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Friday, January 05, 2007

Arts of Winter Festival at the Ice Hotel

For a most unique event in a most unique seeting check this out.

The Ice Hotel Quebec-Canada (Hotel Glace) is hosting the third edition of the "Festival Arts D'Hiver - Arts of Winter Festival" This festival is comprised of three parts: Interior Ice Architectural Design, International Ice Sculpting Competition, and Ice Painting Symposium, and will be held from January 5 th to April 1.

The scene of these events is the Ice Hotel. Located just outside Quebe City, it is the only ice hotel in North America. Made entirely of ice and snow, it is comprised of some 15,000 tons of snow and 500 tons of ice. With a surface of 3,000 square meters (30,000 square feet), it features 36 rooms and suites that can accommodate more than 88 people per night.

Each year, artists create intricate designs that become the hotel for that winter.
Guests at the hotel have the chance to sleep a luxurious structure crafted each winter from nature's materials: ice and snow. There are ice sculptures and ice paintings. There is dancing in a "N'Ice Club" and a Ice Lounge. There are outdoor hot tubs, and an "Ice Chapel" that provides a "fairytale-like setting" for weddings.

If you're not inclined to stay there at $199 per night (which includes a cocktail), you can still take a tour of the Ice Hotel ($7.50 children; students/seniors $13; adults $15; Families $42.

For more information about the festival and the Ice Hotel, see:
http://www.icehotel-canada.com/

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