Lhe most famous destination in the world for flower-watchers is the Japan. The exciting flowering of its cherry trees (sakura in Japanese) begins in late March. But it’s not the only one floral destination which is worth the trip. On the contrary. eDreamsEurope’s leading online travel agency, advises 5 destinations where you can travel among the colors and scents, not only in spring.
In Sanremo, for the flowering and the Carnival of flowers
The floral tradition of Sanremo is even older than the famous Festival: in fact it dates back to 1874 the birth of the first floral export realitywhile the first flower market was born in 1914. The Ligurian city is mainly known for its luxuriant cultivation of carnations, roses and peonies. But also for the numerous varieties of exotic and tropical plants which, thanks to the favorable climatic conditions, grow luxuriantly and are now an integral part of city gardens and monuments.
A walk through the city is enough to understand its botanical richness. From the promenade adorned with palm trees, varied flowers and plants, to the gardens of its splendid villas. Well worth a visit the famous Villa Ormond from 1889, commissioned by the Swiss entrepreneur of the same name: it boasts an English garden but also various exotic plants. And then there Villa Nobel, where the Swedish scientist lived and worked in the very last years of his life, whose gardens welcome both the typical vegetation of the Mediterranean scrub and exotic plants and flowers.
The best time to admire the Sanremo flowering is March: in fact, every year, on the 12th of the month, “the Carnival of flowers” is held born in 1904 with the name of “Feast of the Goddess Flora” with the aim of celebrating the floral tradition of the city through a parade of carriages adorned and decorated with the flowers of Sanremo.
Sanremo, famous (among other things) for its Carnival of Flowers on March 12 (eDreams)
In Japan for cherry blossom, from the end of March
Since the end of March, thousands of Japanese have flocked to city parks for a simple picnic or organizing parties of all kinds for celebrate the cherry blossoms, symbol of birth and therefore of happiness and well-being, but also of transience of life. AND the tradition of Hanami (literally “to admire the flowers”). A passion that began 1300 years ago.
The best places and cities to enjoy the traditional Hanami experience are varied. Among the most exciting, the path of the philosopher in Kyoto, Hanamiyama Park in Fukushima and Mount Yoshino. Even Tokyo’s Ueno Park, one of the oldest public parks in Japan, turns into a sea of pink flowers in late March and early April.
In the Hallerbos Forest (Belgium) among the bluebells
One of the most spectacular destinations in Europe to admire a “magic bloom” is the Hallerbos Forest, just south of Brussels, near the town of Halle, in an area of Flanders on the border with Wallonia. It’s an enchanted forest: every spring in fact, between the second half of April and the first days of May, this one beech forest is colored with blue hues tending to purple thanks to the flowering of the bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) which cover the undergrowth like a carpet.
Visitors can walk surrounded by nature, especially during the early hours of the day and towards dusk, when the sun’s rays are filtered through the crowns of the beech trees. Roe deer, foxes, squirrels, wild hares and over 100 different bird species are part of the fairy tale.
The “magical flowering” of the Hallerbos Forest, just south of Brussels (photo eDreams)
In Castelluccio di Norcia for the flowering of lentils
Colorful and unusual. In Castelluccio di Norcia, in Umbria (1400 meters high in the heart of the Sibillini Mountains), between late May and mid-July, you can admire the lentil flowering. It is a particularly valuable type of legume which, in the flowering period, offers a show of white and blue flowers.
On the occasion of the “Fiorita del Pian Grande di Castelluccio” many other flowers also bloom at the same time: daffodils, poppies, daisies, tulips, orchids which come together creating a wonderful palette of colors, from yellow to ocher up to green and purple. The chromatic magic covers the plateau on the slopes of Monte Vettore, at its maximum splendor between the end of June and the beginning of July.
The flowering of lentils in Castelluccio di Norcia, in Umbria (eDreams)
In Buenos Aires for the Jacaranda, in November
In fact, the capital of Argentina boasts more than 15,000 specimens of Jacaranda, a subtropical tree, symbol of the city, which in November gives purplish hues to the city landscape. The small bell-shaped flowers open suddenly, giving a touch of violet-blue to the city and creating, at the end of the season, a huge purple carpet underfoot.
The best places in the city where you can admire the flowering are Tres de Febrero Park, the Plaza de Mayo, Avenidas Roque Saenz Peña and Julio Argentino Roca, Plaza San Martin in the Retiro area, Plaza Francia, Plaza Italia, Plaza Alemania and Plaza Congreso , surrounded by wonderful and majestic specimens of this tree.
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