The famous Tulip Town of Lisse is the favourite destination for springtime tulip-viewing visitors for its horticultural gardens dedicated to the blooms and the surrounding Keukenhopf tulip fields. This amazing sight is only open during late March to late May, when the glorious swathes of brightly-coloured flowers are in full bloom. For tourists wishing to visit the city at this time, advance booking of Lisse hotels is essential. Located to the southwest of Amsterdam in Zuid Holland, the fields are spread over 32 hectares and show daffodils, hyacinths and other spring lowers as well as tulips. During the spring season, growers from all over the Netherlands mount exhibitions of their prize blooms and other products, on display for visitors and those with a commercial interest. The fields, set along an ancient 15th century royal hunting estate known as the famous kitchen herb garden of a castle belonging to a local noble, Jacoba van Beieren, have been open for 60 years now.

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