From the Netherlands to India, these are the 10 most flower-filled places every flower lover must add to their travel list.
Many begin their exploration of a destination in a citys narrow streets, others make museums a priority, and others visit a place to sample the local cuisine at restaurants. According to Conde Nast Traveller, it seems that in recent years one of the most important reasons to travel is blooming gardens.
After all, for years Japans peak tourist season has been spring with the cherry trees in bloom, which attracts almost four million international visitors every year. Gardens have this magical ability to soothe travelers, offering a unique spectacle especially in spring. Here are the 10 most beautiful blooming places worldwide that every lover of flowers should visit.
Flower paradises
Conde Nast Traveller presents the ranking of the most beautiful blooming places worldwide, which has been created based on factors such as color intensity, popularity, reviews, and their photographic value. It is no surprise that at the top of the list are the famed Keukenhof Tulip Gardens with a score of 9.08/10. Every spring, the gardens located near the town of Lisse in the Netherlands come alive and fill with visitors from all over the world. They opened to the public in 1950 at the initiative of the mayor of Lisse who organized a tulip exhibition and since then they have evolved into a world-renowned attraction. Around 7 million flower bulbs are planted here every year across an area of 79 stremmas.
In second place is one of Europes most famous blooming destinations, the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew. The Royal Botanic Gardens of Kew are one of the top tourist attractions of London and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. There visitors can admire an exceptional variety of plants and more than 14,000 trees, within a vast and beautiful landscape. The gardens extend over 326 stremmas and have their own palace.
Rounding out the top five are the island of Mainau in Germany in Lake Constance, the Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden in Cape Town, and the Valley of Flowers National Park in the state of Uttarakhand in India.
The list of the 10 best places in the world for flower lovers
Keukenhof Tulip Gardens, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Royal Botanic Gardens Kew, London, United Kingdom
Island Mainau, Constance, Germany
Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa
Valley of Flowers National Park, Chamoli, India
Villa Taranto, Verbania, Italy
Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand
The Butchart Gardens, British Columbia, Canada
Crested Butte, Colorado, USA
Holambra Flower Fields, São Paulo, Brazil
