Food festivals in Croatia, tourism awards and fairytale Christmas

Now autumn is here and we feel affected (tired!) by the darkness. But of course we're still doing travel news as usual. This week it's all about food festivals in Croatia, tourism awards and fairytale Christmas.

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Croatia focuses on food festivals

Croatia is a hidden gem but is gaining ground as one of Europe's new culinary destinations. The Telegraph this year named Croatia as one of the world's top 15 destinations for gastronomic enthusiasts. The best time to enjoy delicacies is now in autumn - a time of harvest and festivals! Here are some of the autumn festivals for foodies in Croatia:

• The Truffle Days in Livade, Istria, weekends 1/10-30/10
• Marunada chestnut festival in Lovran, Kvarner, on 7/10-9/10
• Taste the Mediterranean Festival in Split, Dalmatia, on 4-9/10
• Good Food Festival in Dubrovnik, Dalmatia, 10-16/10

Christmas card days and fairytale Christmas at Kolmården

On 23 September, Kolmården's 'Annual Pass Days' started - nine days where you can buy Kolmården's 2023 'Wild Card' at half price. On 26 November, Kolmården once again hosts a fairytale Christmas. Children can meet Santa Claus, visit the trolls in Trollskogen and visit Bamse in his Christmas-decorated Småköping, where this year there is a brand new skating rink. For the first time, Sagojul is open throughout the Christmas holidays and runs until 8 January.

Record-breaking demand for Winter Wonderland at Gröna Lund

On 23 September, tickets for Gröna Lund's new winter initiative - Winter Wonderland - were released and demand for tickets has been record high. Between 10am and 1pm on the first day, over 10,000 tickets had been sold. Winter Wonderland will be held at Gröna Lund between 2 December and 8 January and will offer a grand winter adventure filled with fairy tales, lighting, winter activities, food experiences and fast-paced attractions.

Candidates nominated for the Grand Tourism Prize

The nominations for this year's Grand Tourism Prize have now been finalised, the Swedish Agency for Economic and Regional Growth has announced. The prize, which is being awarded for the 29th consecutive year, is given to an organisation that contributes to the development of the tourism industry in an innovative and sustainable way. The award ceremony will take place on 30 November.

Nominees for this year's award are: Arctic Bath, The Carl Larsson farm, Cycling in the Småland film landscape, Destination Järvsö, Gunnarshögs Gård, Hotell Borgholm, Hotell Höga Kusten, Hälsodestinationen Svartådalen, Knystaforsen, Linderborgs Eco Retreat, Lollapalooza Stockholm, Mattila natur- och kulturförening, Naturlogi, Näsets Gröna, OpenArt, Pater Noster, Pensionat Järnavik, RentBike, Stora Coop Visby, The Wood Hotel i Sara kulturhus and Trangia.

Norrvikens Trädgårdar invites you to an autumn event!

Norrviken Gardens i Skåne invites you to a packed autumn programme of activities, workshops and inspiration for all generations - all while the gardens are in their most glorious autumn splendour. New for this year is also Autumn Holiday Fun for kids 3-4 November.

Reflection of the week

Now in autumn, festivals and events are the order of the day, and that can help to brighten up this dark season. By the way, it will be interesting to see who wins the Grand Tourism Prize this year!

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