Alcalá la Real is a city in the province of Jaén, Spain. According to the 2006 census (INE), the city has a population of 22,129 inhabitants.

Alcalá la Real is situated 71 kilometres (44 mi) from the provincial capital, Jaén, and 53 kilometres (33 mi) from Granada, on the slopes of La Mota, a hill in the Sierra Sur. The town is dominated by a large Moorish fortress around which, some centuries ago, the settlement evolved. Alcalá la Real is connected to the Guadalquivir valley via the Guadajoz tributary.

Main sights include:

• La Mota fortress, of Islamic origin, on the hill with the same name
• Alcazaba, a fortified precinct with a triangular shape, with three towers
• Murallas, a line of walls with several towers,
• Palacio Abacial (18th century), now housing the Museum of Alcalá la Real
• Pilar de la calle Oteros, a monumental plinth for water from 1746
• Pilar de la Mora
• Pilar de los Álamos (1552)
• Pilar de la Toquela (1517)
• Roman bridge on the Guadalcoton river, nearby the city
• Batmale House (Early 19th century)
• Casa Pineda, a Muslim edifice in stone, recently restored
• Ayuntamiento (Town Hall)
• Convent of san José de los Capucinos (17th century), now housing municipal offices and a library
• Iglesia Mayor Abacial (main Abbey church) with towers, built in 1530
• Church of San Domingo de Silos, in Gothic-mudéjar style (1341), with a 16th-century tower
• Church of San Juan (15th-18th centuries)
• Iglesia de las Angustias ("Church of the Pains") from 1747.
• Iglesia de Consolación (16th-17th centuries)
• Church of San Antonio (1753)
• Convento de la Encarnación (1630), in Baroque style