Keukenhof Park is one of the favorite tourist attractions of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Its bright and colorful lawns are spread across the small town of Lisse. The name is translated from Dutch as "kitchen park", and in the Old World it is known as "Garden of Europe". The area occupied by the park of flowers in Holland is only 32 hectares, but the joy and pleasure of visiting it is not measured in square meters.
Half a century of beauty
The first spring flower exhibition was held here in 1949. For more than half a century, fashion and floral trends have changed more than once, but the tradition of annually pleasing up to 800 thousand visitors to the park remains unchanged and impressive.
Seven million flowers are the pride of those who care about the prestige of the park and prepare it for the arrival of guests in the spring. Tulips and hyacinths, orchids and daffodils, roses and lilies - Keukenhof is becoming a center of attraction even for those who have never considered themselves a fan of botany or floristry.
Here children and adults, men and women, Europeans and Asians freeze in delight. A riot of colors and an endless variety of forms make the park one of the most famous and memorable sights of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Weekdays and holidays
The territory of the Flower Park in Holland is the venue for a wide variety of events. The theme of the expositions changes every year, and the theme for the landscape designers was the anniversary of Van Gogh and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
Three pavilions of the Keukenhof Park show about two dozen expositions, each of which is worthy of a separate story. Flower exhibitions become the backdrop for children's Easter holidays and picturesque vernissages. The beauty of tulips accompanies brass band concerts, dance performances and choir singing.
On April 27, in the country and in the flower park in Holland, the King's Day is also celebrated, and on the third Saturday of April, Keukenhof becomes an arena for the tulip festival, like a Caribbean carnival that fills the streets of cities from end to end.
Useful little things
- The price of an entrance ticket to the flower festival or just a visit to the Keukenhof park is 15 euros for adults and half as much for young visitors. You will have to pay extra for a ticket for a boat trip along the park's canals.
- One of the most famous sights of the kingdom opens annually in the 20th of April and continues to work for about two months.
- To visit the Flower Park in Holland, it is best to stay in Leiden or Haarlem, as it is usually difficult to find a free hotel room in Lisse itself.
