The most famous tulip garden in the Netherlands is offering virtual tours during the pandemic — take a look (via CNBCMakeIt)
LISSE, NETHERLANDS - 06 APRIL: Tulips bloom in the Keukenhof flower garden which is closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic. When the Keukenhof garden first opened in 1950, more than 236,000 visitors flocked to the Netherlands to admire the flowers.
Today, the 79-acre garden is still a major tourist destination from March to May, when over 7 million of the tulips, hyacinths, daffodils, orchids and other flowers bloom.over the eight-week season. On the busiest day, the park welcomed 45,000 people. But this year, the world famous garden is closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The Dutch government put social distancing measures in place beginning on March 14 and canceled all events until June 1.. "In the months leading up to spring, a lot of hard work has gone into providing visitors with a beautiful experience."Visitors from around the world can check out the famous tulip fields and more, thanks to virtual tours produced by the park's employees. Tulips have been a rich part of Holland's history for the past 400 years.
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