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    Lisse & Keukenhof

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    Keukenhof near Lisse is the most famous flower park in the Netherlands: Every spring, 32 hectares bloom with around seven million hand-planted flower bulbs, including 4.5 million tulips in 100 varieties.

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    Keukenhof near Lisse is the most famous flower park in the Netherlands: Every spring, 32 hectares bloom with around seven million hand-planted flower bulbs, including 4.5 million tulips in 100 varieties. It is open only eight weeks a year – during this time, around 1.4 million visitors arrive, about 80 percent of them from abroad.The park was established in 1949 as a spring flower show for bulb growers. Its name, 'Küchenhof', dates back to the 15th century, when Jakobäa von Bayern had herbs grown here for the castle kitchen. Lisse is located in the province of Zuid-Holland, in the middle of the flower bulb growing region.
    Keukenhof is located in the northern municipality of Lisse in the province of South Holland. The park is open only eight weeks a year, usually from mid-March to mid-May; the peak bloom is typically in mid-April, but depends on the weather. During this brief period, around 1.4 million visitors arrive. Those who wish to avoid the crowds should book an early or late time slot.

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    Keukenhof
    Park

    Keukenhof

    The 32-hectare park showcases around seven million flowering bulbs in 30 flower shows every spring; the garden plan was designed in 1857 by Jan David and Louis Paul Zocher. It is open for eight weeks, typically from mid-March to mid-May, with peak bloom usually around mid-April. For 2027, the season is announced from March 18 to May 9. Tickets are valid for a fixed time slot; in 2026, admission for adults cost 21.50 Euros, and for children aged 4 to 17, 10 Euros.
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    Castle Keukenhof
    Castle

    Castle Keukenhof

    The restored country estate with its towers was built in 1642; the adjacent flower park is named after it. Concerts and events are held in the garden.
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    Keukenhof
    Park

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    The 32-hectare park showcases around seven million flowering bulbs in 30 flower shows every spring; the garden plan was designed in 1857 by Jan David and Louis Paul Zocher. It is open for eight weeks, typically from mid-March to mid-May, with peak bloom usually around mid-April. For 2027, the season is announced from March 18 to May 9. Tickets are valid for a fixed time slot; in 2026, admission for adults cost 21.50 Euros, and for children aged 4 to 17, 10 Euros.
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    Castle Keukenhof
    Castle

    2Castle Keukenhof

    The restored country estate with its towers was built in 1642; the adjacent flower park is named after it. Concerts and events are held in the garden.
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    Season and TicketsSeason 2027: announced from March 18 to May 9, daily from 8 AM to 7 PM. Check the dates on the park's website before booking.Time Slots: Tickets are booked for a fixed time slot. The last one starts at 5:30 PM, and the entrance gates close at 6:15 PM.Prices: In 2026, admission cost 21.50 Euros for adults and 10 Euros for children aged 4 to 17; children up to 3 years old were free. Prices for 2027 were not yet finalized at the time of publication.By BusDuring the season, special buses run to the park: Line 852 from Amsterdam RAI, Line 859 from Hoofddorp, Line 854 from Leiden, and Line 850 from Haarlem. In 2026, combi tickets (bus fare and admission) cost between approximately 33.50 and 38.50 Euros. No regular bus line runs directly from Schiphol Airport, only a shuttle; for public transport, you change in Hoofddorp.

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    Leiden

    Leiden is the oldest university city in the Netherlands and Rembrandt's birthplace – a canal city on the Oude Rijn with an unusual density of museums. In the Hortus Botanicus of the university, founded in 1575, the first tulips bloomed on Dutch soil in 1594.The city, with around 130,000 inhabitants, is located approximately 18 kilometers northeast of The Hague and 45 kilometers southwest of Amsterdam. Every year on October 3, it celebrates the end of the Spanish siege of 1574, traditionally with the carrot stew Hutspot.
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    Haarlem is the capital of the province of Noord-Holland and is located just 19 kilometers west of Amsterdam – a canal city with a Gothic main church on the Grote Markt, picturesque 17th and 18th-century residential courtyards, and the oldest museum in the Netherlands. Many visitors combine it with a day trip from Amsterdam or with the beach, as the North Sea coast is only about seven kilometers away.The city on the Spaarne River has a population of around 169,000. In 1839, the first train in the Netherlands departed from here for Amsterdam; today's station building from 1908 is the country's only Art Nouveau train station.
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