Page 49 - DreamScapes Magazine | Winter 2022-2023

SEE CHRISTMAS MOVIE LOCATIONS
With its heritage buildings and abundance of snow, Ottawa is a popular filming loca- tion for Hallmark Channel and W Network holiday movies. From cobblestoned court- yards in the ByWard Market to the Savoy Brasserie in Westboro, you can follow in the filmmakers’ footsteps and create your own winter romance in the vein of A Storybook Christmas or Christmas Unwrapped, two hol-
iday-themed movies filmed in Ottawa.
or watch ice carvers wield picks and chainsaws to transform ice blocks into delicate sculptures. Kids, meanwhile, can speed down ice slides at Jacques Cartier Park in neighbouring Gatineau, which morphs into a winter playground of out- door fun.
For more winter activities, cross-country skiers, snowshoers, cyclists and walkers can explore over 100 kilometres of groomed winter trails that wind through urban parks, along park- ways and into the protected Greenbelt. For instance, the Kìchì Sìbì Winter Trail starts just west of downtown and meanders across 16 kilo- metres on the south shore of the Ottawa River. DS
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TRAVEL PLANNER
For more information on visiting the nation’s capital, please visit ottawatourism.ca