"If you're eager to mark the holidays this year with a Danish flair but Copenhagen seems a tad too far away, you might find the answer in Solvang. An answer that includes gnomes and a troll. That city, founded in 1911 by Danish immigrants, celebrates its Julefest - the winter holidays - with an emphasis on visitor-friendly Old World traditions."
"Solvang, about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles, has about 20 hotels and most are smallish and independent. The largest is the Corque Hotel (122 rooms), which is affiliated with Marriott but owned by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The most intimate and affordable hotels - often in a vintage motel sort of way - include the Atterdag Inn (8 rooms), New Haven Inn (10 rooms), Hamlet Inn (13 rooms), Mirabelle Inn (13 rooms), the Viking Inn (13 rooms)"
Solvang, founded in 1911 by Danish immigrants, hosts Julefest from Nov. 28 through Jan. 4 with roaming carolers, European-style night markets, candlelight tours and shops transformed into micro winter wonderlands. Tree lighting is at 5:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5 in Solvang Park, with a Julefest Parade at 11 a.m. the next morning. Caroling occurs several Saturdays in late November and December, and art and craft markets run on Wednesdays in December. Solvang Park presents nightly hourlong light-and-music shows from 5 to 10 p.m., plus evening trolley rides and Santa meet-and-greets. The town is about 130 miles northwest of Los Angeles and has about 20 mostly small hotels, so book early.
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