CBS Sunday Morning (May 14, 2023) – You don’t have to travel to Holland to experience fields of tulips. The climate in the northwest corner of Washington State is perfect for the flower, making it home of the annual Skagit Valley Tulip Festival. Correspondent Conor Knighton reports.
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Netherlands Travel: The Tulip Barn And Keukenhof
DW Travel (April 26, 2023) – Where in Europe is the best place to travel in spring? If you love flowers, the Netherlands could be the perfect place.
Thousands of people descend on Amsterdam every spring to see the tulips bloom – and to take colorful photos surrounded by endless blossoms. DW’s Diana Piñeros takes you to the famous Keukenhof and The Tulip Barn, two must-see destinations for flower lovers.
Keukenhof, also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world’s largest flower gardens, situated in the municipality of Lisse, in the Netherlands. According to the official website, Keukenhof Park covers an area of 32 hectares and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually.
Views: Tulip Festival In Srinagar, Kashmir (2022)
It’s bloom season at one of Asia’s largest tulip gardens in Indian-administered Kashmir. Due to sustained low numbers of COVID-19 cases in India, thousands of tourists are visiting the garden where more than 1.5 million tulips, hyacinths and daffodils are on display. (April 1)
Netherlands Views: Cities, Windmills & Landscapes
The Netherlands, a country in northwestern Europe, is known for a flat landscape of canals, tulip fields, windmills and cycling routes. Amsterdam, the capital, is home to the Rijksmuseum, Van Gogh Museum and the house where Jewish diarist Anne Frank hid during WWII. Canalside mansions and a trove of works from artists including Rembrandt and Vermeer remain from the city’s 17th-century “Golden Age.”
Biking: Tulips In South Holland, Netherlands
A ride in the bulb flower region of the province of South-Holland in the Netherlands.
South Holland is a province of the Netherlands with a population of just over 3.7 million as of November 2019 and a population density of about 1,373/km², making it the country’s most populous province and one of the world’s most densely populated areas.