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Keukenhof (English: "Kitchen garden"), also known as the Garden of Europe, is one of the world"s largest flower gardens, situated in the town of Lisse, in the Netherlands. According to the official website, Keukenhof Park covers an area of 32 hectares (79 acres) and approximately 7 million flower bulbs are planted in the gardens annually. While Keukenhof is most known for its tulips; hyacinths, daffodils, lilies, roses, carnations and irises can also be seen.

Keukenhof is located in the province of South Holland, south of Haarlem and southwest of Amsterdam in the area called the "Dune and Bulb Region" (Duin- en Bollenstreek). It is accessible by bus from Haarlem and Leiden train stations as well as Schiphol.

Keukenhof is open for just 8 weeks from mid-March to mid-May. The best time to view the tulips is around mid-April, but this is dependent on the weather during the growing season which can vary year by year. In 2019, 1.5 million people visited the Keukenhof. By comparison, the Rijksmuseum receives an average of 8000 visitors per day, the Efteling receives 14,000 visitors per day but Keukenhof receives 26,000 visitors per day.

History

Keukenhof is situated on the 15th-century hunting grounds of Slot Teylingen and was also the kitchen garden (in Dutch: keukenduin) for that castle, providing the inhabitants with a plentiful source with game, fruit and vegetables. The most famous inhabitant who benefitted from the spoils of the kitchen garden was Countess Jacoba van Beieren (1401-1436). In 1638, the estate was bought by VOC captain and governor Adriaen Maertensz Block and in 1641 he had a large manor house built which he named Keukenhof, now known as Castle Keukenhof.

In 1857, Baron and Baroness Van Pallandt, owners of the estate at the time, tasked the landscape architect Jan David Zocher and his son Louis Paul Zocher, both also the designers of Amsterdam"s Vondelpark, to restructure the park and grounds around the castle. The parks, designed in English style, are still the foundations for the gardens today.

Keukenhof as it is known today was established in 1949 by a consortium of bulb growers and flower exporters to showcase their products and help the export industry. The garden first opened to the public in 1950 and was deemed an instant hit with 20,000 visitors in its first year alone.