This special period is also the time when a host of spectacular world festivals are held/ShutterStock
The rains that are beginning to decrease, the clear sky and the green carpets in the fields next to the spectacular blossom buds, signal to all of us that spring is getting closer. The spring season, the beautiful time of the year when creation is being renewed before our eyes, and the gloom of winter is disappearing. This special period is also the time when many spectacular world festivals are held. Here are some festivals that you really shouldn't miss.
Only 40 minutes drive from Amsterdam. Keukenhof Gardens/ShutterStock
The Flower Festival, Holland
Holland, for those who don't know, is a world flower powerhouse, and the country even has the largest flower exchange in the world where millions of flowers and pots are sold every day to buyers from all over the globe. So it is no wonder that if there is a festival that will surpass the flowers, it will be in the spectacular land of water canals. In the Netherlands, a number of flower festivals are held in the spring months, the most famous of which is the Flower Festival in the Keukenhof Gardens, only a 40-minute drive from Amsterdam. The annual festival opens in mid-March and ends in mid-May and is located near the town of Lisa. This is a complex with more than 6 million flowers including tulips, daffodils and irises as well as cacti, water flowers and more. On the way to the park or back from it, you can drive on rural and picturesque roads between thousands of dunams of flower fields or participate in a floating tour in a boat that navigates the water canals between the flower fields in the area.
Includes two weeks of great markets, colorful parades, parties, events and attractions. Munich Spring Festival/pixabay
Munich and Stuttgart Spring Festivals, Germany
The Munich Spring Festival is a colorful festival that marks the arrival of spring in the city. It is considered a very important festival in the city and includes two weeks of great markets, colorful parades, parties, events, attractions for the whole family and of course also large quantities of excellent local beer. An equally popular festival is the Stuttgart Spring Festival, which is actually a huge fair considered the largest of its kind in Europe. The guests of the festival intended for the whole family, adults and children alike, can enjoy many diverse events including amusement facilities, a huge beer tent, a balloon flying display, fireworks displays accompanied by music, markets for the sale of art objects, jewelry, spices and more. Germany's spring festivals take place during the months of April and May.
Food, drink, music, dancing and a lively atmosphere. April Fair of Seville/pixabay
The April Fair of Seville, Spain
The arrival of spring marks for the Spanish city of Seville the April Fair (La Feria de Abril) with flamenco celebrations and bull fights as the best Andalusian tradition. The April Fair officially opens with the lighting of millions of lamps that illuminate the fair grounds and the main entrance gate. From this moment and for six nights, the city is filled with colorful costumes, food, drink, music, dancing and a lively atmosphere like no other. During the festivities you can watch a procession of horses hitched to decorated and shiny carriages and riders in traditional Andalusian costumes, bullfights and a variety of flamenco events that last until the morning hours.
In addition to the beautiful blossoms, this season you can also enjoy the "Cherry Blossom Parade". Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade, Washington, USA/ShutterStock
Cherry Blossom Festival and Parade, Washington, USA
Washington DC is not only the residence of the White House but also the place where 3000 cherry trees were planted at the beginning of the last century and were given to the USA as a gift from Japan (long live the irony). This huge amount of trees was planted mainly in the Mall area (the central area where the government buildings and museums are located) and every spring the blooming cherry tree symbolizes the arrival of spring in the US capital, just as it happens throughout Japan. In addition to the beautiful blossoms, this season you can also enjoy a "blossom parade" The "cherry" in which orchestras from all over the United States and the world take part. Tourists and locals enjoy this event from traveling stages, dance troupes, huge helium balloons, famous guests and even from the "Queen of the Cherry Blossoms" herself who stands on her own traveling stage and waves goodbye to all the spectators. If you wave You too, can feel authentic American for a day.
It must be remembered that it is very important to take out travel insurance abroad that will give you a protective envelope/ShutterStock
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