At the 149 concert evenings until now (including the upcoming August 6th -10th, 2019) the Bansko Jazz fest has brought together more than 1 million audience in total the director of the biggest summer cultural event Dr. Emil Iliev announced. "At the festival around 5 - 6 000 people attend the live performances every evening. The seats are limited, but not the standing places. I hope that in the coming...
Three more climbers have died on Mount Everest, taking the death toll to seven in a week - more than the total for the whole of last year. The three died of exhaustion while descending on Thursday. It comes amid traffic jams near the summit as record numbers make the ascent, despite calls to limit the number of climbing permits. Nepal has issued 381 permits at $11,000 (£8,600) each for the spring...
On 23 March, 2019 a key partnership agreement was signed between the best ski resort in Switzerland – Verbier and the best ski resort in Bulgaria – Banskо, both voted by World Ski Awards 2018. During the ski season 2019-2020 the white sports lovers will have the unique opportunity to ski three days for free at one of the resorts when they purchase a seasonal/annual ski pass for the other resort: -...
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...
