Bansko’s mayor Georgi Ikonomov issued an order to cancel yesterday’s state of distress in the city. The state of distress has been announced due to the large amount of rain in the last 24 hours that led to a raise in the levels of the Glazne, Banderishka and Damyanitsa rivers, and caused material damages to several restaurants on the territory of Bansko’s ski area, as well as the destruction of two...
A state of distress was announced in Bansko as the Glasne river went out of its bed and three bridges were carried away by the waters. Some of the ski runs and some restaurants nearby have suffered damages. Fortunately, for the time being no citizens have been hurt, reports StrumaBg. Currently the employees of the Civil Protection department, firefighters and other authorities are working to keep the...
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 possibility that our country apply for hosting the World Ski...
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 Bisser Mihaylov, the mayor...
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...
