Bansko
Bansko is a
resort of great contrasts with an undefeatable national atmosphere. In this
secluded place with crooked narrow streets, where you can easily lose your way,
old stone fortress-like houses, which once protected their inhabitants from
Turkish invaders, stand side by side with ultra modern hotels and skiing
facilities. The overall picture is complemented by the magnificent Pirin
mountains and a great number of taverns — “mechany” in Bulgarian — with rivers
of red wine and the smell of pork in the air, where the heavy-browed Macedonian
“gayduki” look encouragingly on the
feasting tourists.
Location:
Bansko is
situated at the foot of peak Vichren (2914m) and mount Todorka
(2746m).
It is 160 km
away from Sofia.
Useful
information:
- Height of the
resort above sea level — 930 m
- Skiing area
range — from 990 m to 2600 m
- Slopes face
north.
- Total
length of ski-runs is 65 km
- Longest
ski-run is 16 km
- Cross-country
ski-track is 9 km
- Night
skiing (illuminated ski-run) is 7 km
- Artificial
snow area is 100%
- Snowboard: Fun-park, Half pipe and ski-runs
- Children activities: Junior Ski Club, kids 4 and up.
Ski-lifts:
1 gondola
type for maximum 8 persons, 8 chair-lifts, 7 drag-lifts and 10 baby-drag lifts.
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