Ways to travel

Festivals & Celebrations

The days a place comes alive.

The idea

Every culture has its days of colour and noise. We take you in as a guest of the house: the right courtyard, the right rooftop, the right family table.

Around the world

Rare moments.

Diwali in the old city

Rajasthan · India

Diwali in the old city

A city of lamps, seen from a haveli rooftop.
Naadam

Mongolia

Naadam

Horse racing, archery and wrestling across the open steppe.
Music in the valley

Ziro · India

Music in the valley

A festival in the rice fields of Arunachal Pradesh.
Gion Matsuri

Kyoto · Japan

Gion Matsuri

Summer floats through the old capital, a month of celebration.
The Palio

Siena · Italy

The Palio

The race around the piazza, watched from a family's balcony.
Midsummer

Sweden

Midsummer

Flowers, long tables and a night that never darkens.

How we do it

How we do it.

  1. 01

    The right vantage

    Rooftops, courtyards and family homes.

  2. 02

    The days around it

    Preparations, kitchens and quiet mornings after.

  3. 03

    Timed with care

    Planned around the festival, or away from it.

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