The Alicante's 13 Rue del Percebe Wins Best Barraca Facade in Special Category

It is one of the most viral images of the 2025 Alicante Hogueras de San Juan, and it has now been officially recognised. El Cabasset has won the first prize in the Special category for barracas with a special tribute to the late F. Ibáñez and his iconic 13 Rue del Percebe, but in an Alicante version.

The facade, unusually tall, replicates a page from the legendary comic strip, featuring a building cut open on one side to reveal various scenes of everyday life, from the attic debtor to the mayor, Luis Barcala, with the new radars; the Hercules and its vicissitudes... As the doorkeeper, the bellea del foc. A comprehensive nod to Alicante's quirks that has been duly recognised.

The barraquers celebrated in grand style, as expected. The president, José Manuel Sempere, acknowledges that "the prize feels glorious and people are ecstatic" after a year of hard work.

Trons i Bacores, with a reproduction of the Marq, and Els Chuanos, who opted for a recreation of the Santa Bárbara castle (including a palm tree), secured the second and third prizes.