News from Bansko

Overview of news from Bansko, arranged according to date. Check out what's happening in Bansko Municipality.
  • Ski legends opened the new winter season in Bansko

    Ski legends opened the new winter season in Bansko

    12.12.2009Ski legends and lots of snow provided the hundreds of tourists and guests of Bansko with pleasant moments and delightful moods on the day of the official opening, which was officially opened by sports Minister, Svilen Ne...
  • 27 Bulgarian Hotels Listed for Sale in Financial Times

    27 Bulgarian Hotels Listed for Sale in Financial Times

    09.12.2009The Business for Sale column of Financial Times has listed 27 Bulgarian hotels and holiday accommodations. The highest sales price is USD 36 M for the four-star “Penelope Palace” near the Black Sea town and resort of ...
  • The opening of the ski season in Bansko can be done on artificial snow

    The opening of the ski season in Bansko can be done on artificial snow

    08.12.2009Bansko expected a drop in temperature as the snow cannons are to be placed on artificial snow. The hopes are that the climatic conditions become typical of winter. Bansko actively preparing for the opening of the wint...
  • The charitable Beautiful Christmas campaign in Bansko is launched

    The charitable Beautiful Christmas campaign in Bansko is launched

    08.12.2009The beginning of the charitable campaign, Beautiful Christmas started today in Bansko. For this purpose, students of NF St. Paisii Hilendarski school, Neophit Rilski in the resort town, St. Kliment Ohridski school in...
  • 100 years since the birth of Nikola Vaptsarov was celebrated in Bansko

    100 years since the birth of Nikola Vaptsarov was celebrated in Bansko

    07.12.2009Today was the special occasion of 100 years since the birth of Nikola Vaptsarov. Flowers and wreaths were left at the poets monument today in Bansko. The celebration was attended by Mayor Alexander Kravarov, Deputy N...
  • Found alive the woman who suffered a fall at the edge of Pirin

    Found alive the woman who suffered a fall at the edge of Pirin

    05.12.2009The two tourists, George Petleshkov and Reni, who got lost in the Pirin Mountain were saved, announced the Mountain Rescue Service. The tourists survived the night in the mountains thanks to good equipment. Three moun...
  • Woman fell into the saddle of Koncheto

    Woman fell into the saddle of Koncheto

    02.12.2009Mountain Rescue Service in Bansko reported a missing woman in a serious condition in the Pirin Mountains. The 2 victims, whose identity has not yet been established, has fallen into the saddle of the area named Horse thi...
  • More foreign touristis this year despite high prices

    More foreign touristis this year despite high prices

    01.12.2009Despite the relatively high prices at Bulgarian winter resorts, the foreign tourists’ reservations have increased by 5% compared to the same time of last year. This data has been announced by the Bulgarian Tourist Cha...
  • Events accompanying the Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    Events accompanying the Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    27.11.2009Over 10 exhibitions were opened today as part of a parallel program of the Ninth International Mountain Film Festival which will be held in Bansko from the 25th to the 29th of November. Tove Skarsteyn the Ambassador o...
  • Bansko attracts the attention of Polish tourists

    Bansko attracts the attention of Polish tourists

    23.11.2009Bansko has become an attractive winter destination for its non-traditional Polish tourists. It is expected this winter that the Polish tourists are to visit our wonderful winter resort. Traditionally tourists that com...
  • 550,000 foreign tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria during the winter season

    550,000 foreign tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria during the winter season

    22.11.2009550, 000 foreign tourists are expected to visit Bulgaria in the coming 4-5 months, so it was said in an interview for FOCUS News Agency, by the Director of the Institute for analysis and assessment in tourism, Rumen Drag...
  • Ski legends will open the winter season in Bansko

    Ski legends will open the winter season in Bansko

    22.11.2009Olympic and world champions will open the winter ski season in Bansko on the 12th December 2009. Among the invitees are the Swiss Pirmin Zurbriggen, four times World Cup winner and Olympic champion from Calgary 88 and...
  • This winter season will repeat the results of 2008/2009

    This winter season will repeat the results of 2008/2009

    22.11.2009The crisis in tourism will result in the summer and an increase in the late entries, told Class President of the Institute for analysis and assessment in tourism, Rumen Draganov. This winter will repeat the results o...
  • Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    Mountain Film Festival in Bansko

    22.11.2009The 9th International Mountain Film Festival in Bansko will bring together 114 films from 27 countries and six continents, 14 meetings with prominent foreign and Bulgarian climbers, speleologists, travelers, adventure se...
  • Positive property signals from the ski resorts in Bulgaria

    Positive property signals from the ski resorts in Bulgaria

    18.11.2009The National Real Estate Association are reporting positive property signals from the ski resorts in Bulgaria. With the falls in prices during the last year, interest is now increasing 'significantly', says the NREA....
  • Bansko ski center opens on 01 December 2009

    Bansko ski center opens on 01 December 2009

    17.11.2009Bansko ski resort is already preparing the ski slopes for the forecoming ski season in the Pirin Mountain. The snow cannons are already operating, preparing a solid base for a perfect snow cover. The resort will be op...
  • Winter resorts make investments despite crisis

    Winter resorts make investments despite crisis

    16.11.2009Ski resorts in Bulgaria are busy preparing for the upcoming winter season. Besides the traditional cleaning of ski runs, some resorts have made additional investments, despite the hard economic situation, a Pari daily's ...
  • Charter flights help increase tourists

    Charter flights help increase tourists

    12.11.2009If all new charter flights to Sofia airport announced so far are fulfilled, the number of passengers at the airport will increase by 45, 000. That emerged at a conference on Bulgaria at the World Travel Market (WTM) tour...
  • Bansko welcomes Winter

    Bansko welcomes Winter

    08.11.2009The first snow in Bansko has covered the rooftops and the slopes above the resort town and was welcomed in anticipation of the new ski season. Bansko Municipality welcomed winter with enough equipment to clean the sno...
  • Pirin National Park can not become all in a protected area, like the mayors of Bansko and Razlog

    Pirin National Park can not become all in a protected area, like the mayors of Bansko and Razlog

    02.11.2009Mayors of Bansko and Razlog, Alexander Kravarov and Blagoi Dunkin declared against the conversion of all National Park Pirin in the protected area and inclusion of new areas within its boundaries. In a letter to the P...