I went to Solvang, a small California town known as the "Danish Capital of America." With traditional architecture and replicas of monuments in Denmark, I felt transported to Europe. Solvang is full ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. February 26, 2025 – Solvang, CA – Solvang, California (http://www.SolvangUSA.com), the ...

July 17, 2025 – Solvang, CA – Solvang, California (http://www.SolvangUSA.com), affectionately known as “The Danish Capital of America,” has been nominated for ...

The wind and rain didn’t stop more than 200 people from celebrating New Year’s Eve in Solvang on Wednesday afternoon — Danish ...

Old-fashioned windmills, medieval half-timber architecture, horse-drawn trolleys, and sticky-sweet Nordic shops aren’t your typical Southern Californian fare. But in the Golden State’s “Little Denmark ...

“The Danish Capital of America” has been voted as the No. 1 “Best Small Town in the West” in the 2025 USA TODAY 10Best Readers’ Choice Travel Awards And the 2025 award for "Best Small Town in the West ...

Step into the Danish town of Solvang, and you’ll feel as though you have stepped right into the pages of a fairytale. Solvang is the perfect alternative if you don’t want to get on that long flight ...

WINDMILL WHIMSY: When you think of the famous shapes associated with Danish Days, the annual September spectacular that dances through the heart of Solvang, you might first imagine a sort of circle.

The City of Solvang has been voted as the second "Best Small Town in the West" in the 2024 USA TODAY 10Best Readers' Choice Travel Awards. According to the press release, the "Danish Capital of ...

Santa Ynez Valley News Staff Report Oct 9, 2024 Oct 9, 2024 Updated Nov 14, 2025 Solvang Danish Days returned in late September, drawing festivalgoers from near and far for a weekend of dance, ...

Danish for “sunny field,” Solvang was founded in 1911 on 9,000 acres of former Spanish land. Danish settlers built on the land, making the buildings and school a model of the home they left behind.