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 resort. We are waiting for the timeframes defined by the law to expire, so we...
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 5. For Pirin the publishing house says on its site that the area is remarkable...
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 taken to a medical center in Blagoevgrad. There is no information that the injury has been the result of any...
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 ski holiday. The report, which compared the price of lift passes, equipment hire, ski school and food and drink...
“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 our ancestors, we are preserving the spirit of Bansko for the future...
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 identification code, which is issued by...
The legendary Balkan performer Goran Bregović and his Weddings and Funerals Orchestra made an memorable show in Razlog. At the local stadium the musical virtuosos performed their most popular melodies, to the joy and excitement of the town’s citizens and visitors. The performance by Goran Bregović in Razlog is part of the town’s cultural calendar. Thousands of fans were present at the concert of the...
Bansko will celebrate the town’s official holiday on October 05. The municipality has organized a lot of events that will take place during the whole week. Naturally, music and songs will be predominant, but the local people will also have the chance to watch an interesting film about Bansko and honor their ancestors. The events will start on September 30 at 6:30 pm with a concert called “The song of...
More than 132 000 foreigners have properties in our country, announced “Monitor” newspaper. Since the end of 2013 when they were 13 000, their number has increased more than 10 times. The biggest number of foreigners with Bulgarian properties are in the area of Bourgas – 89 689, as in the last three years their numbers have risen 9,6 times. These numbers reflect mostly vacation homes on the south...
Hoteliers in Bansko are getting ready for the upcoming winter season and have started renovations. Some of the hotel complexes will offer new attractions and services for tourists. From November 01 until November 30 most hotels will be open, and with the official start of the new winter season every one of the holiday complexes in town will accept visitors. Starting this season , some of them will have...
