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Kazanlak · Rose Tourism

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Kazanlak · Rose Tourism

Kazanlak is known as the world's rose oil capital, producing 85% of global rose oil and is the homeland of Rosa damascena. Key experiences include: - Rose Festival (first weekend June) - Dawn rose picking participation (May-June) - Rose Museum and Kulata Ethnographic Complex - Distillery tours (200+ distilleries) - Rose Queen coronation - Rose oil purchase (€5000+/kg) - Damascus rose fields walking - Thracian tomb combination - Traditional rose jam tasting - Rose harvest rituals at sunrise Notable for its 3,000kg roses yielding 1kg of oil, with a 300-year tradition and UNESCO Intangible Heritage recognition.

Destination Overview

Kazanlak is known as the world's rose oil capital, producing 85% of global rose oil and is the homeland of Rosa damascena. Key experiences include: - Rose Festival (first weekend June) - Dawn rose picking participation (May-June) - Rose Museum and Kulata Ethnographic Complex - Distillery tours (200+ distilleries) - Rose Queen coronation - Rose oil purchase (€5000+/kg) - Damascus rose fields walking - Thracian tomb combination - Traditional rose jam tasting - Rose harvest rituals at sunrise Notable for its 3,000kg roses yielding 1kg of oil, with a 300-year tradition and UNESCO Intangible Heritage recognition.

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Best season
Summer
Difficulty
8
Region
Bulgaria, Valley of Roses

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Indoors of the Thracian tomb of Kazanlak, The Valley of the Thracian Kings (replica)

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