5 places to view tulips this season

Posted on 17 April 2019

It’s tulip season in the Northern Hemisphere, and although the Netherlands immediately springs to mind as the obvious place to view these colourful flowers, it’s not the only spot where you can be wowed by rows of blooms.

1. Istanbul, Turkey

 

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Spring in #Istanbul brings with it close to 30 million tulips across the city. The flowers bloom every April during Istanbul’s Tulip Festival, which has been held every year since 2006. People all around the world visit sites like Emirgan Park to see the blooms and the world’s largest “tulip carpet” in Sultanahmet. Tulips originated in Turkey, with cultivation beginning in the Ottoman Empire. The colourful bulbs were imported to the Netherlands in the 16th century. Photo: Ahmet Bolat/AA • #IstanbulLaleFestivali #IstanbulTulipFestival #EmirganPark #SultanahmetSquare #IstanbulTurkey #TulipCarpet

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These tulips are offset by the famous Hagia Sophia museum and mosque in Istanbul, one of the places where tulips originated.

 

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Где-то уже лето, а мы с нетерпением ждём цветения в Москве. В этой карусели наше цветочное турецкое настроение. Парк Эмирган. Представляете, какой там аромат!!! Нам очень повезло, мы попали на фестиваль тюльпанов, в самый пик их цветения! #emirgan #emirganpark #turkey #тюльпаны #tulips

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Emirgen Park in Istanbul is a beautiful landscaped park, with waterfalls, ponds, views across the Bosphorus River to the Asian side of Istanbul, and, of course, tulips.

2. Keukenhof Gardens, Netherlands

 

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“Komm, wir fahren nach Amsterdam…” Na, habt ihr jetzt auch einen Ohrwurm? Wir laden euch ein, mit uns die Hauptstadt der Niederlande zu besuchen. Denn nur wenige Minuten Fahrzeit von Amsterdam entfernt ist der Frühling zu Hause! 🌷💐🌞 Noch bis zum 19. Mai habt ihr die wunderbare Möglichkeit mit einer unserer Ausflugstouren den Keukenhof zu besuchen. In dieser einzigartigen Parkanlage erwarten euch auf 32 Hektar Gartenfläche über 4 Millionen Blütenzwiebeln von bis zu 800 Tulpensorten. Frühlingsgefühle sind hier inklusive. Der Halbtagesausflug zum Keukenhof lohnt sich jedoch nicht nur für Blumenfreunde, sondern ist ein Erlebnis für die ganze Familie. Auch die Kleinsten dürfen sich über einen Spielplatz, Streichelzoo und ein Labyrinth freuen. Oder um es kurz und knapp auf Niederländisch zu sagen: “Keukenhof is ook voor kinderen een groot feest.” Alle weiteren Infos und die Möglichkeit zur Buchung findet ihr unter www.stadtrundfahrt.com/amsterdam

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Situated in Lisse southern Holland, the Keukenhof Gardens, which span 32 hectares, are one of the world’s largest flower gardens. Over 4 million tulip bulbs have been planted here and are open to the public for viewing from from March to May.

3. Amsterdam, Netherlands

Tulips can be found all around the the city during Spring and on display on the annual tulip festival. These bulbs probably originated in Asia, where they were cultivated starting in the tenth century. They only came to Europe in the sixteenth century, where they quickly became extremely popular, especially in the Netherlands.

 

4. New York, USA

Although you won’t find tulip farms in the Big Apple, you’ll find them brightening walkways this Spring and you can head to Albany, the capital of New York State, for the annual tulip festival.

5. Washington State, USA


You can find tulips growing around Seattle in Washington State, in the north-western United States. Places like Tulip Town are full of blooms at this time of year.

 

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Can I go sniff and pee on the flowers now..??

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