From late March to mid-May, the Bollenstreek between Haarlem and Leiden becomes a sea of color — endless stripes of red, yellow, pink and white.
The world’s largest flower garden — 7 million bulbs over 32 hectares. Open ~late March to mid-May. The flagship Dutch spring experience.
Working 18th-century windmills, wooden green houses, cheese and clog workshops on the Zaan river — 17 minutes by train from Amsterdam.
A car-free village where everyone moves by boat between thatched-roof farmhouses and arched footbridges. Often called the Dutch Venice.
Two traditional fishing villages on the IJsselmeer with painted wooden houses, smoked eel, and a small ferry between them.
A curated list of spots where Dutch spring is at its most photogenic — fields, mills and canal blossoms.