News from Bansko

Overview of news from Bansko, arranged according to date. Check out what's happening in Bansko Municipality.
  • Lindsey Vonn wins the Super Giant race on Sunday in Bansko

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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

    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. \"...
  • Bansko Municipality organizes culinary fest

    Bansko Municipality organizes culinary fest

    24.02.2009The folklore performance "This is Bansko" and Bansko's culinary fest will be held in the resort tomorrow, announced the municipality administration. The initiative is being held a second consecutive year with the purpose...
  • Three avalanches fell in Bansko ski area

    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...
  • Avalanche fell in Bansko ski region

    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...
  • Bulgaria 's Long Term Golf View

    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...
  • Postponed St. Moritz Downhill to Be Held in Bansko

    Postponed St. Moritz Downhill to Be Held in Bansko

    21.01.2009The postponed downhill women ski completion, which was scheduled to be held in St. Moritz, is now going to take place in Bulgaria\'s winter resort Bansko, the International Ski Federation announced, cited by the Bulgaria...
  • Bansko met Lepa Brena with fireworks

    Bansko met Lepa Brena with fireworks

    19.01.2009Firework show, good mood and lot of guests met the Serbian star Lepa Brena on Saturday night in Bansko. The legendary singer sang three hours without a break in the 5-star hotel Florimont in Bansko. The popular Serbia...
  • NTC International to Start Offering Below Market Value Properties in Bulgaria for First-Time Investo

    NTC International to Start Offering Below Market Value Properties in Bulgaria for First-Time Investo

    16.01.2009Today NTC International, Inc. has announced its plans to start offering BMV investment properties in different Bulgarian locations: Sofia, Bansko, Kavarna, Sunny Beach, among others. Says Mr. G. Gantchev, Director of ...
  • Bansko Mountain Resort invests nearly 8 Million Euro in Infrastructure

    Bansko Mountain Resort invests nearly 8 Million Euro in Infrastructure

    14.01.2009Bulgaria’s biggest and most modern mountain resort of Bansko plans to invest 15 million leva (around 7.7 million euro) in infrastructure this year, according to the municipality’s updated plan. By the end of 2009, the...
  • Fraudsters steal large amount of ski equipment in Bansko

    Fraudsters steal large amount of ski equipment in Bansko

    13.01.2009Presented as Moldovan tourists, fraudsters stole a large amount of ski equipment from 2 ski rental shops in Bansko. The owners of the shops submitted complains in the police department yesterday. On Saturday, a group ...
  • Numerous illegal billboards on highway E-79

    Numerous illegal billboards on highway E-79

    13.01.2009Investigation found over 50 illegal billboards and other advertising equipment on highway E-79 and the road towards Bansko and Razlog, said Road Management in Blagoevgrad. In most of the cases the billboards are put with...
  • Lepa Brena comes to Bansko

    Lepa Brena comes to Bansko

    12.01.2009The biggest Serbian pop folk star Lepa Brena arrives in Bansko on her new album. She will present her latest hits in the five star complex Florimont in Bansko. The concert will be held on 17 January. A special hall is...
  • Bansko hosts the 7th round of the European Cup in Biathlon

    Bansko hosts the 7th round of the European Cup in Biathlon

    12.01.2009In just a month from now / 12 to 14 February / Bansko will host the 7th round of the European Cup in biathlon, which already has the name IBU CUP - International Biathlon Union Cup. The program provides informal train...
  • Crisis brings Russian and Arab investors to Bulgarian Real Estate market

    Crisis brings Russian and Arab investors to Bulgarian Real Estate market

    07.01.2009The global financial crisis will serve to attract more Russian and Middle Eastern investors to Bulgaria\'s real estate market, according to the Russian online edition rambler.ru. The reason for that is that the financ...
  • British tourists fined for a ruck in Bansko

    British tourists fined for a ruck in Bansko

    06.01.2009The Municipal court in Razlog sentenced three British tourists to 200 leva each. The three were accused of refusing to pay their bill in a Bansko restaurant and starting a fight. The fight broke out between the thr...