Solvang – Authentic Danish Village
Besides visiting wineries, vineyards, and tasting rooms, there is plenty of things to do in Santa Barbara wine country. These are some suggestions.
Los Olivos Things to Do:
- Have a delicious cup of coffee at R Country Store on 2948 Grand Avenue
- Have a massage or body treatment at Fess Parker’s Champagne Spa & Boutique
- Shop the galleries and unique stores on Grand Avenue
- Buy a deli lunch at Panino, 2900 Grand Avenue and picnic at Zeca Mesa winery on the Foxen Canyon Wine Trail
- Taste wine at a few of the many tasting rooms along Grand Avenue
- Hike a trail in the nearby (30 miles) Figueroa Mountain Recreation area
- Dine at the Los Olivos Café – featured in the Movie “Sideways.”
- Ride a horse with Vino Vaqueros for a wine tour on horseback.
Solvang, the Authentic Danish Village, Things to Do:
- Have a pastry and coffee at Olsen’s Danish Bakery, 1529 Mission Drive
- Shop for interesting gifts along the streets of Solvang
- Visit the Hans Christian Andersen Museum – located in the Book Loft Building
1680 Mission Drive - Take a break at Hans Christen Andersen Park
- Go wine tasting on Copenhagen Drive – Stolpmans and Lucas & Lewellen are tops
- Visit the Old Mission Santa Inés
- Have dinner at Cafe Angelica, 490 First Street
- Take in the Elverhoj Museum of History and Art
Buellton Things to Do:
- Eat dinner at the Hitching Post Restaurant – Featured in the Movie “Sideways.”
406 E. Highway 246