10,335 tons of roses have been produced in Bulgaria in 2024, almost 1,000 tons more than last year, the Consultative Council on Oil Bearing Roses says. There are almost 3,000 rose producers registered in the country, and 53 rose oil distilleries..
The Rose Festival in the municipality of Karlovo started with a demonstration of the rose-harvesting ritual in the rose gardens of the "Eco Rose Valley" in the town of Klisura. "It is no coincidence that one of the symbols of our country was born in..
Harvesting of the rose petals in Bulgaria has started in the first days of May, reports BGNES. The dry and warm spring is the main reason for the beginning of the rose harvest, said rose grower Peter Simeonov from Kazanlak. Zara Klisurova of the..
"Home of the Rose", dedicated to Bulgaria's iconic Rose Valley, will be built in Sofia. It will present the history and richness of Bulgaria's Rose Valley to local and foreign tourists. "The idea is that this would be a starting point for..
On the last day of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Member States approved a legislative proposal preserving the previous approach to classifying essential oils, which Bulgaria also contributed to...
Bulgarian folklore groups from different European countries will be singing and dancing at the 8 th edition of the festival “In the square of the other Bulgaria”. The event is taking place on 3 and 4 June in the capital of Czechia Prague, and is..
Spring has so far been cool this year which will push back rose picking – in the Valley or Roses around the towns of Kazanluk and Karlovo it only started a week ago. Usually, rose picking begins at the end of May, and its start is celebrated with..
Bulgarian roses have been planted in Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada. Many Bulgarians and Canadian citizens joined the event, organized by the Consulate General of Bulgaria in Toronto and the Bulgarian-Canadian Society in British Columbia. The..
Bulgarian shrub roses Nadia (Rosa 'Nadia') were planted in the Rose Garden of the Japanese Nakanojo town, Gunma Prefecture, by Sofia's Ambassador to Japan Marieta Arabadjieva in the presence of the town's Mayor Masao Iyoku and other guests. The ceremony..
A carnival procession under the motto "Friendship in Roses" passed through the main street of Kazanlak in front of hundreds of residents and guests of the town. At the head of the parade stood this year's Queen of the Rose -..
