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.

Amsterdam in tulip season is short and sweet – but may be the most incredible time for a city break. Alison Kershaw. May 18, 2024 at 3:32 AM. Copied; ...

"Obviously the outside garden of Hortus Amsterdam—we have tulip exhibitions every year," te Flierhaar said when asked where people should go to see the tulips.

My friend and I took a day trip from Florida to Amsterdam to see the famous tulips. We only spent an hour in the fields, but it was worth it.

My friend and I took a day trip from Florida to Amsterdam to see millions of colorful tulips. We spent more time on a plane than in the tulip fields, but the trip was more than worth it. Seeing ...

It’s tulip time in Amsterdam, where people have adored the flower for centuries. Every canal is decorated with planters of blooming beauties. The venerable Hortus Botanicus Amsterdam offers a ...

The pots of chrysanthemums stacked in Henk van der Slot’s barn in the Netherlands bulb fields were supposed to decorate St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican over Easter.

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 ...

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 ...

Famed for its flower fields that supply much of the world, the Netherlands is a riot of colour in springtime and now is the time to start planning a 2025 visit to witness its most wonderful season.