Alicante SPA-Resorts

During a year Alicante hosts numerous interesting holidays. However, Bonfires of San Juan holiday remains the most attractive celebration for tourists. The celebrations are conducted each summer on the day of summer solstice. The city residents make large fires in order to welcome the mighty sun. Anyone can put any unnecessary item in the fire. This ritual remains of a sacrifice. It is believed that instead of the items burnt in the fire people will get a lot of other material goods.

The day of the holiday is also the time for numerous interesting musical and theatrical performances, sports competitions and traditional bullfighting. You will see large dance floors and open-air cafes on many streets of the city. Cakes with figs and tuna are known as the most popular national dish for this holiday. It’s really delicious, so you should definitely give it a try. There is one more interesting tradition of the holiday - the choice of the queen. Each district of Alicante organizes its own beauty contest, and then the winners of those small contests participate in the final competition in order to be chosen the queen of the celebration. The festival is ended with spectacular fireworks and a laser show. As a rule, the most large-scale celebrations are held near Postiguet beach.
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