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 December 2016 to 1st January 2017 Russia: 1st January 2017 to...
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 Brits due to its low prices and good conditions for tourism. Bansko is a...
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...
