Lisse is a town in the Dutch Bulb Region of South Holland. Most visitors come here in Spring, to admire the blooming flower fields in amusement park the Keukenhof.
With over 800,000 visitors during the 2 months it's open every year,
Keukenhof is one of the main tourist attractions in the Netherlands.
Lisse and the Keukenhof park are located southwest of Amsterdam.
The Keukenhof is huge, spread over 32 hectares with not only tulips, but
also hyacinths, daffodils and other spring flowers on display.
The local sandy soils
proved very suited for the growth of tulips and other bulbeous flowers,
bringing economic growth and wealth to Lisse and the surrounding
regions.
The current Keukenhof Castle (opposite the Keukenhof park) was
build around 1642, by Adriaen Maertensz. Block.
The Keukenhof tulip gardens were created only in 1949, as a
flower exposition initiated by Lisse's mayor and some prominent local
flower bulb growers.
