What to know before going to the Istanbul Tulip Festival?

Every year in Spring, around March-April, the average temperature in Istanbul is a cool 15-20 degrees Celsius, and is also a time when the city of two continents is particularly colorful. This is because it is the time when tulips of all colors are displayed in beautiful bouquets throughout the city. Held from 1 to 30 April of every year is the Istanbul Tulip Festival. Parks and important tourist attractions are filled with various kinds of tulips. So if anyone still does not know when is a good time to travel to Istanbul, this time is the best.

Do you know? This is the origin of the Tulip

Before tulips became a symbolic flower of the Netherlands, their origins were traced back to Persia. It is widely popular and is also the national flower of Türkiye. Tulips are considered a symbol of wealth. It represents the beauty of women and perfection. You can notice it from the Iznik tile pattern – one of the ancient patterns is the shape of a tulip.

Three Tulip Gardens you should visit

If you plan to take colorful photographs at this tulip festival, we have three suggestions featuring beautiful tulip gardens welcoming visitors.

1. Emirgan Park is a large park in Istanbul and is also the center of the Tulip Festival. You will be amazed by the 3.5 million tulip flowers from 120 species planted artistically, including red tulips resembling the Türkiye flag. From here you can see the magnificant seaview of Bosphorus Strait in the background.

2. Sultanahmet Square is located close to the Blue Mosque or Sultan Ahmet Mosque and Hagia Sophia, which is another important highlight. The sight of colorful tulips blooming all over the square is like the largest tulip carpet. Anyone who sees it is like being mesmerized and cannot be forgotten.

3. Gulhane Park is an old park in the old Istanbul city. It was formerly the outside garden of Topkapi Palace and it is another important venue that you can see a festival of more than 2.5 million tulip flowers. In addition to the tulips blooming all along the walkway, inside the garden, there is also a cafe where you can sit and enjoy the outdoor view and sea views. You can simply enjoy the seabreeze and admire the view all day long.

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