Sarah Lewis, general secretary of the International Ski Federation and general secretary of the International Winter Sports Association, visited shortly the country in order to discuss with the minister of Sports Krassen Kralev the preparation of Bansko for hosting the three starts of the World Snowboard cup for men and women in February, and the…
The depot for household waste will serve more than 60 000 residents of the four municipalities of Razlog, Bansko, Yakoruda, and Belitsa. The inauguration ribbon was cut by Bulgaria’s prime minister Boyko Borissov, the minister of regional development and urbanization Lilyana Pavlova, the minister of Environment and waters Ivelina Vassileva, the governor of Blagoevgrad region…
Christmas and New Year and January School Holidays Bulgaria: Saturday 24th December 2016 to Wednesday 4th January 2017. UK: 19th December 2016 to 2nd January 2017 (Northern Ireland from 21st December 2016, Scotland to 7th January 2017) Greece: 24th December 2016 to 7th January 2017 Romania: 19th December 2016 to 10th January 2017 Israel: 26th…
Bansko is listed at 19th position among the best 20 ski resorts in Europe, shows the classification by the British “Telegraph”. The whole list includes one of the most popular winter destinations. The British newspaper also says that our ski resort is situated in Pirin National park and is becoming more and more popular with…
The Council of Ministers has approved the building of a conductive water main in Bansko. The water main will connect Karamanitsa -2, Karamanitsa -3, and Usipo, and the building will start at the beginning of November. The new water main will solve the problem with the insufficiently of drinking water in the upper part of…
The international publishing house Condé Nast placed Pirin national park at the fourth place in its rating of the world’s most beautiful parks “one must see in their lifetime”. The top five includes the Pembrokeshire park in Wales at number 2, the Italian Gran Paradiso at number 3, and Mount Olympus in Greece at number…
A tourist in Bansko has had an accident. The British man got hurt while crossing the railway in the ski resort. The gentleman fell and hurt one of his legs badly. He was initially examined by employees of the Emergency unit in Bansko who established that he had hurt severely his shank. He was then…
As the pound suffers its worst week since the Brexit vote, where to book a ski holiday to get the most bang for your buck? In its annual Ski Resort Report, the Post Office in partnership with Crystal Ski Holidays revealed that, once again, East is best when it comes to saving on the cost of a…
“Bansko’s official celebration is a source of pride – we are proud to be citizens of a town which combines traditions and modernity, taking its well-deserved place among the world’s ski resorts and being rightfully named the Winter Capital of the Balkans and the best Balkan festival destination. As we honor the heroic memory of…
Bansko municipality introduces four new electronic services for customers who want to check their due taxes. The electronic administrative services are already accessible after an agreement has been signed between the mayor Mr. Georgi Ikonomov and the National Income Agency. Now every person living in the municipality can check their due taxes using their personal…
