Karlovo

The landscape around Karlovo is a broad valley beneath the southern slopes of the Balkan Mountains, and it has shaped both the town’s form and its rose-growing economy. Set in Bulgaria’s Rose Valley, Karlovo is closely associated with Rosa damascena, cultivated for the rose oil used in perfumery. The Stara Reka runs through town from the Central Balkan, while wooded Stara Planina ridges rise beyond the built-up area. Karlovo is also the birthplace of Vasil Levski, a leading figure in Bulgaria’s national liberation movement; his restored birthplace is now a museum. Explore how Karlovo belongs to the wider Rose Valley and Balkan Mountains by browsing nearby webcams.

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