Alicante museums tour with aperitivo: contemporary art

Discover the Hogueras festival’s story through Alicante’s museums and a relaxing aperitivo

A guided afternoon tour of Alicante's Museum of Contemporary Art and Bonfire Museum, led by a local guide in English or Spanish, that ends with an aperitivo. You move between two museums that frame the city's modern and traditional identity, then pause to process what you've seen over a drink. Children from age one are welcome; the tour requires a minimum of two people to run.

Step-by-step itinerary

Explore Alicante museums and aperitivo

• Visit Bonfire Museum
• Explore Alicante Museum of Contemporary Art
• Enjoy a glass of aperitivo

The Experience

The tour opens at the Bonfire Museum, where a guide explains the Hogueras—Alicante's summer festival tied to Saint John's Day. The display is humour, satire and art that burns on the summer solstice, and the museum holds the pieces that survive the flames. It's the kind of tradition that doesn't translate well from a guidebook; a local who knows the festival's place in the city's calendar makes the difference between a room of sculptures and a story about why Alicante builds them.

From there you move to the Museum of Contemporary Art, where the works span the 20th century and the recognized artists most people have heard of. The guide uses the space to talk about perspective—how modern art sits alongside a city that still burns effigies every summer, what that contrast says about Alicante. A taxi transfer takes you from one museum to the other, so the afternoon holds together without navigation.

The tour ends with an aperitivo—one drink per person—at a spot where you can sit and watch the city move past while the afternoon settles. It's the reward the operator builds in, a moment to let the museums land instead of moving straight to the next thing. The whole experience runs three hours.

What’s included

• Entry to both the Bonfire Museum and Museum of Contemporary Art.
• a local guide in English or Spanish.
• taxi transfer between the two museums.
• one aperitivo per person.

Good to know

Easy physical levelWheelchair accessibleStroller friendlyPets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by Withinexperience

Is this one for you?Book this tour if you want to understand Alicante through its own eyes rather than a standard itinerary—the Hogueras Museum shows you a festival most visitors miss, and the Contemporary Art Museum frames how the city balances tradition with modern culture. The guide's local knowledge is what makes the connection between them land.

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Top questions

What exactly is the Hogueras festival that the Bonfire Museum shows?

The Hogueras is Alicante's summer festival tied to Saint John's Day, where the city creates elaborate sculptures made of humour, satire and art—then burns them on the summer solstice. The Bonfire Museum holds the pieces and explains the tradition's place in the city's calendar.

Can I bring my young child on this tour?

Children are welcome from age one, and infants can ride in a pram or stroller throughout the museums and the tour.

What kind of art is in the Museum of Contemporary Art?

The Museum of Contemporary Art holds works from recognized artists of the 20th century, and the guide uses the space to discuss modern art, culture and surprising aspects of how contemporary work sits in the city's identity.

How do I get between the two museums?

A taxi transfer takes you from the Museum of Contemporary Art to the Bonfire Museum, so you don't have to navigate between stops yourself.

Is the tour wheelchair accessible?

Yes—all areas and surfaces in both museums are wheelchair accessible, and the tour is suitable for all physical fitness levels.

What's included in the price?

The tour includes entry to both museums, a local guide in English or Spanish, the taxi transfer between them, and one aperitivo per person at the end.