Tulips
Two billion tulips
Did you know that no less than 2 billion tulips from the Netherlands are expected find their way to homes all around the world...
Van Gogh never painted a single tulip in his life
Did you know that Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) never painted a single tulip in his life, but still there's a tulip named after the...
Flowers from the Netherlands
Did you know that about 80% of all flower bulbs traded worldwide come from the Netherlands?
Keukenhof: How to get there by public transport
Take a train to Schiphol Airport, Leiden Central or Haarlem. From there you can take a direct bus to Keukenhof. The bus stops are...
National Tulip Day: pick tulips for free in Amsterdam
Did you know that you can pick a beautiful bouquet of tulips for free at Amsterdam's Dam Square on National Tulip Day Saturday 20...
Get up early and visit the largest flower auction in the world
Did you know that roughly 20 million flowers are sold daily at the Flower Auction in Aalsmeer? The largest flower auction in the world...
Dutch entry wins National Geographic contest
Did you know that 11-year old Dewi from the Netherlands has captured the grand prize of the National Geographic International Photography Contest for Kids...
Flower Parade 21 April 2018 route and timetable
The Flower Parade on Saturday 21 April spans a route of 40km from Noordwijk via Keukenhof to Haarlem. This is not the only flower parade...
The myth of blue tulips
Did you know that tulips come in pretty much every color of the rainbow, except blue? Pure blue tulips only exist by paint or...
The longest continuous tulip route of the Netherlands
Did you know that Flevoland is the largest flower bulb region in the Netherlands? With more than 3,500 hectares of colorful bulb fields, the...