Albania town where everything's coming up roses
"Here everything revolves around roses, from cooking with them to their medicinal virtues" -- everything is seen through rose-tinted glasses, joked biology teacher Ariana Nikolla.
Since she was little, the 57-year-old has been delicately picking the petals of her favourite variety, "the Groom's Rose", named for its delicate scent.
In Permet roses are a ritual -- the first gift to a would-be lover. And they have to be pink, symbolising love and fidelity.
Every family cultivates dozens of rose varieties in their garden...