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The Netherlands - Keukenhof
The largest tulip park on the continent. A show of natural beauty, colors and aromas.
Boat, bike or walking tours!
Boat, bike or walking tours!
Talking about tulips is the same as talking about Holland, right? Absolutely!
And if you have the opportunity to visit the country famous for its windmills and wooden clogs, during the European spring, you will have beautiful flowers to admire. Keukenhof, the largest tulip park in all of Europe, is open for the season between March and May, depending on the heat of the season, as tulips are sensitive flowers and require special care.
The park is also the largest outdoor tulip exhibition on the entire continent, with more than 32 hectares of flowers, of all colors and sizes, and each year, new species are created and exhibited in the park. There are more than 15 kilometers of sidewalks to enjoy a show of colors and aromas.
And if you have the opportunity to visit the country famous for its windmills and wooden clogs, during the European spring, you will have beautiful flowers to admire. Keukenhof, the largest tulip park in all of Europe, is open for the season between March and May, depending on the heat of the season, as tulips are sensitive flowers and require special care.
The park is also the largest outdoor tulip exhibition on the entire continent, with more than 32 hectares of flowers, of all colors and sizes, and each year, new species are created and exhibited in the park. There are more than 15 kilometers of sidewalks to enjoy a show of colors and aromas.
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Playgrounds, a mini-farm and lots of fun for children too, as well as a windmill built in 1892, which was used to pump water. People can go inside and climb the windmill to visit it and take great photos of the place. Another interesting tour that can be done at Keukenhof is by boat.
You can enjoy the tulip fields outside the park. There are kilometers and kilometers of beautiful landscapes overlooking the fields of the ‘Bloembollenstreek’, as the area surrounding the park is known, between the cities of Haarlem and Leiden.
Fun facts:
Did you know that tulips are native to Turkey and Central Asia?
Tulips are planted between October and November and only bloom in the European spring, between March and May. After that, the flowers are cut so that the bulbs can be preserved until the following summer, when they will bloom again.
The Netherlands is the largest exporter of tulip bulbs in the world, producing around 7.5 million bulbs, 51% of which are sold to be planted in gardens.
Data:
Total of 4.5 million tulips
More than 100 different species
More than 2,500 trees
93 exhibitors
Did you know that tulips are native to Turkey and Central Asia?
Tulips are planted between October and November and only bloom in the European spring, between March and May. After that, the flowers are cut so that the bulbs can be preserved until the following summer, when they will bloom again.
The Netherlands is the largest exporter of tulip bulbs in the world, producing around 7.5 million bulbs, 51% of which are sold to be planted in gardens.
Data:
Total of 4.5 million tulips
More than 100 different species
More than 2,500 trees
93 exhibitors
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