Bulgaria Rose Valley Travel Guide

Scenic spot introduction:

There is a valley west of Kazanlak, a small city in central Bulgaria. The soil here is fertile, the climate is mild, and the rainfall is sufficient, which is suitable for the growth of roses. For hundreds of years, the Bulgarians have begun to create large rose gardens here and extract roses called The "liquid gold" rose oil is therefore called "Rose Valley".

Attractions distribution:

Bulgaria's famous "Rose Valley" mainly refers to the Striama Valley near Kazanlak, east to the town of Misoura, or the area bounded by the Strazhata Highlands from the Koznitsa Highlands to the small town of Kalofer. The valley is 100-130 meters long from east to west. The valley is 10-15 kilometers wide from north to south, with an altitude of 300-710 meters. The total area of ​​rose fields planted in the valley is nearly 3,000 hectares. More than 3/4 of the roses in Bulgaria are produced here.
As early as 1270, Bulgaria introduced Damascus rose from Syria; after 1680, Bulgaria began to use most of the roses to produce rose oil for the spice industry; in the mid-18th century, Bulgarian rose oil was shipped via Istanbul in Turkey. , or exported to Europe via land transportation through Bucharest in Romania and Vienna in Austria; in the early 19th century, the production of roses and rose oil in Rose Valley was in the form of family workshops. Later, the planting area continued to expand. By the 20th century, Bulgaria had become the world's largest Rose oil producing countries.

Scenic spot features:

Sea of ​​flowers, mountains, canyons