The winter season in Bansko finishes on April 7th, 2019. Here is the working schedule for the gondola lift in the summer season 2019: Time period Weekdays Going up Going down Working mode 26.04. - 06.05. every day from 08.00 to 16.00 from 08.00 to 16.30 constant 24.05. - 26.05. every day from 08.00 to 16.00 from 08.00 to 16.30 constant Working mode in one direction - in the morning up and in...
22 kids from all over Bulgaria are skiing for free in Bansko between March 31st and April 4th. All of them are winners in the different regions of the country where the camaign "Learn to ski" was conducted. The young skiers had the opportunity to rush down the legendary "Tomba" track, where 8 FIS Ski & Snowboard World Cups were held. They received in Bansko their medals and cups which they won during the...
1 060 793 people have been in the park in Pirin Mountain during 2018 according to the annual report of the National Park Management. This has been recorded at the 7 observation points in the mountain and it is very likely that many more tourists and mountaineers have been there during this period of time. As reported in the same document last year the park employees have cleaned 7 tourist paths, repaired...
Two years after the signing of the concession agreement for the construction of a sports complex in the Bulgarian municipality of Razlog, the construction of the mega-arena will start soon. On the 22nd of March the ceremony of the official start of the construction of "Sports complex" by the concessionary company will be held. The impressive facility will be located on an area of nearly 103...
Building new night clubs, casinos, and erotic bars in Bansko is forbidden, reported Bulgarian National Television. It will not be possible to transform any of the 20 existing establishments in the resort. The decision made by Bansko Municipality aims to make sure that Bansko does not become a noisy resort. The mayor Georgi Ikonomov thinks that the existing establishments are enough for those tourists who...
At least 30% decline in winter tourists in Bansko and the region predict hoteliers , Bulgarian National Radio reported. It is expected for restaurateurs to be even bigger. The Union of Tourist Business reports a significant outflow of tourists from the UK, Turkey and Russia. However, Bulgarian tourists have been the most drastic. FIND YOUR DREAM BANSKO PROPERTY! CALL US TODAY! According to hoteliers,...
The Bulgarian skiers Albert Popov, Kamen Zlatkov and Joan Todorov are training in Bansko for the FIS Alpine World Ski Championships, which are taking place in the Swedish resort Are between February 4th and 17th, 2019. Kids from the local ski clubs welcomed them at Banderishka Polyana and received some autographs. The Bulgarian alpine stars received from Georgi Glavchev from Ulen traditional Bulgarian...
25 782 000 leva is the 2019 budget of Bansko municipality, adopted at today’s meeting of the 15 members' municipal council with a majority of 12 votes “for”. The priorities are infrastructure, education, social activity, and culture. The increase of the funds for “education” is by 20 %, the increase for social activities and services is by 16 %. Almost half of the funds planned in the budget...
Bulgarian Albert Popov qualifies 6th in the slalom in Schladming (Austria). The usual suspect Marcel Hirscher (Austria) destroyed the competition with 1:44.81 - 1.21 sec faster than the second one Alexis Pinturault (France), while Daniel Yule (Switzerland) was third on the podium. This is the best ranking in Albert Popov's career, who became 6th with 2.97 seconds behind the austrian superstar Hirscher....
Whether or not the flow of British tourists will keep growing after Brexit - this was discussed during a meeting in Bansko initiated by the British Embassy in Bulgaria. Teodora Maneva (British consul in the country), Alexandar Simidchiev (vice-director of Regional Police bureau in Bansko), Ivan Obreykov (executive director of "Ulen ltd"), and representatives of tour operator companies participated in the...
