Alicante's Las Hogueras de San Juan (Bonfires of San Juan)

Credit: Fernando Pastor / CC BY 2.0

Las Hogueras de San Juan (The Bonfires of Saint John) is a celebration of the coming of summer that takes around June 24. The Bonfires of Saint John has rejoiced throughout many cities and towns in Spain, but the largest and most important one takes place in Alicante. During this period, thousands of festivalgoers gather on the streets to pay tribute to the fire.