Incredible rainbow flower fields bloom in Castelluccio in Italy
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Nope, your eyes aren't playing tricks on you, these colourful stripes are actually flowers!
Each year these fields of poppies, daisies, cornflowers and lentil flowers bloom by the village of Castelluccio in Italy. The village was devastated by a powerful earthquake in 2016 and much of the damage it caused still remains today.
The annual event is known as ‘La Fioritura’ meaning 'the natural flower show'. The flowers bloom between May and July, and how bright the flowers are depends on how much rain has fallen that year.
The flower fields usually draw in thousands of tourists from all over the world who want to visit them. However, with travel restrictions currently in place in many countries because of the coronavirus pandemic, the fields have been a bit quieter.
Wildflowers like poppies and daisies are planted alongside the lentil crops to help support them whilst they grow.
There are signposts around the fields which encourage tourists not to trample on the flowers, as they will damage the crop harvest.
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