About Bansko and Razlog
From a small tourist town at the foot of Pirin in just a few years, Bansko has become the most dynamically developing mountain resort in Bulgaria and entire Southeast Europe. More than 110 new hotels with a category of 3 to 5 stars were built, most of them in the typical Revival architectural style of the town. With modern rooms, spas, indoor pools, sauna rooms and massages, attractive restaurants, and taverns. New apartment complexes are also part of the accommodation services.
About 7 km from Bansko is another attractive place - Razlog. No matter how close the two settlements are, each of them has its individuality and varieties of spots and events that it can offer. Razlog was mentioned for the first time in the written sources in 1019 A.D., but the settlement’s history is dated back to Thracian times. The town is located between the three big Bulgarian mountains - Rila, Pirin, and Rhodopes. It also has the fame of one of the National Revival centres. Despite a good temper, the locals are also well-known for their unique dialect - a vernacular that sounds like a different language from the Bulgarian.
What do the hotels in Bansko have to offer?
All hotels offer a variety of spa services, free parking for their guests, and most of them have a free shuttle to the gondola lift as well as a ski storage room for their equipment. Some of the hotels continue their holiday offers in the spring for Easter and the summer season, almost till the end of October.
November and December, before the Christmas holidays, hotels prepare themselves for the coming winter season, which usually starts at full pace in early January.
Spending here Christmas and New year holidays with the romantic atmosphere of the old town and numerous taverns is a perfect idea.
The board options in the hotels offered by Boiana-MG here are diverse and include both the usual forms such as breakfast or breakfast and dinner and the popular and demanded especially by families with children all-inclusive.
Some of the hotel’s restaurants also offer children’s menus. Special attention is paid to the children. The resort has a children’s ski lift, and many discounts for their accommodation are available.
Skiing Conditions in the resort
The altitude of the slopes in Bansko is from 990 to 2600 m, the maximum denivelation of the ski runs is 1570m and the longest track here is 16 km.
In the last years, more than 60 million euros were invested in the winter sports infrastructure. Today Bansko has 75km of ski runs - 18 trails of varying difficulty, 80% of which are equipped with artificial snow machines.
Gondola type lift to Todorka peak transports 2000 people per hour, while the resort offers two more 6-seater and six 4-seater lifts, five ski lifts for adults and one for children.
In 2009, the first competition for the Alpine Ski World Cup took place here, and since 2011 these competitions have been held every winter season.
Not only do current stars in alpine sports and snowboarding take part, but they also visit the resort as advertisers and world-famous names from the coming years, including Hristo Stoichkov. One of the slopes is named after the world champion, the great Italian skier Alberto Tomba.
Sights
Numerous tourist routes allow visitors to admire nature with the magnificent sights of Pirin National Park - included in the list of UNESCO biosphere reserves.
Experienced mountaineers can get to know the beauties of Pirin if they take a two-day hike to Polezhan peak (2851 m). You can spend the night in one of the Pirin huts, and snowshoes during the winter are mandatory, as well as the presence of an experienced guide.
Every year the town hosts the summer jazz festival and many other cultural events.
The cultural and historical sights of the town attract many foreign tourist groups during their tours around the country.
The Holy Trinity Church, consecrated in 1835, has an incredibly beautiful wood-carved altar. It is also one of the symbols of Bansko. Other places of interest are the houses-museums of Neofit Rilski, Nikola Vaptsarov, Velyanova House, Bansko Art School with its permanent exhibition of icons, etc.
Activity ideas and attractions
Besides the options for experienced skiers, there is a wide range of ski and snowboard lessons for beginners too.
However, Bansko is not just a winter resort.
In the summer, life also boils here. On Banderishka Polyana, where the skiers' descents end, various summer attractions come to life: table football, football, mini-golf, climbing wall, shooting range, inflatable castles, bicycles, electric buggies.
Here is the longest inflatable water slide in Europe with a length of 400 meters.
Hiking tours in the mountains, horseback riding are available.
One of the advantages of Bansko is that it is not only a mountain resort but also a lively village. Many small guesthouses with a cosy atmosphere are available to the tourists. The local taverns are also famous outside the country, impressing their foreign guests with the typical cuisine and local folklore.
Parties and nightlife
When the sun sets, you get pleasant tiredness from the sports day and you can indulge in a well-deserved rest.
The atmosphere in Bansko will captivate you - the sports spirit rules the slopes, and the fun and good mood reign in the numerous taverns in the town. Popular pub crawls are organized in Bansko for young people who are fans of parties and nightlife. Numerous discos and bars complete the rich choice for entertainment in the town.
Interesting settlements nearby
Razlog is another appropriate place for a winter vacation in the area. The distance from Bansko is just 5 kilometres. The town carries the spirit of the Bulgarian Revival and culture in the architecture of the old houses with a combination of pleasant green parks and a quantity of fresh water.
The mineral springs in the area make the valley one of the lead regions for balneological therapies. The views of the Pirin and Rila mountains create a unique expression.
What else do you need to know about Bansko?
The management of the ski area offered attractive prices for lift cards last winter.
Boiana-MG travel company deals with most of the hotels in the resort for many years so far, which is a prerequisite for getting the best rates available.
By adding the correctness and professionalism of our team, you can book your vacation in Bansko easily and care-free by e-mail: booking@boiana-mg.com.
