Beautiful Pictures From Europe's Valley of Roses
Published 7 Aug 2018, 12:44 BST

Silvia Yonkova picks roses in her family's gardens in Osetenovo, Bulgaria. Rose-picking usually starts at sunrise and wraps up before noon.
Photograph by Yana Paskova
Women wearing traditional Bulgarian folk garb pose for pictures of themselves near Buzovgrad, Bulgaria.
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Children folk dance in rose fields during the annual festival.
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Men dressed as kukeri for the festival finish dancing. The traditional ritualistic dance intends to scare away evil spirits and cold weather, meant to bring good health, a fruitful harvest and happiness to the land.
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Rositza Zlankova picks roses near Kazanlak, Bulgaria.
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Silvia Yonkova parks her bike in her family's rose gardens in Osetenovo.
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A bags of roses in Lema distillery will help produce rose oil, rose water, or souvenirs.
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Bags of roses arrive to Lema Distillery in Kazanlak, ready for production.
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Marin Stoyanov loads bags of roses into cauldrons at Lema Distillery in Kazanlak.
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Elena Todorova and her husband Marin, CEO of Lema Distillery, gather rose oil from the caldrons during the distillation process.
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The folk dance ensemble called Bis from Sofia takes a break after performing.
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Men and women join hands for a traditional folk dance featuring subtle rhythms and intricate footwork.
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Tourists' reflections are seen on a window at the Rose Museum, located in the Park Rose Garden in Kazanlak.
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Members of the dance ensemble Zhar, from Kazanlak, perform on stage at the festival in Kazanlak.
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Members of the folk ensemble Kocani, from Kocani, Macedonia, prepare to perform on stage during the International Folklore Festival, which is a part of the Rose Festival in Kazanlak, Bulgaria.
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The Institute for Roses and Aromatic Plants, a research and agriculture academy in Kazanlak, encourages tourists to the region with cardboard cutouts inviting photo-ops.
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