STORY NAME: BULGARIA OIL-BEARING ROSES PICKING SEASON

DURATION: 4.04

STORYLINE:

Bulgaria is now one of the world's leading exporters of rose oil, producing more than half of the world's output. The biggest buyers are France, the United States, Germany and Japan.

From the end of May to the mid of June is the height of the roses picking season in Bulgaria

Located at the the valley of the Roses some 200 kilometres (125 miles) east of the capital Sofia village of Strelcha is one of the biggest oil contend roses supplier in Bulgaria.