Lisse: Keukenhof and the Heart of the Bollenstreek
Lisse has about 22,320 inhabitants and lies in South Holland in the centre of the Bollenstreek, the bulb-growing strip between Haarlem and Leiden. The Keukenhof, the world's most visited spring flower garden, opens for roughly eight weeks each year and draws over a million visitors who come to see the tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils. The park itself covers 32 hectares of landscaped gardens on the grounds of a former 15th-century estate.
Outside Keukenhof season, Lisse is a working bulb-growing village. The Museum de Zwarte Tulp documents the bulb industry and the tulip mania of the 1630s. The surrounding fields bloom in coloured strips from mid-March through May. The Keukenhof castle, separate from the gardens, dates partly from the 17th century.
Haarlem is about 15 kilometres north. Leiden lies roughly 10 kilometres south. Noordwijk is approximately 5 kilometres west.
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Lisse has about 22,320 inhabitants and lies in South Holland in the centre of the Bollenstreek, the bulb-growing strip between Haarlem and Leiden. The Keukenhof, the world's most visited spring flower garden, opens for roughly eight weeks each year and draws over a million visitors who come to see the tulips, hyacinths, and daffodils. The park itself covers 32 hectares of landscaped gardens on the grounds of a former 15th-century estate.
Outside Keukenhof season, Lisse is a working bulb-growing village. The Museum de Zwarte Tulp documents the bulb industry and the tulip mania of the 1630s. The surrounding fields bloom in coloured strips from mid-March through May. The Keukenhof castle, separate from the gardens, dates partly from the 17th century.
Haarlem is about 15 kilometres north. Leiden lies roughly 10 kilometres south. Noordwijk is approximately 5 kilometres west.
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