They get a unique bird’s-eye view of the site with the rectangular allotment structure and the arboretum. This is the first cable car in the Netherlands that runs partly above a highway.
Floriade Preview will showcase Floriade’s underlying concepts in the broadest sense of the word, will bring Floriade 2022’s themes to life and will connect with Almere and the Province of Flevoland. Among other things, the Preview Centre shows the ‘making of’ Floriade and the green urban district Hortus.
Practical Floriade Preview information
Floriade Preview is open from Thursday – Sunday up to and including 26 September 2021. Visits include a trip across the Weerwater from Almere Stad to the Floriade site, a visit to the Preview Centre, a guided tour of Utopia island and a trip on the cable car. Tickets can be purchased from https://floriade.com/nl/floriade-preview/
Utopia Eiland
There are various initiatives on the island of Utopia regarding food supply in the city. Here is an Agroforestry plot, an age-old form of circular agriculture between trees and shrubs. There are walnut trees, hop bushes and herbs and potatoes and carrots grow in the soil. This project shows how food supply and ecosystem recovery go hand in hand. Here the hops are grown for the Almere beers, herbs are picked for tea and potatoes and carrots are harvested for the Almere food bank. A Tiny Forest and a food forest also arise on Utopia, where all kinds of edible plants and herbs grow. In 2022 and beyond you can pick vegetables, fruit, nuts and herbs in your own city here!

