Some families picture Christmas around a chalet table. Others look forward to the turn of the year beside the ocean. This edition brings those plans into focus with five Alpine chalets, Rio de Janeiro’s New Year’s traditions and an Amazon sailing between the two celebrations. For clients ready to travel sooner, Bo House adds a Thanksgiving villa selection in Saint-Barth. Each option starts with a different kind of gathering, giving travel advisors concrete dates and places to discuss while there is still time to shape the details around the people traveling.
Myths + Muses
Greece has plenty to build a festive journey around.
In Athens, illuminated streets, Christmas markets and neighborhood bakeries introduce the season through melomakarona, honey-soaked biscuits, and sugar-dusted kourabiedes.
New Year’s Eve brings celebrations in central squares and rooftop gatherings overlooking the Acropolis.
Beyond the capital, Arachova combines mountain scenery and a lively social scene, with skiing on Mount Parnassus adding another side to a Greek winter.
Further north, Metsovo brings cheesemaking traditions, local wines and stone architecture; Zagori offers forest trails, historic bridges and mountain villages.
Myths + Muses connects these places with the customs that give the season its character, including decorated Christmas boats and vasilopita, the New Year’s cake with a hidden coin.
Each journey can follow the travelers’ interests, with Athens and the northern mountains offering very different festive experiences.
