Europe's best flower shows - The Chelsea Flower Show attracts over 150,000 visitors every year, and has positioned itself as one of the biggest flower exhibitions in the world. But there are plenty of alternatives to choose from. Take a look!

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Festa da Flor, Portugal - The Portuguese island of Madeira hosts an annual flower festival in May.

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Festa da Flor, Portugal - Once known as the island of flowers, Madeira hosts Festa da Flor in its capital city, Funchal.

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Festa da Flow, Portugal - Guests can enjoy performances, vibrant floats, a flower procession, and loads of activities. 

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Brussels Flower Carpet, Belgium - Brussels holds the fabulous Flower Carpet Ceremony biannually. It is hosted at the historic Grand Place.

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Brussels Flower Carpet, Belgium - The first Flower Carpet was initiated in 1971. In the 1990s, the city council decided to host the event every other year.

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Brussels Flower Carpet, Belgium - Volunteers carpet the Grand Place with thousands of flowers. Each event follows a new theme with new motifs.

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Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek, Netherlands - This year will mark 71 years of the Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek.

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Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek, Netherlands - The procession of floats and various floral compositions travels 40 km from the town of Noordwijk to the city centre of Haarlem.

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Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek, Netherlands - The Flower Parade of the Bollenstreek is not the only flower festival in the Netherlands, but it is the only one to have floats decorated with bulb flowers, including hyacinths, daffodils, and tulips.

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Girona Temps de Flors, Spain - Every year, the picturesque Catalonian city of Girona hosts Temps de Flors.

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Girona Temps de Flors, Spain - Each May, the city hosts a flower exhibition for eight consecutive days. Government buildings, museums, and cobbled lanes are all decorated with floral displays.

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Keukenhof, Netherlands - Each year, Keukenhof Gardens sees more than seven million bulbs bloom in March.

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Keukenhof, Netherlands - Boasting nearly 80 acres of tulip-covered land, Keukenhof is the largest flower garden in the world.

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Keukenhof, Netherlands - The garden is open between March and May, celebrating the country's national flowers and the arrival of spring.

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Nice Carnival’s Bataille de Fleurs, France - The very first Nice Flower Carnival was in 1876, when Nice was the carnation capital of France.

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Nice Carnival’s Bataille de Fleurs, France - Over 20 kgms of fresh cut flowers are thrown from the floats into the crowds as the procession makes its way along the Promenade des Anglais.

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Nice Carnival’s Bataille de Fleurs, France - The flower parade was created with the intent of entertaining foreign visitors. Today, the parade attracts some two million visitors over the two week period.

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BUGA Flower Show, Germany - The National Garden Festival, also known as BUGA, is held in Munich on 200 acres of parkland. 

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BUGA Flower Show, Germany - On a good day, the BUGA Flower Show sees over 100,000 visitors.

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BUGA Flower Show, Germany - The next installment of the biennial BUGA flower show will be held from April 17, 2019.

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