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3/01/2009 - 5/31/2009Keukenhof Spring Gardens
Lisse,
Netherlands
About 700,000 people visit Keukenhof Gardens each spring to admire the tulips and other bulb flowers in full bloom. This incredible display of colour is in a beautiful setting, covering an area of 32 hectares (80 acres). There are individual flower shows in three pavilions. Carolus Clusius, the biologist of Leiden's Hortus Botanicus, is generally credited with introducing the tulip into Holland in 1593 and thus unleashing 'tulip mania' on Europe. Azalea, Hortensia, Syringa, Viburnum, Prunus, Forsythia, Lilies, Orchids, Anthurium, Bromelia Begonia and Cyclamen are also on display. Set in a sylvan landscape, the displays incorporate both traditional and modern ideas of garden design.
Themes:
Exhibitions
, Nature & Wildlife
Hours: TBC. Usually 0800-1930.
Cost: TBC. 2008 prices: Adults €13.50; children €6.
Where: Keukenhof
Stationsweg, northwest edge of town
Lisse, Netherlands
Getting there:
Road: 28km (17 miles) southwest of Amsterdam.
Rail: Services to Leiden Central Station (Leiden CS) then bus 54 to Keukenhof.
Bus: From Haarlem bus nos. 50 and 51 to Lisse; change for Keukenhof.
Contact Information:
Stichting Keukenhof
Stationsweg
Lisse
Netherlands
Telephone: +31 (0)252 465 564.
Email: info@keukenhof.nl
Website: www.keukenhof.nl
