About

The town of Bankso is the entrance door to the Pirin Mountains, some 153km from the capital, Sofia, and just 80km from the Aegean coast in Greece. Bansko is the newest resort in Bulgaria, and is rapidly developing into of the country's finest. The fresh mountain air coupled with a warm sub-tropical Greek climate provides possibilities for both winter and summer tourism.

During the last few years Bansko has been subject to continued investment that has seen it explode onto the scene. Originally marketed as a ski-resort, Bansko is now developing into Bulgaria's number one All Season mountain resort, with something to offer for everyone.

The investment is Bulgaria's roads and infrastructure mean that Bansko can be reached easily from Sofia and Plovdiv airports. However the investment in the town of Bansko is even more impressive. An explosion of Hotels, Restaurants, Bars, along with a planned Shopping Mall scheduled to open in June 2008, has made the resort a truly modern Mountain Resort.

Although Modern Hotels dominate the new town, the old town of Bansko gives a hint about its past and authenticity of architecture, way of life and customs. The cobbled streets, the houses with thick walls that look like fortresses with long eaves made of black fir - everything suggests secrecy and inaccessibility. Mexhana's (traditional Bulgarian Restaurants) can be found on every street. In the winter open log fires set the scene and in the summer the beautiful wallflowers and window baskets make the appearance even more stunning.

Tourism in Bansko is currently rising at 40% per year and last year saw 600,000 visitors to the resort. Now with Easyjet opening routes to Sofia, and Ryanair, Myair and Eurowings applying for similar access, this number is sure to increase.

Whilst the Winter Ski and Snowboard season dominates the calendar, the arrival of an Ian Woosnam designed Golf Course in summer 2008 added to other activities such as walking, hiking, rafting, mountain biking, pony trekking, fishing underline why Bansko is Bulgaria's number one All Season resort.