News from Bansko

Overview of news from Bansko, arranged according to date. Check out what's happening in Bansko Municipality.
  • The winners of the festival Maleshevo singing and dancing are from Bansko

    The winners of the festival Maleshevo singing and dancing are from Bansko

    02.11.2009Bulgarian and foreign artists shared the four special awards for the sixth edition of the festival "Maleshevo singing and dancing" Mikrevo 2009. The award of the Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, who this year was a patro...
  • Book of memories by the alpinist Walter Bonatti to be presented in Bansko

    Book of memories by the alpinist Walter Bonatti to be presented in Bansko

    02.11.2009The book "My memories of the climbs” by the alpinist Walter Bonatti will be presented in Bansko. Walter Bonatti is considered the biggest mountain climber in the world during the 50’s and 60’s of the 20th century. ...
  • Small hotels most hurt by uncontrolled construction

    Small hotels most hurt by uncontrolled construction

    30.10.2009Russian market less sensitive to overbuilding of mountain resorts The small hotels in Bulgaria's mountain resorts are most affected by uncontrolled construction, the CEO of Penguin Travel, Dimitar Popov, said at a con...
  • Mayors Rise up against UNESCO Protected Zones

    Mayors Rise up against UNESCO Protected Zones

    30.10.2009Two Bulgarian mountain resort mayors have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Borisov expressing concern over the inclusion of new zones in the UNESCO World Heritage protected areas. Alexander Kravarov, Mayor of the...
  • Bulgaria’s Bansko Expects Growth of Visitors from Serbia and Macedonia

    Bulgaria’s Bansko Expects Growth of Visitors from Serbia and Macedonia

    30.10.2009During this winter season, Bulgarian tourism industry experts expect a growth of local tourists, as well as visitors from Macedonia and Serbia, they said during yesterday’s conference on the development on winter tourism...
  • Bansko and Zagreb Host Top Events in FIS Calendar 2009

    Bansko and Zagreb Host Top Events in FIS Calendar 2009

    30.10.2009The FIS World Cup starts in Bansko and Zagreb were No.1 for the 2008/2009 season in terms of organization. This information was released by Jan Tischhauser, responsible for the organization of FIS starts and events. Acco...
  • Celebrating 97-year anniversary of the liberation of Bansko

    Celebrating 97-year anniversary of the liberation of Bansko

    06.10.2009Everyone in the town of Bansko celebrated its 97th anniversary organised by the community of the resort town on the 5th of October. The festive program began at 10:30am with a presentation of wreaths and flowers to th...
  • Jubilee retrospective exhibition will be opened in Bansko

    Jubilee retrospective exhibition will be opened in Bansko

    04.10.2009Jubilee retrospective “roots” will be held in Bansko on this special day in the resort town, reported the press office of the municipality. The author of the exhibition, Konstantin Ikonomov , was born in 1939 in Bansk...
  • Bansko Municipality present the Paintball Championships

    Bansko Municipality present the Paintball Championships

    10.08.2009Bansko Municipality and IMI Sports held the final round of the professional championship Paintball tournament. It all took place surrounded by a great pool party in the complex Pirin. DJ Stamich Rosen Selecta provided th...
  • Bansko officially opens the new History exhibition

    Bansko officially opens the new History exhibition

    10.08.2009Bansko officially opened \"Old Bulgarian alphabet and state of mind\" exhibition in the Historical Spiritual Center, Paisii Hilendarski. The exhibition explores the role of the Old Bulgarian state to work against pre...
  • Bansko Jazz Festival, August 2009

    Bansko Jazz Festival, August 2009

    10.08.2009Once again Bansko has become the host of the International Jazz Festival which traditionally takes place from 8th to 13th of August. Despite the financial crisis, organizers this year had promised the jazz festival to ta...
  • Bansko hosts mountain bike rally

    Bansko hosts mountain bike rally

    11.07.2009Bansko will host a bike rally on the 24th, 25th and 26th July. The race will take place the first two days. The third day is planned as a “fun” day near Dobrinishte. The participation in the rally will cost 50 BGN and...
  • Bulgarian resorts investigated

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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...