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One of the world's biggest flower parks, Keukenhof in the Netherlands, has reopened its doors again after a two-year closure due to COVID-19.

Blooming bulbs: the Keukenhof opens in glorious spring weather

Millions of Dutch tulips bloom again, in a spectacle few will see Reuters 5 hrs ago LISSE, Netherlands, April 29 (Reuters) - With dazzling displays of colour including tulips in purple, yellow, and crimson, the Keukenhof flower garden outside The Hague usually rivals Amsterdam's top museums as one of the Netherlands' biggest tourist attractions. This year, for the second year in a row, millions of tulips in the park and nearby fields are blooming and will likely fade largely unseen, as the Keukenhof remains closed to visitors amid the coronavirus pandemic. "Keukenhof is only open 8 weeks a ...

Mike Corder Far fewer visitors than normal are seen at the world-famous Keukenhof garden in Lisse, Netherlands, Friday, April 9, 2021. Finally, after month after bleak month of lockdown, there are springtime shoots of hope emerging for a relaxation of coronavirus restrictions at a Dutch flower garden and other public venues. Keukenhof nestled in the pancake flat bulb fields between Amsterdam and The Hague opened its gates Friday to a lucky 5,000 people who were allowed in only if they could show proof on a smartphone app that they had just tested negative for COVID-19. (AP Photo/P...

Thousands of visitors have tiptoed through millions of tulips and other flowers in a famous Dutch spring garden as part of a government pilot scheme to evaluate how to reopen public venues. The Keukenhof garden opened its gates to let a few thousand people tiptoe through the seven million tulips, hyacinths, daffodils and myriad other flowers meticulously hand-planted throughout its manicured lawns by a small army of gardeners. A maximum of 5,000 visitors were allowed into the garden, nestled amid the pancake-flat bulb fields between Amsterdam and The Hague, if they could show proof that they ...