Keukenhof (pronounced [?kø?k?n?h?f], in Dutch: Kitchen Court), also known as the Garden of Europe is situated near Lisse, Netherlands, and is the world’s largest flower garden. According to the official website for the Keukenhof Park, there are approximately 7,000,000 (seven million) flower bulbs planted annually at the park. [1]
Keukenhof is located in South Holland between the towns of Hillegom and Lisse, south of Haarlem and southwest of Amsterdam. It is accessible by bus from the stations of Haarlem or Leiden.
The flower garden was the idea in 1949 of the then-mayor of Lisse, a small town south of Amsterdam. The idea was to have a flower exhibit where growers from all over the Netherlands and Europe could show off their hybrids which will help the Netherlands as it is the world’s largest exporter of flowers. Keukenhof has been the world’s largest flower garden for over fifty years.
Keukenhof is open annually from the last week of March to mid-May. The best time to view the tulips is around mid-April, depending on the weather. In 2008 the Keukenhof will be open from March 20 to May 18.
Guided Tour
Keukenhof organises guided tours daily.Obviously you can make a stroll through our park on your own. If, however, you intend to visit Keukenhof in a group, you can also select an organised guided tour. You will then get an explanation on the history, background information on the planting and you will hear all kinds of interesting information that you would normally miss. Are you coming with a foreign group? No problem, we provide organised guided tours in Dutch, English, Spanish, French, German, Swedish, Russian, Japanese and Chinese. It costs ? 125.00 per group of maximum twenty persons. This includes VAT and excludes admission. A walk through the park takes approximately 2 hours.
Map:
CONTACT INFORMATION:
Keukenhof
Stationsweg 166a
2161 AM Lisse
Telephone: +31 (0) 252 465 555
Fax: +31 (0) 252 465 565
e-mail: info@keukenhof.nl
References:
Keukenhof Official website
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January 8th, 2008 at 11:25 am
Hi,
I’ve been here before
Keukenhoof and it was so beautifull when i was there 
January 9th, 2008 at 2:41 am
I’ve been to keukenhof last April. It’s such a nice place. If you go to Holland, you must visit this garden as they feature a lot about the country. there’s a windmill in that park, too! and of course, a lot of flowers! sana makabalik ako dun!
January 10th, 2008 at 4:10 pm
A truly spectacular garden - you may also enjoy viewing the photographs submitted to our travel community at trivago. Thank you also for the informative description; I have placed a link to it at http://www.trivago.co.uk/-/-/-14345/link-e244931
Best wishes,
Pierre
January 18th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Oh ! nice flower garden.
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