Solvang
Danish Village is located in the Santa Ynez Valley inland
from Santa Barbara, California. This quaint town was founded
in 1911 by a group of Danish educators. Today the town manly
caters to tourist who arrive by car and bus.
The city of Slovang home to danish bakeries, restaurants,
and merchants offering a little bit of Denmark in California.
Many of the buildings are built Danish style including a
life size windmill. Solvang means "Sunny Field"
in Danish, however these days most of the fields in the
Santa Ynez Valley are planted with grape vines.
A visit to Solvang means strolling the streets window shopping,
taking pictures and of course indulging in some Danish pastries. |