Category: Tulips and Flowers
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The Dutch Tulip Craze That Made One Bulb Worth More Than a House
How Dutch tulipmania turned a flower bulb into something worth more than a house — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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How to Experience the Dutch Tulip Fields Before the Season Ends
The Bollenstreek tulip fields between Leiden and Haarlem peak in April — here’s how to cycle the route, what to expect, and why timing everything right matters — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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How the Dutch Turned Tulips Into Gold — Then Lost Everything
In 1637, the Dutch tulip market collapsed overnight, wiping out thousands. Discover the flower craze that invented the world’s first financial bubble — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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The Dutch Flower Auction That Sells Half the World’s Blooms Before Breakfast
Inside Aalsmeer, the world’s largest commercial building, 20 million flowers are auctioned every weekday morning — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Cycling the Dutch Tulip Fields: What the Tour Groups Never See
Cycle the Bollenstreek in April and see Dutch tulip fields that stretch to the horizon — the Bollenstreek at peak bloom, no queues — plus get weekly Netherlands stories free in our newsletter.
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Keukenhof in April — What to Expect from the World’s Biggest Flower Garden
Image: Shutterstock For eight weeks every year, a garden on the edge of a small Dutch town becomes the most photographed place on earth. Seven million tulips, 700 varieties, laid out across 32 hectares of formal beds and woodland paths. It’s called Keukenhof, and if you can time a Netherlands trip to see it, you…