Keukenhof

Keukenhof, situated in Lisse, The Netherlands, is the world's largest flower garden. Keukenhof in Lisse Lisse (population: 22,061 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ...

Keukenhof opens from the last week of March thru mid-May. The flower garden was the idea in 1949 by the then-mayor of Lisse, a small town south of Amsterdam. The idea was to have an flower exhibit where growers from all over the Netherlands and Europe could show off their hybrids. Keukenhof is also known as Garden of Europe. Keukenhof has been the world's largest flower garden that runs throughout spring for over fifty years. The best time to view the tulips is around mid-April, depending on the weather. Keukenhof is open between the hours of 8:00 am and 7:30 pm, and the admission fee is 11 euros per person. It is located between the towns of Hillegom and Lisse, south of Haarlem in Zuid Holland, southwest of Amsterdam, and is accessible by bus and rail. March is the third month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... This article is about the month of May. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... Keukenhof in Lisse Lisse (population: 22,061 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Amsterdam Location Country The Netherlands Province North Holland Population 739,295 (1 January 2005) Coordinates 4°54E - 52°22N Website www. ... World map showing location of Europe When considered a continent, Europe is the worlds second smallest continent in terms of area, with an area of 10,600,000 km² (4,140,625 square miles), making it larger than Australia only. ... Species See text Tulips are plants of the genus Tulipa, in the lily family, Liliaceae. ... April is the fourth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four with the length of 30 days. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain, collectively known as Eurozone. ... Hillegom (population: 20,588 in 2004) is a town in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. ... Haarlem is a city in the west of the Netherlands, capital of the North Holland province. ... This article is about the province of the Netherlands. ...

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