When the iconic Rosa damaskena blooms in the Rose Valley, the skirts of Sredna gora turn purple. The aroma of the delicate and beautiful lavender, combined with the fine nose of the elegant wines from the Chirpan region descend over the Thracian field, as if to welcome all of us who go there to celebrate Bulgarian lavender and wine at the beginning of summer.
On June 14 and 15, we are going to Thrace – a beautiful and traditional Bulgarian region with the production of wine and lavender. Beneath the gentle green hills of Sredna Gora winds a lavender route dotted with neat new wine cellars. We will experience two wonderful days through the endless purple fields during the lavender harvest, through the old vineyards with wine varieties characteristic of the Chirpan and Starozagorsk regions, we will visit and taste the wines in four elegant wineries, each of which has its own look and style.
One of the cellars is in the Chirpan`s village of Sredno Gradishte, where nearly 100 years ago one of the first experimental lavender plantations in Bulgaria was created. In the small village, remarkable for its old stone houses, there is also a lavender and rose oil distillery, where they will also welcome us and show us how Bulgaria is deservedly at the forefront of the world in lavender oil production.
Stara Zagora – The city of linden trees, awaits us with its antiquity – Roman ruins from the time of Augustus Trajan, as well as Ayazmoto Park, related to the legends that Prince Boris I converted to Christianity here. We will also have lunch on a green meadow with farm cheeses, homemade bread, butter and pink tomatoes.
