The name Flores came from the Portuguese who landed on the island in the 16th century and named it “Cabo das Flores”, which means “Cape of Flowers”. The rst Portuguese explorers landed in Flores in the year 1511, mainly to Larantuka and Sikka in the quest to dominate the lucrative spice...
Part of Indonesia’s Eastern Islands (NTT, Nusa Tenggara Timur), Flores boasts a mountainous and rugged landscape that makes up 6,627 square metres of Indonesia. The biggest island in NTT and also one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, Flores is geographically located between Sumbawa and Timor...
The people of Flores represents its stunning cultural diversity; with a population of 1,831,000 (2010), the population, as is the island, is split into eight regencies from west to east, each with it’s own unique language, dialects and capital cities. Manggarai, Ngada, Ende, Sikka and...
The Pasola War Festival takes place annually in February & March several days after the full moon in West Sumba, East Nusa Tenggara to honour God and the ancestors. Precise dates to the festival will usually be announced by religious representatives two weeks before the actual event...
Reba is one of the most important ceremonies in the Ngada district – it is a thanksgiving celebration held annually to thank God and to honour their ancestors for blessing the villagers with good harvest and wealth. This ceremony is held over three days and is packed with rituals, food...
