Alcalá de Henares to Monasterio de Piedra

This morning before we left Alcalá we went out for a walk so we could see the town without thousands of people. There were still people out and about but things were much quieter. It is a beautiful town!

We drove the two and a half hours to Monasterio de Piedra partly on motorway and partly on back roads.

The Monastery we are staying in was fairly recently turned into a hotel and a big nature park.

After we checked in and rested for a while we took a hike in the park. The monastery is on the edge of a gorge that has a river running through it. The grounds have been landscaped and the two and a half mile hike was wonderful.