Category: Excursions

Greater Amsterdam has a lot to offer — from picturesque villages to miles of sandy beaches, and from the unique waterland landscape to windmills, tulip fields, castles, and so on.

Since downtown Amsterdam is getting increasingly crowded, the city’s tourist office has been marketing the joys of metropolitan Amsterdam.

Keukenhof 2024: seven million tulips and other flowers

Keukenhof is one of the world’s largest flower gardens. It is the largest showcase platform for the Dutch flower industry. The park’s 7 million flower bulbs are supplied by 100 local flower bulb growers and exporters.

Open just 8 weeks a year. In 2024 the parks the park celebrates its 75th anniversary, and is open from March 21 through May 21.

CoBrA Museum

CoBraA, an art movement brought about in Copenhagen, Brussels and Amsterdam by the likes of Karel Appel and Coneille has played an exceptional role in the developement of modern art in Holland.