![]() ![]() My parents, who came along on the trip, said it reminded them of Disneyland without the rides. It all makes you feel like you're in a different era - or at least well outside of the United States. You likely won't see a chain restaurant, unless you manage to spot the Subway and Domino's with very subtle signage. Now, everything from the restaurants and shops to the public restrooms and bus stops have Denmark's distinct bindingsvaerk architecture, while the charming inns and small boutique hotels are named after the likes of Hamlet and King Frederick, or Danish towns like Atterdag and Copenhagen. "People were looking to see the Danish culture on display."Īs tourists began to trickle in, the town's leaders decided that Solvang should look as Danish as its origins. Solvang's architecture was modeled after buildings in Denmark.īefore Jennings' story on Solvang, the "Danish culture of the town had been expressed inwardly, but it hadn't been expressed outwardly," Esther Jacobsen Bates - executive director of Solvang's Elverhoj Museum - told the Santa Ynez Valley News in 2017. ![]() Account icon An icon in the shape of a person's head and shoulders. Hotel Corque - The 4-star Hotel Corque Solvang is set just 5 minutes on foot from the open-air theatre Solvang Festival Theater and 10 minutes drive away. ![]()
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