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Bulgarian resorts investigated
22.05.2009They are accused of illegal development, flouting environmental rules and ignoring building regulations. The accusations are simple. Environmentalists claim much of the expansion of the country’s ski areas has been do...
Bansko Winter Resort in Bulgaria to Protect the Environment and its Visitors
31.03.2009The municipal council of Bulgaria’s biggest winter resort of Bansko recently adopted a series of measures – some directed at the protection of its environment against plastic waste and others – of its visitors against ha...
Bansko Ski Zone reduces prices
25.03.2009Bansko ski zone will reduce the prices of all ski passes by 20 percent in April. The daily ski pass for all facilities will cost 40 leva instead of 50 leva. The children\'s ski pass will be 24 leva. Half day ski pass ...
Irish citizen commits property fraud
25.03.2009Irish citizen, owner of a real estate agency in Bansko, commited a property fraud, reports the local police department. The victim is a compatriot of him. During the investigation it became clear that in August last ...
1,5 meters reached the snow cover in Bansko Ski Area
23.03.20091, 5 meters reached the snow cover in Bansko Ski Area. Due to the heavy snowfalls, the snow cover in Bansko reached about 100 cm. and in the villages of the municipality about 60 cm. All roads except the road Bansko -...
Ski Adventures in Bansko, Bulgaria
23.03.2009IF SOMEONE had asked me to create a list of dream European skiing destinations before this trip, I doubt Bulgaria would have featured. Though by no means an expert, I have plenty of love for the alpine sport and often...
Heavy snowfalls in Bansko
21.03.2009There is exceptionally heavy snowfall in the Predel region, Regional Road Service – Blagoevgrad told. The snow cover there is over 60 cm, it surpasses 70 cm in Bansko. The wind is very strong and snow-drifts are forme...
Goran Bregovic presented his new album in Bansko
13.03.2009More than 500 fans of the cult musician Goran Bregovich were lucky to see him perform live in Bulgaria\'s most popular winter resort Bansko. Except for all-time favorites, the Serbian musician performed some of the so...
Lindsey Vonn wins the Super Giant race on Sunday in Bansko
01.03.2009World Cup holder and this season\'s leader, Lindsey Vonn, with number 18, won the super giant race on 1st of March held in Bulgaria\'s famous winter resort Bansko. Lindsey Vonn, who retained the World Cup crown on Sa...
Lindsey Vonn secured the World Cup downhill title, Fischbacher wins the race
28.02.2009For Andrea Fischbacher Bansko must be a lucky place. The Austrian ski racer, fastest in two days of training on the difficult and bumpy Banderitsa run, finished second in the first race on Friday, but went one better a d...
Fabienne Suter claimed victory in the World Cup downhill in Bansko
27.02.2009Swiss skier Fabienne Suter claimed her first ever victory in a World Cup downhill race at the Bulgarian resort of Bansko. The 24-year-old, who had only previously managed one top 10 finish in the discipline before, c...
World women 's ski elit arrived in Bansko
26.02.2009Those complaining about turny downhill courses in the past shouldn\'t have spoken so soon. At least not before arriving at the women\'s World Cup in Bansko, Bulgaria. The alpine World Cup has never traveled so far Eas...
World ski elit surprised by culinary exibition
26.02.2009World ski elit already arrived in Bansko. They wereexpected to be guests at the folk show This is Bansko late last night. Long tables with the typical bansko cuisine were arranged at the main square of Nikola Vaptsaro...
Bulgaria on the way to impress the ski world
24.02.2009For years, Bulgarian sports officials dreamed of getting back on the Alpine ski World Cup calendar. Weather problems elsewhere mean they suddenly find themselves hosting two downhills, plus a super-G, next weekend. \"...
Three avalanches fell in Bansko ski area
14.02.2009Three avalanches fell in Bansko ski area, but outside the marked ski tracks. The snow mass fell in the Echmishte area, under the Platoto region. The place of the accident is outside of the ski tracks and slopes and it is...
Second sports hall will be built in Razlog
13.02.2009A plan to build a second giant sports hall in Razlog has been approved. It will boast a 4000-seat capacity, designed by Konkurent 90 with chief architect Lozan Lozanov. The modern facility will be erected in the town on ...
Avalanche fell in Bansko ski region
29.01.2009Avalanche left a skier under the snow in Bansko ski zone in Pirin mountain in the early hours of January 28 2009, the mountain rescue service told. The boy was skiing together with a girl in the Banderishka Polyana re...
Dancing Bear Park in Belitsa gets other three bears
29.01.2009The Four Paws Foundation successfully transported the last three registered dancing bears from Serbia in Belitsa Dancing Bears Park. In the park, situated at the foot of Rila Mountains, only 20 km from Bansko, the animal...
Razlog becomes golf center of the Southwest
29.01.2009In the coming 5-6 years Razlog is expected to become a popular center of golf tourism in the southwest. The first field is almost ready and is in the area Betolovoto. The owner is Balkanstroy, which already has a second ...
Bulgaria 's Long Term Golf View
23.01.2009A recent commentary this week highlights the potential in Bulgaria for long term golfing tourism and golf property opportunities in the country. Many who does not practice the sport said that golf is not more than a dece...

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