Travel: Liquid Rose Gold: Bulgarian_Rose_001

Members of the folk ensemble Kocani, from Kocani, Macedonia, prepare to perform on stage during an International Folklore Festival on June 02, 2018, which is a part of the Rose Festival in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. The festival, situated in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria, celebrated 115 years in 2018.  Photo by: Yana Paskova for National Geographic Traveler

Members of the folk ensemble Kocani, from Kocani, Macedonia, prepare to perform on stage during an International Folklore Festival on June 02, 2018, which is a part of the Rose Festival in Kazanlak, Bulgaria. The festival, situated in the Rose Valley of Bulgaria, celebrated 115 years in 2018.

Photo by: Yana Paskova for National Geographic Traveler