Keukenhof Garden 2024 : The Tulip Paradise | Tips & Tour Guide | 7 Million Tulips | Netherlands

The history of Keukenhof dates back to the 15th century. Countess Jacoba van Beieren [Jacqueline of Bavaria] (1401-1436) used 'Keukenduyn' [kitchen dunes] as hunting ground for the kitchen of Teylingen Castle. Keukenhof Castle was built in 1641 and the estate grew to encompass an area of over 200 hectares.
Landscape architects Jan David Zocher and his son Louis Paul Zocher, who also designed Amsterdam's Vondelpark, redesigned the castle gardens in 1857. That park, in the English landscape style, still constitutes 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, signaling the birth of Keukenhof as a spring park. The park opened its gates to the public in 1950 and was an instant success, with 236,000 visitors in the first year alone. 2024 will be the 75th edition of Keukenhof. During the past 74 years Keukenhof developed into a world-famous attraction.
Keukenhof, Keukenhof gardens, Places in Netherlands, Places in Amsterdam, Places to visit near amsterdam, Places to visit in Netherlands, Tourist place, Tourist places in netherlands, Tourist places in Amsterdam, Lisse, Tour, Tour guide, Tips,How to visit Keukenhof, tulip, Tulip gardens, Tulip experience, Biggest garden, Worlds biggest garden, Biggest tulip garden, Parks in amsterdam, when does keukenhof open, Keukenhof from amsterdam, Keukenhof tickets, Keukenhof map