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Cervantes Birthplace Museum, Alcala de Henares. Community of Madrid, Spain. Scenography. Don Quixote's dreams. Jose Maria Francés Sanguino collectionIn the historic center of Alcalá de Henares. The Cervantes Birthplace Museum It is located in the place where the cervantist Luis Astrana identified the family home of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra (1547-1616) and where the writer spent his early years. It recreates the housing of a wealthy family from the XNUMXth and XNUMXth centuries and allows an approach to the life of the Golden Age, to the customs, tastes and daily chores of its inhabitants. The museum not only attracts numerous visitors from all over the world, but also maintains numerous institutional relationships at a national and international level, and offers a varied program. The Cervantes Birthplace is a reference center for the cultural life of the city of Alcalá de Henares, a World Heritage Site. Photo Credit: Sergi Reboredo/ Sipa USA/ Fotoarena
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