„Cheerful and fragrant springtime…Thousands of flowers blooming around the globe, their king is tulip – perfect and fragile at the same time!“ K.P.
If you like – spring, beauty, nature and colourful flowers – you must go there…to the KEUKENHOF! This place is called “Garden of Europe“ is one of the world’s largest flower gardens. The park from 19th century is situated in Holland (approximately 1hour by car or bus from Amsterdam) open only from March to May!
SOME INTERESTING FACTS
- the visitors can see amazing and colourful collection of Dutch spring flowers as are Tulips, Daffodils, Crocuses, Hyacinths…
- there are more than 7 million bulbs in bloom with a total of 800 varieties of tulips in 32 hectares…
- this area is really unique and breathtaking for everybody with special events – flower shows or live traditional music, cheese demonstration…
- there are also many activities for children – petting ZOO, large playground…
- do not miss 3 special places – ORANJE NASSAU PAVILION (differnet cut flower show every week – we saw collection freesia), BEATRIX PAVILION (amazing permanent Orchid and Anthurium show), WILLEM-ALEXANDER PAVILION (Tulips and differnet flowers and plants)
MY TIP – I can also recommend wonderful and spectacular boat trip trough the bulb fields!
GOOD TO KNOW
- Theme for 2016 is the GOLDEN AGE – is the era (16th – 17th Century) when Dutch trade, science and art were among the well – known in the world!
- HISTORY of TULIPS – elegant and delicate flower was original a wild flower growing in the Central Asia (for instance the Daffodils are from Spain and Portugal). Tulips were cultivated by Turks and came to the Holland in the 17th Century –during the Golden Age!
The day was amazing and full of scents, colours and impressions. We enjoyed every minutes. Have a NICE SPRING!
Update: From now on, I will also produce photography compilations on Youtube, you can check out the stunning Keukenhof tulips here.
Darlene
Looks amazing!!
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Kamila Pala
Agree with you Darlene 🙂 Paradise! Have a nice weekend. Kamila
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Darlene
We went to Keukenhof at the end of April and it was as fabulous as you said it was!! Here is my post https://darlenefoster.wordpress.com/2016/05/03/tiptoeing-through-the-tulips-at-keukenhof/
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Linda Arthur Tejera
I love tulips so I know it would just be heavenly! 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Yes, Linda 🙂 and my queen of the flowers is rose but the king is TULIP 🙂 Bye. Have a nice weekend. K
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Linda Arthur Tejera
I so agree with you! 😀
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Lignum Draco
Such a colourful show. Thanks for taking us there.
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Kamila Pala
Pleased you liked that! 🙂 Spring flowers are pleasure for all! Have a nice spring weekend. K
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j matthew waters
such beautiful flowers – I love them all
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Kamila Pala
Nice to hear that 🙂 The flowers give me a lot of peaceful – energy! Have a nice weekend. Kamila
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Francis.R.
Lovely photographs, Kamila. I loved specially the last one, where the tulips seems little persons opening their arms to embrace. Greetings. : )
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Kamila Pala
Thank you! That is my favorite as well but the first one is dark purple tulips…so different! Enjoy weekend. Bye, Kamila
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Indah Susanti
Your post makes me miss the Netherlands! Keukenhof is amazing 🙂 Beautiful flowers images and the theme is soo cool and historic!
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Kamila Pala
Thank you, Indah! The spring in Europe is really amazing, and especially in Netherlands :)! Have a nice weekend. Bye. K
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mopana
Beautiful and colorful post 😀
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Kamila Pala
Thank you! 🙂
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Sue Slaght
Absolutely stunning! I would so love to see this and thank you for taking me to visit!
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Kamila Pala
My pleasure 🙂 ! I wish you lovely spring days! Bye. K
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YellowCable
Beautiful place!!! Thank you for the introduction to this place..
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Kamila Pala
Pleased you liked that! The spring is so emotional and nice season with many colors of life! 🙂 Have a nice weekend. Bye, K
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YellowCable
Please have a nice one too !
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ledrakenoir
Such an inspiring view, really ‘push’ us in the mood for spring… 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Oh, yes 🙂 ! I love spring…thank you and my pleasure if you enjoyed my mall virtual tour! have a nice week end 🙂 Bye. K
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Rolling Harbour
Blooming marvellous, Kamila. RH
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Kamila Pala
Thank you, the spring is beautiful for all! 🙂 Have a nice time! Bye. K
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VIVIMETALIUN
QUE LINDAS FOTOS AMO FLORES 😀
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Kamila Pala
Gracias 🙂 !
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lolaWi
that’s a lot of tulips! beautiful pictures and great information as always Kamila! 🙂 this is in my bucket list 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Thank you Lola 🙂 ! It was really nice trip – everybody must love this place – colorful and powerful! Have a nice spring. Bye. Kamila
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Canuck Carl
Even though I have never been there, when I often hear of flowers (particularly tulips) I think of Holland.
The pictures are absolutely amazing Kamila. How cool it would be to take a boat trip through those bulb fields.
The daffodils are just now poking through, and soon to be flowering here in Canada. Spring is such a wonderful time of year.
Thanks for sharing! 🙂
~Carl~
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giselzitrone
Wunderschöne Fotos liebe Grüße und einen schönen Donnerstag Gruß Gislinde
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Kamila Pala
Thank you so much and happy you liked the flowers! Bye. K
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Dina
This is a paradise, a true haven for photography.
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Kamila Pala
Thank you Dina, and agree with you, fantastic place for everybody 🙂 ! Bye. K
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Backyardfriends
Some beautiful photos! What a nice place to visit!
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Kamila Pala
Great to hear you liked that really original park! 🙂 Have a nice week ahead! Bye. K
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kutukamus
My.. (speechless) Flower-wise, they sure know what they are doing. 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Nice 🙂 Thanks! Bye. K
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Leyla
Beautiful post ❤
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Kamila Pala
Pleased you liked that :)! You are really professional how to do great shot of flowers…Bye. K
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forkwardthinkingfoodinista
Wow lovely pictures 🙂 x
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Kamila Pala
Thank you – it was lovely place with beautiful flowers 🙂 Bye. K
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forkwardthinkingfoodinista
It looks it 🙂 x
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Iris@poetsmith
Your photos are gorgeous! Thank you for visiting and appreciate your interest. The Keukenhof is such a pretty and interesting place and I really enjoyed my trip to Amsterdam a couple of years back. Nice to meet you and have a lovely weekend! 🙂
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Sartenada
Awesome post and photos. Thank You presenting it. We visited there about 25 years ago and then felt in love with it.
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Kamila Pala
Oh, that is nice you also visited this special kingdom of spring flowers 🙂 Thanks. K
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equinoxio21
A nice post Kamila. I lived in Holland as a child in between two African posts, and I must the winters were drab. Then came Spring! 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Thank you for nice comment 🙂 Bye. K
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equinoxio21
“Must” (say) 😉
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Dalo 2013
I do not know how the Dutch do it ~ but this is just another amazing piece of their history that is brilliant and almost beyond belief. Great photography, Kamila, you’ve captured the scenes so well, I can almost smell these great fragrances. Cheers to a great week ahead.
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Kamila Pala
I felt there peaceful atmosphere and a lot of energy 🙂 no wonder after long and grey winter in Europe 🙂 and thanks for nice comment! Bye. Kamila
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dilipnaidu
Kamila isn’t this a paradise on earth!
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Kamila Pala
Amazing and colorful place on the earth and yes, could be a paradise! Thanks for kind words. Have a nice rest of weekend. Bye. Kamila
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RMW
Looks like a photographer’s dream!
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Kamila Pala
Oh, it was unforgettable dream 🙂 Bye. Kamila
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Rashminotes
Such a lovely post:)
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Kamila Pala
Thank you!
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smilecalm
very beautiful words & display!
sweet reminder of my years
living in Amsterdam 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Pleased to hear that 🙂 Thank you. K
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NW Frame of Mind
Beautiful! I look forward to tulip time every year. 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Thank you. I understand – because tulips are really symbol of spring 🙂 ! Bye. K
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Brenda Davis Harsham
Gorgeous!
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Kamila Pala
Thank you Brenda! 🙂 The flowers has a lot of energy and I like it. Bye. Kamila
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Maniparna Sengupta Majumder
Wow! I love flowers and this post just made me happy… 🙂
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Kamila Pala
Yes, the flowers are so colorful and make me also happy, anytime…! 🙂 Bye. Kamila
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Boomdeeadda
Simply spectacular ! Thanks for sharing your visit to Keukenhof. My husband and I ask in fact planning a small vessel cruise for next spring and one of the destinations is Keukenhof. We can fly direct to Amsterdam from our city in Canada. My gosh, look at those orchids too! I’ve never seen so many together. Thank you for visiting my blog as well. I’ve been too busy to post this month but still love to visit others. Cheers!
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Kamila Pala
Hi, thanks for nice words and wish you lovely time in Holland – be careful about time – for tulips and Keukenhof is only several weeks – from April to mid of May 🙂 Bye. Kamila
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Boomdeeadda
Thank you for the tips Kamila, April to mid May works perfect for us! 😀
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darwinontherocks
One of my favourite place in the Netherlands ! so colourful, magical !
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Kamila Pala
Agree with you – original and colorful 🙂 Even you have nice photo from this area..is not it?! 🙂 Bye. K
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darwinontherocks
Yes, I have many pictures of the Keukenhof, I love that place ! When I was living in Belgium it was not too long to drive there
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elliebleu
Stunning photos! I’ve been to Keukenhof, and your post brought back wonderful memories.
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Kamila Pala
Hi, nice to hear that 🙂 Original place, really 🙂
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Sreejith Vijayakumar
fresh and colorful…beautiful shots Kamila
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Kamila Pala
Thank you 🙂 ! Bye. K
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"Le Maxi-Mottain"
Hello,
It’s for you : https://lemaximottain.wordpress.com/2016/07/03/3002/
Thank you
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Inger
Wow – looks absolutely amazing Kamila! I have seen some photos of Keukenhof before, but it seems like this area is endless with flowers upon flowers. Very beautiful!
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Kamila Pala
Hi, Inger – I must agree with you – absolutely endless…area 🙂 Bye K
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ronaldpoels
Nice serie. I live in the netherlands and this is a fantastic place. https://ronaldpoelsphotography.wordpress.com/2015/03/16/flowers-in-the-keukenhof/
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Kamila Pala
Thank you 🙂 I also love Kinderdijk 🙂 Bye. K
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paintdigi
Fine posts.very very nice blog .. Congratulations. … Welcome to see my creations: http://www.paintdigi.WordPress.com
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Kamila Pala
Thank you 🙂 !
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Mrs. P
Love bulbs…flowers and plants in general! ❤ Very interesting history on tulips being wild and daffodils coming from Spain and Portugal…I'd never thought of bulb migration before, though many plants have been introduced to other countries.
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Kamila Pala
Pleased you liked that 🙂 I have to say that the history of these flowers is really interesting! Bye. Kamila
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cindy knoke
Gorgeous photos of one of my favorite gardens!
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Kamila Pala
And my as well 🙂 ! Bye. And Lovely weekend. K
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zankiweb
so many beautiful flowers
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Kamila Pala
Yes 🙂 very colourful and positive! Bye. Kamila
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foreverchocolate
You have a beautiful blog. Every post I go to the images are awesome and the information keeps me wanting to move on to the next one and the next, thank you.
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Kamila Pala
Hi, nice to meet you 🙂 thank you for nice words and pleased you liked my small virtual tours! Have a nice Sunday. Kamila
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egeorgeblog/Ed Roxburgh
Wow! Gorgeous flowers.
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Kamila Pala
Thank you! The flowers were amazing 🙂 ! Bye. Kamila
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