Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Keukenhof, Tourism in The Netherlands



                                                figure Keukenhof via thesunandthewind

Keukenhof, where he is now was a hunting area in the 15th century. Herbs in the kitchen of the castle by Jacob van Bavaria also met here, hence the name Keukenhof.

Submit an important part of the park is the property of Slot Teylingen, with beautiful wild shrubs and sand dunes. After the death of Jacob van Keukenhof Bavaria in the hands of rich merchant families. Baron and Baroness Van Pallandt invited Landscape Architects JD and LP Zocher, designers Amsterdam Vondelpark to design the garden surrounding the castle. This project, the landscape of English style, always based on the Keukenhof.

Since time immemorial, the Keukenhof is a special link with the Royal House. She was the mistress of Queen Juliana and Prince Bernhard has made many photos and video here.

At this moment belongs to the assets of the company. At the initiative of the mayor of Lisse, then and many leading manufacturers and exporters of flower bulbs, flower show open air was held here for the first time in 1949. This extended to the year of the recurring event, which is always the biggest number of tourists worldwide. In this way, the Keukenhof Gardens is now that we know.

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