Rose festival in Karlovo
The Rose Festival in Karlovo
The rose festival in Karlovo will bring hundreds from all over Bulgaria and foreigners. This year’s edition of the traditional festival is scheduled for May 26th. 70% of the hotels and guest houses in the town are already booked, the municipality said.
Launch of the festival will give a pickup of pink colors. Tourists can also be included in the sunbathing, but the condition is that they are in traditional Bulgarian folk costumes. At the festival ceremony, “The Rose Queen” will be selected. She will also receive the special crown, which is currently being watched by the winner from last year - 17-year-old Hristina Karakoleva.
The new queen will lead the massive procession with songs, dances and many people. The gorge will be transformed through the specially built rose alley in the center of Karlovo.
Karlovo and Sopot are one of the biggest rose producers in Bulgaria. At the start of the crop, farmers expect record yields. Bulgarian raw material is the most sought after by European and Asian cosmetics manufacturers. “Last year our country ranks first in the world in production of lavender oil. We have recorded record yields of over 300 tons. We expect this pace to continue this year” Said Zara Klisurova, chairwoman of the Association of Steric Oil and Oil Crops in Bulgaria.
During the holiday of the rose in Karlovo there will be tents and stands, from which every tourist will be able to buy quality and natural pink and lavender products from the Rose Valley of Bulgaria. Traditionally, the festival attracts a great interest among foreign visitors.
