The region around Kazanlak in central Bulgaria is known by two names ... the Valley of the Damask rose. In early June, Bettany Hughes joined the rose pickers at dawn to find out what makes ...

“Bulgaria? I thought you were going to Europe,” many friends and family members said to me before I set off to explore the country. That is not just a sad indictment on New Zealanders ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Bulgarian rose oil is the most valuable rose oil on the market. Buyers are willing to pay $15,000 for a single kilogram. But to make the highest-quality Bulgarian ...