Visit the backdrop of your favorite holiday movie. The Hallmark holiday movie season has begun, featuring 24 brand-new films that promise enchanting stories, picturesque snowfalls, and idyllic villages. These familiar villages are, in fact, real places. They look like movie sets and evoke the smell of hot cocoa while hosting actual holiday festivals.
A significant number of Hallmark movies are filmed in Victoria, a city on Vancouver Island with less than 100,000 inhabitants. The city’s historic architecture, including Tudor, Gothic, and Châteauesque styles, along with its abundant gardens and cultural sights like the Parliament Buildings and the Butchart Gardens, make it a perfect movie backdrop.
Mystic, Connecticut, featured in the film Mystic Christmas, boasts attractions like the Olde Mistick Village and an impressive holiday light display. Visitors can enjoy a local boat parade and Santa’s arrival by tugboat.
The Biltmore Estate in Asheville, with its breathtaking 250-room mansion, stars in A Biltmore Christmas. The estate is magnificently decorated during the holidays, offering nighttime tours with live music.
Vail, Colorado, known for its “Winter in Vail” movie, provides a picturesque setting with its ice skating rink and firepit s’mores at the Hythe resort, along with cobblestone streets and chalet-style shops.
Dahlonega, Georgia, the backdrop for Christmas in Homestead, features a historic downtown filled with lights, carolers, and events. It also hosts a “Festival of Trees” and wine tastings at local wineries.
The town in the Finger Lakes offers a Charles Dickens Christmas with street performances and the world’s smallest Christmas parade, while Galena, Illinois, provides visitors with holiday delights like fireworks, parades, and quaint trolley rides.
With so many holiday attractions, these charming towns are waiting to be discovered.
