where he was born in 1547.
Without a doubt, the most important example of this connection is found in the building of the Cervantes Birthplace Museum, which you find in the main Street de Alcalá de Henares.
But right at its doors you have one of the tourist sites most popular of the Cervantes town, the Monument to Don Quixote and Sancho.
It is a sculptural group that presents us with paths sculptures natural size Don Quixote and Sancho Panza sitting on a bench.
Where is the monument to Don Quixote and Sancho
Since this monument was inaugurated in April 2005, it has gained great popularity and has become one of the icon photos of Alcalá de Henares.
In fact, when you go to visit the Cervantes Birthplace Museum, you will surely have a hard time resisting taking a photo next to these illustrious figures.
You may even have to wait in line to take the photo.
El Monument to Don Quixote and Sancho It is the work of sculptor Pedro Requejo, of whom in the same year a large sculpture dedicated to the Pope Juan Pablo II, two and a half meters high.
In short, a curious corner to take into account during your walk through this historic Madrid town.
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