Kivik Apple Market

Kivik sits at the centre of Swedish apple growing - the slopes above the Hano bay hold a large share of the country's commercial orchards - and the Applemarknaden has been held each autumn since 1988 over a weekend in late September. The set piece is the apple picture: a large mosaic built on a frame from tens of thousands of apples in different colours, made to a new design each year and standing through the weekend. Around it are stalls of fruit, cider, juice, jam and craft, orchard tours, and the Kiviks Musteri works nearby which presses juice and cider commercially. It is one of the busiest weekends of the Osterlen year.

The main sights

• A mosaic made of apples - a new design each year.
• Stalls of fruit, cider and juice - through the village.
• Orchards on the slopes - much of Sweden's commercial crop.
• Kiviks Musteri - the press works nearby.

When to go

Late September, on the festival weekend. Half a day.

What to expect

It is one weekend a year - dates change and must be checked. Traffic and parking are difficult. The village is small for the numbers it takes. Outside the weekend the orchards are private.

Nearby

Kungagraven is beside the village; Stenshuvud is south.