Tourists and lovers of theater, already enjoying the Summer Theatre Festival " to the spectators - with love". In Ray Cooney's comedy "Insane Night" festival started on Wednesday evening in Bansko. The play of Valentin Tanev was played to a full audience in "Nikola Vaptsarov" hall. "This week Bansko is a theater. This time we tried to have the biggest names of Bulgarian theater on our stage. The holidays...
The deep crisis in Greece threatens the Bulgarian economy for sure, but it may turn out into an advantage for small local settlements along the Bulgarian-Greek border. The national statistics marks a growth in the number of small and medium-sized companies that relocate their activities from Greece to Southwest Bulgaria. These companies become important employers in the border area around the town of...
The Strong Pound Effects on Property Investment in Bulgaria Are you thinking of buying a property in Bulgaria this year? Maybe you are craving a holiday home in Sunny Beach or Bansko? Well now is the time to take action. As the pound continues to grow against the Euro (1.40 € to the pound at the time of publication), It make sense to get more for your money while you have the chance. Pound at its...
The mayor of Bansko, Georgi Ikonomov took part in the meeting - discussion about the development of tourism in Blagoevgrad and the region, organized by Minister Angelkova and municipality Mayor of Blagoevgrad - Dr. Atanas Kambitov. The main topic discussed at the meeting was the preparation of the tourism brand “Bulgaria”. Discussed were the target markets on which to focus advertising on as the...
President of the International Ski Federation (FIS), Gian-Franco Kasper was born in the iconic Swiss resort of St. Moritz. In 1944 has a degree in psychology, philosophy and journalism in Zurich. He worked as an editor in 4-lingual newspaper "Courier" in St. Moritz, as well as Swiss tourist office in Montreal (Cannes). In 1975, he joined the FIS. He was elected for president of the International...
This July we expect real stars invasion, promise the organizers of the most cosmic festival "Bansko Beat". The team of "Bohemia Entertainment" have invited some of the most talented musicians in the world, whose performances echo of the mountain will spread long after they take their farewell with Bulgarian audience. On 10-th and 11-th of July our beloved Bansko will bring together the enormous cultural...
Modernization of the oldest chair lift in Bansko "Shiligarnika - Todorka Peak" begins. The lift is put into exploitation back in 1984, its capacity is 800 people per hour and has a very slow speed. Skiers and snowboarders long ago pointed out that is necessary the modernization and upgrading of the oldest ski lifts in Bansko ski zone, so Starting in the coming days activities will be good news for all who...
The five-star "Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko" was awarded for the fifth consecutive year by TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence for 2015 Ski hotel №1 of Bulgaria. For the last two years “Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko” is already among the winners of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence “Hall of Fame”. The certificate for "Excellence" is awarded to hotels, attractions and...
The Mayor of Bansko Georgi Ikonomov met with representatives of 11 countries who came in town for the Second Congress of the Association of sports journalists from Eastern Europe. Among them was the organization's president and vice president of the International Association - Yannis Daras. "You probably know Bansko as one of the most famous Ski resorts on the Balkans and Eastern Europe, but our goal is...
Bansko is well known as a world famous Ski Resort with perfect conditions for skiing. Bansko host for the third time the Super G World Ski Cup. We can speak for hours about the resort during the winter and advantages which are offered. But how many are familiar with conditions for summer tourism in Bansko? How many have seen the beautiful nature or take a breath of fresh air in lovely Pirin mountains? With...
