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Apple harvest

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Not far from where I live is a place, famous for their apples. Every year, at the harvest, there is a feast highlighting everything with apples. The place is called Kivik and is on the east part of Skåne (Scania) peninsula. It is only a small place, beautifully situated by the sea. You can buy freshly made apple juice, cider, marmalade, chutney and other things related to apples and the harvest. This years apple painting! Some earlier motives A special feature is the apple painting in the harbour. It has a different subject every year, and the painting is made by apples only. Quite amazing. No harvest, or market, without specialities from the region. Here was a lot on offer, and we came away with a bag, or two, of goodies. Being in the neighbourhood, we took the opportunity to visit an old grave from the Bronze Age. It is called the King's grave, but recent research has shown that it might not have been a King buried there at all. "The site was used