Posted AT 9:00 AM EDT on 20/07/08
How a Bulgarian valley went from guns to roses
KAZANLAK, Bulgaria — Just as the sun breaks through the mist shrouding Bulgaria's Stara Planina mountains, hundreds of villagers hustle through fields of rose bushes to pick fresh blooms still damp with morning dew.
Their tranquil valley in central Bulgaria has blossomed in recent years as European Union cash and a global boom in organic beauty products containing rose oil helped revive their centuries' old industry.
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