Amsterdam in tulip season is short and sweet – but may be the most incredible time for a city break Returning to the city 20 years after her last visit, Alison Kershaw makes the most of a city ...

1. Pick a flower on National Tulip Day Each year on the third Saturday of January, Amsterdam’s central Dam Square comes alive with around 200,000 tulips that make up a temporary garden.

The Tulips in Bloom experience (four to six hours) costs €599/£512 for two; only available in the spring. Read more: The ultimate guide to Amsterdam – the best things to do and where to stay ...

Tulips are pictured in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, April 8, 2025. Tulips are displayed in more than 100 locations across Amsterdam during this year's tulip festival to celebrate the city's 750th ...

At the Flower Market by the Singel canal, you can buy 50 tulips for about $15. And in the U.S. on Sunday, it’s safe to day, these colorful flowers will find a place in many a Mother’s Day bouquet.

Tulips for Amsterdam: Growers hand out free flowers As stores in Amsterdam and across the Netherlands cautiously reopened after weeks of a coronavirus lockdown, the Dutch capital’s mood was ...

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Amsterdam's Tulip Festival 2020 brings tulips into streets throughout the whole month of April. Due to the coronavirus epidemic, some tulip locations are closed this year. (Photo ...