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Lumilinna

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KEMI, FINLAND - FEBRUARY 18, 2017: Unique beautifully decorated Snow Chapel at  LumiLinna Snow Castle in Kemi, Finland. Snow Hotel is the World Luxury Hotel Global Award Winner ; Shutterstock ID 584920507;

Few things conjure fairy-tale romance like a snow castle. First built in 1996 as a Unicef project, this is a Lapland winter highlight and a favored destination for weddings, honeymoons, and general marveling at the ethereal light and sumptuously decorated interior. The design changes every year but always includes a chapel, a Lumihotelli, an ice bar and a restaurant (lunch menus €26, dinner menus €51 to €58; by reservation 11am to 2pm and 7pm to 9.30pm).

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