Every school child smiled when given the big news: No school until Monday, January 9th, 2017. The education ministry finally accepted a suggestion by the Health Inspectorate to extend the Christmas vacation for several reasons: The flu is spreading, so far in 4 Bulgarian regions. Chances are, it will spread further. The authorities are alarmed, since the annual influenza epidemic is hitting the country a...
By Maryellen Kennedy Duckett Why: Get more skiing and snowboarding for your buck in Bansko. Considered one of Europe’s best snow-sport bargains, the Pirin Mountain gateway town is particularly popular with first-time skiers and families. Don’t expect black diamond runs or the glitz of Zermatt. Even with a recent building boom resulting in new lifts, more hotels, and improved access to the...
We touched down in Bulgaria in a snow-storm. I’d skied before, but my boyfriend Jamie hadn’t and a fellow traveler we met in the airport had warned us: “Teaching your partner to ski can kill the relationship”. He knew this as he’d broken up with his girlfriend a few weeks earlier. Three hours later, we arrived in the ski resort of Bansko, popular with the Russians, Israelis, and Brits. For...
Bulgarian Ski Resort Bansko is the cheapest ski destination in the world in February this year. One week holiday for a family of four will cost £ 2992 or £ 748 per person. Bansko is situated in the southwestern part of Bulgaria, at the foot of the Pirin Mountains. The ski resort boasts some of the longest runways in the country. At the opposite end of the scale ranks the resort Vail in Colorado, which...
“We will not allow to welcome the winter season and the tourists in Bansko with dug out mud streets. By the end of November, the repair works will be completed. Ikonomov admits that implementation of the water cycle delayed with 2 years. The contractor had no capacity to complete it in time and the contract can’t be terminated. Currently, the municipality is considering a solution” said the mayor of...
Expectations for the upcoming winter season in Bulgaria are terrific according to the forecast of Minister of Tourism - Nikolina Angelkova. She attended the ongoing International Tourist Exhibition in Pamporovo - "Bulgarian mountains - hospitality in four seasons". According to Minister Angelkova, the exhibition shows the huge opportunities for development of mountain tourism not only as winter but also as...
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...
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...
