Danish Christmas Solvang Ca

A danish christmas in solvang ca.

Danish christmas solvang ca. It is considered the danish capital of the u s. Jule hus danish for christmas house fills a special niche of providing old european christmas ornaments with an emphasis on scandinavian customs. A last minute road trip to solvang ended up being the start of a new holiday traditions for our family. Solvang was founded in 1911 on almost 9 000 acres of the rancho san carlos de jonata mexican land grant by a group of danes who traveled west to establish a danish colony far from the midwestern winters.

Tis the season for charming. The city is home to several bakeries restaurants and merchants offering a taste of denmark in california. Solvang california brings the sweetest elements of the christmas season to the danish town. If there is ever a perfect place to visit christmas time in southern california other than disneyland it s solvang.

Christmas is a magical time of year and solvang julefest is the perfect way to celebrate the season. All thoughts and opinions are my own. Welcome to the jule hus celebrating christmas all year round since 1967. You can join in the fun for a day or spend a few days in this wonderful christmassy danish village in california.

In 1911 a small group of danish teachers founded a village in the heart of the santa ynez mountains in central california. Earlier this month i went to solvang a little danish about 45 minutes from santa barbara. This village is named solvang which means sunny field it is about an hour south of santa barbara off highway 246 near lompoc. The town of solvang was built in 1911 by danish immigrants in a charming old world style.