Qamsar (Rosewater Village)
قمصر
Iran's rosewater village, where every May households pick Damask roses and distill rosewater in traditional copper stills.
Qamsar lies in a valley about 30 km south of Kashan. It grows Damask roses in abundance and is known as Iran's “rosewater capital.” From mid-May to early June, during the Golabgiri (rosewater festival), visitors can watch farmers pick roses at dawn and visit workshops where rosewater is distilled in copper pots and clay jars. The town is lined with shops selling rosewater, rose essential oil and other herbal distillates, and crowds surge during the flowering season. In other seasons the town is quiet, and you can stroll through the cool orchards of the valley. It is about 40 minutes by hired car from Kashan.
Opening hours
All day (workshops mostly open during flowering season)
Nearby sights
- Fin Garden (Bagh-e Fin)
- Tepe Sialk
- Borujerdi House
- Tabatabaei House
- Ameri House
- Sultan Amir Ahmad Bathhouse
- Abbasi House
- Agha Bozorg Mosque