Elena Tsolakis (L) and workers harvest the Damask roses for oil extraction in the small mountain village of Agros.

Gulf Today Report

People of Cyprus cultivate beautiful aromatic plants using their strong historical background, to lure tourists.

With a botanical status that dates back to ancient Roman times, Cyprus has some incredible lavender, basil and rose plants that leave a mesmerizing aura to where they’re cultivated.

 Elena Tsolakis arranges the Damask roses for oil extraction in the small mountain village of Agros.

The small mountain village Agros that is 3,600 feet in the Troodos mountain range, Andria Tsolakis, mother Maria and her younger sister Elena work in the rose bushes.

The Tsolakis family who have been cultivating the pink roses of Syrian origin gor more than seven odd decades, have been using them in cooking and even making cosmetics.

 Elena Tsolakis harvests the Damask roses for oil extraction.

Shortly after that they started a business called "The Rose Factory.”

A little before the pandemic, when all things were normal, up to 10 buses were welcomed.

 A butterfly, known as the eastern tiger swallowtail, sits on the face of Miranda Tringis, owner of Cyherbia botanical park.

The aromatic and medicinal plants will be used in many European states as well.

Cyprus has always been proud of its rich plantation history and its cypress and olive trees.