This Ontario spot was named among the top 5 places in the world to see flowers this spring
It's full of colourful blooms.
A person looking at tulips. Right: Flowers near a river.
Looking for a dreamy spring experience? You'll want to take a trip to this Ontario spot, which was just named one of the best places in the world to see flowers this season.
The city features a kaleidoscope of colourful blooms and you'll be immersed in a floral dreamland as you wander through sweet-smelling gardens.
Travel agency Planet Cruise recently revealed the top 10 destinations to see flowers in bloom this spring around the world. The study looked at locations famous for their flowers and ranked them based on factors including search volume, social media mentions and average daily sun hours.
The destinations were then given a score and ranked accordingly.
Ottawa, Ontario is the only Canadian destination to make the list and it came in at number five.
The city is known for its annual Canadian Tulip Festival which is taking place from May 10 to 20, 2024. The celebration features around 1 million tulips and is the largest festival of its kind in the world, according to Ottawa Tourism.
The festival includes a daily tulip market, movies in the park, a blacklit tulip garden and more.
"Not only is Ottawa a beautiful city to visit, but also a top destination for flower lovers who want the ultimate scenery to watch flowers bloom this spring and summertime," a Planet Cruise representative said in a press release.
The top-ranked place in the world to see spring blooms is the Tulip Festival in Amsterdam. It's followed by the Calla Lily Festival in Yangmingshan National Park, Taipei, Taiwan at number two.
Here's a full list of the top 10 places in the world to see flowers this spring:
- Tulip Festival, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Calla Lily Festival, Yangmingshan National Park, Taipei, Taiwan
- National Cherry Blossom Festival, Washington DC, USA
- Girona Flower Festival, Girona, Spain
- Canadian Tulip Festival, Ottawa, Canada
- Floralia Brussels, Brussels, Belgium
- The Gardens of Versailles, Versailles, France
- Biltmore Blooms, Asheville, North Carolina, USA
- Springhill, Derry, Northern Ireland, UK
- Infiorata Flower Carpet Festival, Noto, Italy
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