To the bulb fields on Goeree Overflakkee. The tulip fields on the nearby islands are also in bloom this month, recommended for a nice bike or car trip. Precisely in this beautiful period in April of spring flowers, from far away the fields can be seen almost all over the island of Goeree-Overflakkee.
On Goeree-Overflakkee, approximately 450 hectares of arable land are used for bulb-growing. Cultivation once started small in and around Ouddorp. In the 1950s, gladiolus cultivation made its appearance on the island. From the 1960s onwards, the cultivation of tulip bulbs gradually took over the place of gladiolus cultivation. The brilliant result now colours the landscape every year. These in black and white.
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