The Bulgarian mountain resort of Bansko is getting ready to welcome thousands of tourists for the Easter holidays as there has been great interest from Bulgarian, Greek, Macedonian and Serbian tourists. Currently, conditions in Bansko are great for..
The past weekend brought pleasant emotions to fans of winter sports in this country who provided strong support to Bulgarian riders in the Snowboard World Cup events that took place in the mountain resort of Bansko. Bulgarian snowboarding..
Environmentalists have organized a symbolic action in front of the building of the Council of Ministers in Sofia. They brought jars containing fresh air from Pirin, accompanied by letters to the prime minister and ministers, despite the fact the..
A new gondola lift over Bansko would be built only after the municipality presented a development plan and it passed through public discussion and environmental assessment, Bulgarian Minister of Environment and Water, Neno Dimov, said at a briefing with..
The recent decision of Bulgaria’s cabinet to a give green light to building a second gondola lift in the mountain resort of Bansko has been discussed at a meeting today by Minister of Environment Neno Dimov, Mayor of the resort Georgi Ikonomov and a..
Today is December 8 th – the official holiday of the Bulgarian students. It is always related to unforgettable memories which remain for good. The places to ‘burst out in celebrations’ vary through the years, but today we pay attention to..
A 5-10 percent increase in the number of tourists is expected this coming winter season, Minister of Tourism Nikolina Angelkova said. She added that the system of interconnection of hotel registers with the registers of the National Revenue Agency and..
For the fourth consecutive year Bansko hosts the Professional Balkan Arm Wrestling League. The competition will be held on August 4 at 18.30 at the Nikola Vaptsarov Square in the town. The tournament will be attended by some of the most..
In late January I had the pleasure of working with a team of the largest French public television - France 2 on two Bulgarian topics. The reportages about Bulgaria’s textile industry as a provider to big brands and about Bansko as a..
Bulgarian Radoslav Yankov placed second in the parallel giant slalom event in the Bulgarian ski resort of Bansko, part of the Snowboard World Cup races. At the final the Bulgarian faced Sylvain Dufour from France, who won the race after Yankov made a..
