WHY Bansko?

Bansko is the most rapidly developing mountain destination in Bulgaria. It is the only one of the country's major skiing centres which combines a lively, traditional town with a modern ski resort. In the 2008/2009 season it played host to the FIS world championships and has been recognised as an International resort and will be hosting the the men's FIS world championships and women's super G exactly a year later in 2011.

 

Bansko has one of the best snow records and one of the longest ski seasons of all Bulgarian ski resorts running from mid Dec - mid April each year. It is not only the favorable conditions for both skiing and snowboarding that brings people coming back again and again to Bansko but it also attracts many people for its architecture and historical value.

Apart from Skiing

As well as the many bars, restaurants and spas Bansko offers a number of other activities which include a bowling alley, a casino, ice skating rink.

Whatever your tastes and needs you will be wanting more and more year after year as the local hospitality is exceptional and all at an affordable price.

  
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About Bansko

  • Located at the foot of the Pirin Mountains the contemporary town of Bansko boasts a mixture of both traditional and modern architecture. The old town centre is a listed World Heritage Site with the clock tower measuring the time for over 150 years.

  • The RESORT

    • Bansko is an all seasons resort...
       offering a wide range of activities and lively entertainment for the energetic or rest and relaxation for those who just want to take it easy, Bansko is a place you will want to visit again and again all year round.After an adventurous day on the slopes there are many bars and restaurants to enjoy Apres Ski. One being the Happy-end Bar which is a big favorite as it is located at bottom of the slopes a stones throw from the gondola and  Bansko Royal Towers.  Bansko offers a wide variety of entertainment choices for all visitors, such as old-style pubs and taverns, restaurants, discos, clubs, coffee shops and Internet cafés. The many local restaurants which are called “Mehanas”  serve traditional Bulgarian cuisine and drinks. You can also try one of the many  international restaurants which will appeal to all tastes and pockets.
    • Culturally, Bansko is important...
      for the region. According to historic records, Bansko was first established in the 9th and 10th century on the site where more ancient Thracian settlements had previously existed. Spartacus was a Thracian and born not too far away. Later, in the 18th century, it was known as a large village thriving with trade and crafts. Some original fortified and decorated stone houses have been preserved from the 18th and 19th century, still retaining their small barred windows, metal covered gates, tall protective walls and linked together by winding narrow cobbled streets.