Guide Bansko - Bansko, Bulgaria all year Festival – Events – Dance

Bansko (Bansko) It is a mountain resort (925 m.) ND. Bulgaria, at the foot of the Pirin Mountains, so called "Gate Pirin Mountain».

H Pirin Mountains with the Pirin National Park It is an area of ​​unique beauty, coniferous trees and rare wildlife, filled lakes, waterfalls and caves, so it is included in World Heritage List of UNESCΟ (1983). The town of Bansko is known for its history, the architecture of its houses, most of the Bulgarian National Renaissance, this dialect, traditional cuisine, the hot springs and the famous Art School Painting Bansko.

Pirin Mountains

Bansko ResultsElios popular tourist destination in the Balkans and Europe in general. It features ultra-modern ski center, luxury hotels, restaurants, coffee -mpar many clubs offering intense night zoi.To ski resort of Bansko is the most visited country as it has the best snow record and the longest ski season (December – May), all ski resorts in Bulgaria. Winter is heavy, January average temperature is – 2° C, with heavy snowfalls, providing a constant snow cover of up to 2 m. Bansko, except skiing you can do many activities all seasons.

Winter sports, hiking paths that start from here to Pirin, mountain biking, mountain running, climbing mountain in Pirin, horseback riding, golf, Picnic in the mountains, spa in luxury hotels with spas etc..

While in Bansko are organized throughout the year seminars, conferences and exhibitions, carnivals, concerts and international jazz festivals and traditional music from around the world, Opera, ballet, theater, cinema and gastronomy.

In the city center park, where is it 150 m. from the main square there are outdoor games for children. In Bansko there are many taxis, so to get around the ski center should check with your hotel. If you do not have your own transport is very easy to climb on foot by following the main road, Pirin to reach the parking of the hotel Kampinski, Hotel Grand Arena.

INSTALLATIONS OF ski resorts

The ski resort has excellent snow slopes, artificial snow cannons Launch, possibility of night skiing, Snowboarding, ski schools with experienced instructors etc..

specific features :

Total tracks: 75 km
longest track: 16 km
Off-piste skiing: Yes
Slopes report: North
Highest ski point: 2600 m.
Maximum vertical drop: 1630 m.

Height of the resort: 930 m.
gondolas (installation): 1, a chair for people with disabilities

Chairlifts (ski lift): 6
artificial snow: 100% cover

night skiing: Yes, 650 m.
Snowboarding: Yes, with new special park, latitudinal 16 m.
Ski-Doo: Yes

about 35% believers are suitable for beginners, 40% for intermediate and 25% for advanced. There are big screens, the base of the gondola, showing pictures from the slopes, the snow, wind and temperature to the know before climbing the slope. The tracks follow the FIS specifications and are located in two main ski resorts, in the Chalin Valog (1.100 – 1.600 m.) and to Shiligarnika (1.700-2.500 m.).

ALPINE SKIING CHAMPIONSHIPS IN BANSKO 2018

• Bulgarian National Championship, 27-28 Of March 2018
• national Mexican championships, 30-31 Of March 2018

Other leagues of the ski resort are the following : «droop» Cup FIS Races, (December), «Bobby Mavrikov» Cup I round, children`s (January), ), «Kappy» Cup (January), «Pirin» Cup (January), National Snowboard Championship (February), National Cross–Country Championship (February), National Alpine Ski Races (March), Banker‘s Ski Races (March).

CALENDAR

ALPINE SKIING : 21-22/12/2017 (4XSL), 26-29/3/2017 (GS-SL), 27-28/3/2018 (GS-SL), 30-31/3/2018 (2XSL)

SNOWBORD : 26-28/1/2018 (4XPGS-SBX), 26/2/2018 (SBX), 20-21/3/2018 (PGS-PSL)

FREESTYLE SKIING : 26/2/2018 (SX)

21-25/ 11/ 2018 the BanskoMountainFilmFest be held 2018, It is global organization that combines cinema and sports activities.

Alongside the International Film Festival will watch extreme sports like mountain skiing, exreme descents, climb, cycling, speleology, diving etc..

At the Visitor Information Center will be simultaneously Bookfair, Choose, Seminars, Music events, children's shows, all with free admission.

FIS SKI ALPINE MEN : 22-24/ 2/ 2019 , World Cup

H winter season in Bansko opens in 15 December 2018 the Olympic and World Champion, Patrick Ortlieb, Austria.

INTERNATIONALH FESTIVAL TOY BANSKO

• «INTERNATIONAL FOLKLORE FESTIVAL «MOUNTAIN PEAKS» BANSKO

The International «Mountain Festival Pa lifetime », made in Bansko, It is a cultural event, a celebration full of music and dance with the participation of figures from many countries. Has a purpose, besides fun to meet someone the history and culture of the countries and cities of origin. The dancers wear traditional costumes of their country and assert its traditional music and culture of their country.

• INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL BANSKO

To Jazz Music Festival takes place every year beginning August (information, banskojazzfest.com)

• MOUNTAIN FILM FESTIVAL BANSKO

The Mountain Film Festival takes place in November month

• INTERNATIONAL BANSKO OPERA FESTIVAL

Every year in August is the International Opera Festival, at the main square «Nikola Vaptsarov"Bansko, with free admission

• DAY VANSKO

Each year, at 5 October celebrates the city.

• PIRIN SINGS FOLK FESTIVAL

In mid-August, about every 2 years.

• INTERNATIONAL WORLD SNOW DAY

It has become a tradition celebrated in Bansko, in January, World Snow Day and Winter Sports, with the participation of famous skiers.

• INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FIESTA «Rimska Banya»

The International Festival globes "Roman Baths", in recent years in January.

MUSIC FESTIVAL IN SNOW

Music Festival in the snow, with dancing and loud modern music, by Bulgarian and international djs in conjunction with the ski holiday. It begins at noon and continued overnight, until the next morning. It is usually towards the end of the season, in March.

• TOURNAMENT GOLF, IN THE PIRIN GOLF COUNTRY CLUB

located just 8 km away from Bansko, in a valley in the region reason. Within the site running the hotel Pirin Golf Hotel & Spa, 5*, (information, www.piringolfhotel.com) which are held every year many Golf Tournament, such as AUBG & Friends (29 of September), Pirin Golf Special Edition (30 September -1 October), Golf Academy (1 October), Golfino (7 October), Open Days at Pirin Golf & Country Club (7-8 October), Todoroff Golf Challenge (14 October), Philipoff & Pirin Spring Golf Cup (21 October), Bulgarian Club Championship (28-29 October), Pro shop Golf Cup powered by TaylorMade (4 November), Golf Academy (12 November).

SIGHTS OF BANSKO

• Church Trinity (Holly Trinity Church), (1835) is the symbol of Bansko is located at the end of Nikola Street. It is a basilica, with a tall steeple (30 m.) clock that operates over 150 years.

Inside the church you will see the impressive carved iconostasis and the frescoes in the apse and columns, of Velian Ognev, of the Debar Artistic School, while the paintings are painted by famous artists of the School of Painting Bansko, Dimitar and Simeon Molerovi.

• Monument Paisius of Hilandar or Paisii Hilendarski, next to Holy Trinity.

The Paisii Hilendarski was born in Bansko and was the spiritual father of the Bulgarian Renaissance. He wrote «Istoriya Slavenobolgarskaya» (History of Slavovoulgaron).

• Museum -Houses "The Neophyte of Rila" or Neofit Rilski Museum, next to Holy Trinity Church.

Ο Neofit Rilski (1973-1881) He was the founder of the Bulgarian education and home (18^The c.) You will find documents, books and notes as "The Bulgarian grammar" (1835) and his book with snippets of Greek-Bulgarian dictionary

• Museum – House 'Velia Ogknef " or Velian Ognev House ή Velyanova Kashta

proclaimed Cultural Monument of National Importance (1976) and a model for the architectural type of fortified house from the time of the Bulgarian Renaissance (18^th ). Inside you can admire the frescoes and carved wooden ceiling, work of the great artist Velian Ognev, the Artistic School Debar (beat, FYROM), which was then one of the three famous schools of woodcarving in the region, the other two were school Samokov (Samokov) and Bansko (Bansko).

• Mmuseum – Home "Nikola Vaptsarov" or NIkola Vaptsarov Museum

Here he lived one of the greatest Bulgarian poets and revolutionaries,The NIkola Vaptsarov (1909-1942), Located in the central square of Bansko. You will see personal belongings of the poet.

• Church Assumption of Virgin, «Church of Virgin Mary», Bogorodica in street. built in the 6^The century. and renovated in the late 8^th century. You will see the wooden temple (19^th c.) and old pictures painted by Thomas Vishanov, the founder of the Artistic School of Bansko.
• Permanent hagiography Report

One of the most interesting tourist attractions of Bansko. The building was declared a Cultural Monument as it is located in 1749. Previously the house was female dependency, originally the monastery Hilandar and later the Rila Monastery.

EXCURSIONS IN THE WIDER REGION OF BANSKO

• SKI & SPA IN Hot Spring resort DOBRINISHTE

The Dobrinishte Located in altitude 810 m. at the foot of Pirin Mountain, in tO. the Razlog Valley. the Dobrinishte, which means "good things", It is a popular summer and winter resort, known for its hot springs, the ski slopes and the pristine nature. He's got 17 spas, with a water temperature of 30-43 ° C, which are indicated for the treatment of many diseases such as dermatologic, neurological, gynecological etc.. The town of Dobrinishte has a large outdoor pool, with thermal water for spa, which operates only in summer.

The city center offers many ski slopes, suitable for all skiers and snowboarders.

The resort offers well-developed lift system in the park zone "Bezbog"And the ski area. Furthermore. lessons and equipment are provided for ski and snowboard. Dobrinishte is also the starting point for many hiking trails to the mountain Pirin.

Access is from Bansko with your own car.

Sofia there are regular buses to Dobrinishte will get them either from the central bus station, Central bus station Sofia, located in Maria Louis Avenue, either from Sofia bus station, Bus and Coach Station Zapad-Ovcha Kupel.

Also you can get to Dobrinishte by train using the narrow section line Septemvri - Dobrinishte, but because the train makes stops in many villages the journey takes about 6 hours.

The ski slopes Dobrinishte

• «Bezbog – Govedarnik – Gotce Delchev», (chalet, for decreasing) They are 3.600 m., with 950 measures metatopisi.To highest point is 2.500 m. and lower 1.550 m., with average gradient 25%.
• «Govedarnik – Gotce Delchev» (chalet, for slalom) They are 700 meters, displacement 150 m..To highest point is 1700 m. and the lowest point 1.550 m., with average gradient 22%.
• «Govedarnik» (chalet) and "Gotce Delchev» (for giant slalom), 1.500 m. length, displacement 2.010 m. and trough 1.550 m. me mean slope 30%.
• the village Bezbog, the "Bezbog – Tuzlata – Gotce Delchev», one of the longest ski runs in Bulgaria, along with 4.700 – 5.600 m. displacement 700 m. with 2.250 m. highest point 1.550 m. average gradient 22%. The last two points are connected by a double seating capacity lift 500 persons per hour and a middle station. There is also a ski room and ski training school.

There are several hotels in the area as :

• Dobrinishte Ski and Spa Resort Records, Dobrinishte, tel. : +359899863237
• Orbel Spa Hotel, located in A. of Dobrinishte, just above the hot springs, tel. : +359889734747,+359 886000779
• Ruskovets Resort,Dobrinishte, tel. : +359889990026
• Pumpalovi Guest House, tel. : +359898469074
• Bache Todor Family, Hotel, tel. : +359886548655

For shopping you will find many shops in the streets Tsar Simeon, Pirin and Nikola Vaptsarov, outside the courtyard of Trinity, as in supermarkets (BG market, Aldo market).

MARKETS IN BANSKO

Before leaving to buy local products such as honey and wine, from the market are setting up on Sundays. Handmade wood carvings and religious icons, keepsake, Bulgarian creams and ROSE and articles for skiing products.

FOR FOOD IN BANSKO - LOCAL BULGARIAN CUISINE

Bulgarian dishes are served in Bansko, besides the local cuisine have influences from Greek, Turkish and Mediterranean cuisine in general. But it is worth to try the most typical dishes of Bulgaria, like the banitsa (pie with salty cheese or onion or spinach or sweet with apples and walnuts), kebapche (fermented minced pork with spices grilled), shopka salata (salad with tomato, cucumber, pepper and grated cheese), shkembe chorba (peppery soup shank, beneficial after drinking), τarator (fresh soup with yogurt, cucumber and garlic).

Bulgaria sees remarkable wines, such as red Cabernet Sauvignon, the area of ​​Melnik (the smallest city in Bulgaria full of vineyards) and Merlot from the Haskovo region and white wines like Chardonnay from Veliki Presval and Sauvignon Blanc from Varna.

Bansko has plenty of restaurants to eat, along the main street and within the hotel. For fast food there are shops that sell doner and kebapche. The food is not expensive and in some restaurants you can order a wide variety of appetizers, which is for many people and pay about 20 €.

For example you some restaurants, like the : «Mehana Bansko», local cuisine, "Soprano's Ristorante ', Italian cuisine, Mediterranean flavors, «Sushi bar & Teppanyaki Gril », Japanese food, "Like before", Mediterranean cuisine, «Ethno», the complex of Kampinski, Hotel Grand Arena, pizza.

Be aware that smoking inside the restaurants are not allowed in Bansko so if you want to smoke will have to go out off-site.

ACCOMMODATION

Bansko offers many hotels, mainly 4*, which have very good room rates and benefits, as use the indoor pool with thermal water, massage, spa kg. Examples include your :

• Kampinski, Hotel Grand Arena, 5*, Pirin street 96, Bansko, tel.: +35974988888, www.kempinski.com/bansko
• Premier Luxury Mountain Resort, 5*, Karamanitza street 11, Bansko,tel. : +35974950500, banskohotelpremier.com
• Pirin Golf Hotel & Spa, 5*, piringolfhotel.com
• Perun Hotel & Platinum Casino Bansko, Georgi Nastev Street 2, tel.: +35974988485, www.hotelperunbansko.com
• Hotel Pirin, 4*, Tsar Simeon Street 68, tel. : 442030247879
• Bansko Hotel, 4*, Glazne street 37, tel. : +359 749 88054
• Hotel mura, 3*, Glazne street 39, tel. : +359 749 87900
• Strazhite Hotel – Half Board, 4*, Glazne street 77, tel. : +359 29896193
• Park Hotel Gardenia, Tsar Simeon Street 72, tel. : +359 749 86900, parkhotelgardenia.com
• Lucky Bansko Aparthotel, 4*, tel. : +35928066178
• Ivan Rilski Ski & Spa Hotel, 4*, Bratya Veleganovi Street, tel. : +35974987400
• Bansko Spa & Holidays, 4*, tel. : +359879597415
• Mountain Paradise by the Walnut Trees Bansko
• Iceberg Hotel Bansko, 3*, Tsar Simeon Street 68, Bansko, tel. : +359887789704
• Saint George Palace Hotel, 4*, Kosherinata street 11, tel. : +35974982424
• George Ski & Spa, 4*, Asanica street, tel. : +35924904343
• Bansko Royal Towers, 4*, Usta Todor 8, tel. : +35974984019
• Emerald Spa Hotel, 4*, Pirin street, tel. : +359886436052
• Regnum Hotel Bansko, 4*, Asanica area, tel. : +35974983024
• MPM Hotel Sport, 4*, Pirin street, tel. : +359884440440
• CHALET THE FOREST LODGE, 4*,in the area of ​​the ski center Siligarnika, tel.: +35929896163, +35929896193

BANSKO ACCESS FROM ATHENS, THESSALONIKI AND SOFIA

Bansko is from Athens 718 km (7,5 hours) and from Thessaloniki 220 km (3 hours) and from Serres 150 km (2 hours). From Serres after the Greek-Bulgarian border, Bastion - Kulata follow the road to Sandanski, Kresna and Closely Kresna, through E79, alongside the river Struma. From closely Kresna to Simitli turn right on 19 , to Gradevo driving and watching the river Gradevska. follow the 19 and after crossing the mountain range Pirin (Pirin), the highest peak of the mountain Vihren (2914 m), arrive in Bansko. The time distances are indicative as they are affected by the weather and the traffic there is on the streets, mainly in the Strait Kresna.

The distance of Bansko from the Bulgarian capital, Sofia is 157 km. You can arrive by plane, to Sofia International Airport and then by local bus to head SW. country, in Bansko. The bus is the cheapest mode of transport as well as rail not suitable, because of the massif of Pirin.

Information, the central bus station Sofia Central Terminal Bus or to Sofia bus station, Bus and Coach Station Zapad–Ovcha Kupel or at Bansko Bus Terminal.
By private transfer with your guide. It is the most reliable, fast and secure way to get from Sofia to Bansko.

From Athens International Airport "Eleftherios. Venizelos "directly to Sofia and then to Bansko.

From Thessaloniki International Airport 'Macedonia', to Sofia. Also from Thessaloniki Airport you can go to the city of Thessaloniki where you will find agencies that organize trips to Bansko, individually or organized.

From Thessaloniki you get Taxi Van Thessaloniki Bansko bus which will take you quickly and comfortably to any hotel in Bansko you want. In addition to your return to Thessaloniki, if you tell the company when you want to return will come to pick you up.
The Taxi Van thessaloniki bansko bus consists of mini bus Mercedes, capacity 7 atoms which have a mini bar, internet, air conditioning, leather interior etc. In addition, the guide will give you information you need them for Bansko, including hotels, restaurants, ski rental, the exchange of money, for entertainment centers etc. (information, for reservations, tel.: 00306976676697).

The Kampinski, Hotel Grand Arena provides a pick up service to and from the international airports of Sofia and Thessaloniki. Additional offers, All hotel guests, the VIP ski passes as well as direct private access to the gondola lift.

USEFUL ADDRESSES

Hall Bansko, Municipality Hall Bansko, tel. : +35974984131

Sofia Airport «Christopher Columbus», tel. : +35929372211

Thessaloniki International Airport "Macedonia", tel. : 2310985000

Athens International Airport "Eleftherios. Venizelos ", tel. : 2103530000

Central bus station Sofia, Ave.. Louis Maria Sofia, tel. : +359 90 021 000

Ovcha Kupel Bus Terminal, Ovcha Kupel Street 1, Sophia, tel. : +359 29555362

Bansko Bus Terminal, Street Patriarh Evtimiy Bansko

EMBASSY OF GREECE IN BULGARIA, 33 San Stefano Str, Sofia TEL. : +359294461030, 9433453

GREEK CONSULATE IN BULGARIA, 103 Evlogi Georgiev Str, Sofia, TEL. : +3592 9691753, 9691755, 9691758, hours together : 09.30 – 13.15 from The- Fri., Email : [email protected]

EMBASSY OF BULGARIA IN GREECE , general Kallari 33^A, Pl. arch Psychiko, TEL. : 210-6748105

www.bansko.bg

www.worldskiawards.com

INFORMATION

The currency of Bulgaria is the lev BGN or (plural). You'll see it written like lv or BGN. Divided into bills 1,2,5,10,20,50 lv. There are coins 1,2,5,10,20 and 50 stotinki but product prices will see it listed as 0,50 lv instead 50 hundredths. 1 lv = 0,51€.