I was searching online awhile back,
and I happened to come across Keukenhof
gardens in the Netherlands and saw they had virtual tours on their website and
more on YouTube and since I enjoy botanical gardens I figured this would be the
perfect adventure.
I learned a lot about the park from
their website, their 23 videos and Wikipedia
- Keukenhof is a world-famous attraction that According to many visitors is a place to visit at least once in your lifetime.
- Keukenhof in the Netherlands is located in Lisse and in the province of South Holland southwest of Amsterdam in the area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek).
- The history of Keukenhof dates back to the 15th century. Keukenhof Castle was built in 1641 and the estate grew to encompass an area of over 200 hectares.
- The castle gardens were redesigned in 1857. in the English landscape style, which is still the basis of Keukenhof.
- In 1949 a group of 20 leading flower bulb growers and exporters came up with the plan to use the estate to exhibit spring-flowering bulbs.
- The park opened its gates to the public in 1950 and was an instant success, with 236,000 visitors in the first year alone.
- Keukenhof means "Kitchen garden"; also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world's largest flower gardens.
- Keukenhof Park covers an area of 79 acres and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually.
- They are widely known for their tulips and have 26 varieties, but they also feature numerous other flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, roses, carnations and irises.
- They are only open to the general public for an 8 week tulip display from mid-March to mid-May with peak viewing arriving near mid-April.
- In 2019, 1.5 million people visited Keukenhof or 26,000 visitors per day.
My favorite parts of these 23
videos were
- seeing all the colors of tulips not only regular colors but also the mixed colors as well
- the lake with a fountain in the middle
- the windmills and wishing well
- blue flowers that were planted so it looked like a river
- flower beds that were shaped like tulips so when looking from above were shaped and colored like tulips
- a couple of their bridges
This was a very fun adventure and
one of the better virtual tours I’ve done!
It was a lot of fun seeing all the flowers and different colors. This would be a really fun place to visit in
person, but since I can’t this was the next best thing!
If you want to watch the videos for
yourself here are the links
https://keukenhof.nl/en/news/360-tour-door-keukenhof/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0VXJL1AT4g&list=PLXmB70ZilxL5ssMcQeyWlBnH3ns7IJsxD&index=1
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