Ten breathtaking festival locations

Dalhalla, Rättvik

Into the Valley lands in Sweden for the first time this year, taking place in Dalhalla, an abandoned limestone quarry in the middle of the ancient Dalarna Forest, just outside the small town of Rättvik.

Its natural amphitheatre has to be one of the unique party spaces in the world. Usually used for opera performances; it has also seen performances from the likes of Kraftwerk, Arcade Fire and Sigur Rós.

The Segrén Hedlund collective, responsible for some of Stockholm's best party spaces, are moving in for the two-day event, converting it into a series of clubs surrounded by trees, an open air main stage that backs onto a glorious pool and the natural amphitheatre, which is illuminated at night and reaches up to the skyline all the way round the outskirts of the festival.

Into the Valley takes place in late July

Tassoultante, Morrocco

Another first for 2015, Oasis Festival takes place in the Fellah Hotel, in the usually tranquil area of Tassoultante, a stones throw from Marrakech.

The result is essentially a festival on a honeymooners resort. Its stages and parties exist throughout the hotel's pools and villas, where art installations are nestled between palm trees and cacti, all set amidst desert landscapes against the backdrop of the Atlas Mountains.

Festivalgoers can move between sun-drenched sets from the likes of DJ Harvey and Derrick Carter to a dip in the pool or daily yoga. Morocco is not famed for its music events, but has all the right parts for a great weekend of raving. With a glorious climate, easy access from Europe, low food and beer prices and the landscape of paradise, Oasis could be the beginning of Morocco's move towards becoming the festival season's next Croatia.

Oasis takes place mid September

Gottwood Anglesey, Wales

Gottwood is the independent Welsh festival nestled in the woods by the Welsh coastline, hidden away by a lake on the private Carreglwyd Estate in Anglesey. The area won the accolade of Lonely Planet's 'Greatest Region on Earth 2012', and the setting is a world away from the corporate sponsorship of many UK festivals. Attendees can immerse themselves in the raves that take place across a combination of seven indoor and outdoor stages, or get away from it all in one of the most ambient surrounds of the British countryside. It also boasts sunsets and sunrises that are something of legend.

Capacity at the event is kept to just 5,000 to ensure the festival feels intimate and the site as environmentally sustainable as possible. With all seven stages made from materials found on site, one of Gottwood's cofounders has since been signed up to consult on the green credentials of Secret Garden Party and Festival No. 6. Those founders self describe the festival as a "mystical little party hidden in the middle of the woods", but that only goes a short way to capturing the magic of the Gottwood experience.

Gotwood takes place in mid June

Magnetic Fields Rajasthan, India

Magentic Fields is set in a 17 ^th Century palace that is now used as the decadent Alsisar Mahal hotel in Rajasthan, India. The venue is a series of elaborately paved courtyards, lush gardens and luxury pools which the festival use as the backdrop to their elaborate stage set-ups.

From secret parties on rooftops soundtracked by artists from the vibrant Indian underground, through stargazing workshops and sunset kite flying, the festival is a culturally immersive experience amidst the Rajasthani desert.

Last year, acid house originator Charanjit Singh played – before passing away at the age of 75 in July – alongside the likes of Robert Koch and Shiva Soundsystem. Attendees can also opt to either stay in a palace suite, or the Bedouin Tent Village, home only to luxury tents. No repeat of a weekend spent in the dodgy £20 two-man pop up you forever regret buying here.

Magnetic Fields takes place in mid December