Flowers are a pretty surefire way to brighten up table settings, gardens, streets – well, anywhere really – but they’re not in bloom all year round.
That’s why we’ve gotta make the most of them when they’re in season, and the best way to do that? Frolicking at a flower festival, of course.
There are bloomin’ brilliant ones all across Europe, but to give us an idea of the most photogenic floral displays out there, ferry and cruise operator DFDS has conducted some research to compile a list of the most popular ones on Instagram.
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Topping the list with a whopping 475,000 Instagram posts is Keukenhof Gardens, the biggest tulip garden in the Netherlands.
It’s located just outside Amsterdam in Lisse, and produces a regular Flower Report so visitors know what sort of displays to expect, but if you’re keen to pay it a visit, hurry – the gardens close for the end of tulip season on May 11.
Second place went to the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, a world-renowned event which takes place annually in the gardens of the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, and in third place was Girona Temps de Flors, when the Catalonian city is adorned with vibrant splashes of colour with flowers dotted all over the place.
These are Europe’s best flower festivals
- Keukenhof Gardens, Amsterdam & Lisse, Netherlands
- RHS Chelsea Flower Show, London, England
- Girona Temps de Flors, Girona, Spain
- Italian Infiorata Festivals, Genzano di Roma, Italy
- RHS Hampton Court Garden Festival, London (Molesey), England
- Madeira Flower Festival, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal
- Fête de la Lavande, Sault, Valensole, France
- Cordoba Patios Festival, Cordoba, Spain
- RHS Malvern Spring Festival, Malvern, England
- Floralies Internationales, Nantes, France
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