We are starting a new direction of our travels around the globe – in search of the most colorful places. We found the brightest and most beautiful places on our planet in Holland, Japan, China and Ukraine. Enjoy watching!

 

Tulip fields, Holland

Tulip fields in Holland

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Tulip fields in Holland

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Tulip fields in Holland

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Tulip fields in Holland

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Tulip fields in Holland

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Tulip fields in Holland

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The flower business is a beautiful business. This is known not only to everyone who touched him, but also to those whose trip to the Netherlands took place in April-May. This is the time when tulips bloom in the country. They bloom not only in flowerbeds and beds, which can surprise few people, but also on 11000 hectares of land involved in this type of business. In their short flowering season (no more than two weeks in spring), the whole country turns into a bright "carpet", pleasing the eye with a variety of colors.

The fields are a fantastic sight: multi-colored stripes formed by flowers of different varieties cover the entire visible space. In total, more than three billion bulbs are grown in the country a year; most of them are exported. About three-quarters of the tulips sold in the world are grown in Holland.

It is best to look at this magical kaleidoscope from a bird's eye view: the event is expensive, but it's worth it. In any case, this spectacle is absolutely unique, there is nothing like it anywhere else in the world.

 

Ashikaga Flower Park, Japan

Ashikaga Flower Park

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Ashikaga Flower Park

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Ashikaga Flower Park

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Ashikaga Flower Park

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Ashikaga Flower Park

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Ashikaga Flower Park is located in the city of the same name in the Japanese province of Tochigi on the island of Honshu and covers about 8,2 hectares. He gained the greatest popularity thanks to a large collection of wisteria, which begin to bloom from the second half of April: lilac, white, pink, pale purple and rare yellow wisteria – all this color extravaganza can be caught within a month.

The park also has a unique tunnel with clusters of white and purple wisteria hanging from the top, resembling clusters of juicy grapes. However, the park is worth your attention not only at this time: all year round the flowering of some plants replaces the flowering of others.

Ashikaga is considered to be one of the best wisteria viewing spots in Japan, the flowers in the park are planted very closely and create very beautiful and whimsical arrangements. There are 100 year old wisteria in the park, there are also about 160 wisteria that are about 60 years old and 1500 azaleas that are over 60 years old.

 

Reed Flute Cave, China

Reed Flute Cave

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Reed Flute Cave

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The Reed Flute Cave is located five kilometers northwest of downtown Guilin, on the southern slope of Guangmingshan Mountain in China. Presumably its age exceeds 1300 years.

According to an ancient legend, the Reed Flute Cave got its romantic name thanks to a peasant who accidentally found it when he was looking for reeds to make a flute. Judging by the fact that the cave is indeed surrounded by thickets of reeds, there is some truth in this.

The underground kingdom of the cave stretches for 500 meters and has a depth of 250 meters, making it one of the largest caves in China. Once in this place there was nothing but the ocean, which, due to natural changes, receded, leaving amazing rocks on the surface with outlandish gorges, grottoes and caves hidden in them.

Once in the depths of the Cave of the Reed Flute (it is also called the "Palace of Natural Arts"), her guest finds herself in the palace halls created by nature itself, the beauty of which literally leaves one speechless. Unusual sculptures of stalactites and stalagmites in the multi-colored glow of artificial lighting take on fantastic images.

The inner "gallery", decorated with fabulous statues, in our time was given the names "Pine in the Snow", "Dragon Pagoda", "Virgin Forest", "Flower Mountain", etc. One of the halls is called the "Crystal Palace of the Dragon King", – 1000 people can fit here at the same time.

Due to the great popularity of the Reed Flute Cave among tourists, considerable attention is paid to its infrastructure and convenience: there are long garlands with many colored lights that give the cave halls a mystical charm, and a specially designed route through the most incredible corners of the dungeon.

 

Tunnel of Love, Ukraine

Tunnel of Love

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Tunnel of Love

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Tunnel of Love

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Tunnel of Love

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Tunnel of Love

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Tunnel of Love

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The Tunnel of Love is a natural monument of local importance. It is located in Ukraine near the village of Klevan in the Rivne district of the Rivne region, on a section of the railway line leading from Klevan to the village of Orzhev.

Tunnel of Love It is a botanical phenomenon – a green tunnel in a forest about 4 km long. An industrial train passes along this track three times a day. On its way through the forest, the train knocks down branches of trees and bushes that are intertwined with each other. As a result, a dense corridor of precise arched shape was formed.

The Tunnel of Love is a place of pilgrimage for tourists and couples in love. There is a tourist legend that if a couple in love who passes through the tunnel makes a wish, then this wish will come true. Some newlyweds plant flowers here that symbolize their feelings.

 

Sagano Bamboo Forest, Japan

Sagano Bamboo Forest

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Sagano Bamboo Forest

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The Sagano Bamboo Forest, also known as the Sagano Bamboo Grove, is located on the western outskirts of Kyoto City in Arashiyama Park. The forest is a picturesque avenue of thousands of soaring bamboo trees and is one of Japan's most amazing natural attractions.

The bamboo grove, whose area is 16 km², is completely riddled with footpaths, bordered on both sides by a railing made of dry, fallen bamboo stalks. In the Sagano area, bamboo is used to make baskets, boxes, and even dishes.

In this forest, as well as throughout the Land of the Rising Sun, mainly Moso bamboo grows, which comes from China and has a unique ability – in just a month, a plant can reach a height of 20 meters and have a diameter of up to 20 cm! The largest bamboo stalks reach 40 meters in height and up to 35 cm in diameter.