| Page Views: 2,002 Last Visit to Bansko: October, 2005 I Visit Here Frequently | Bansko at the foot of the Pirin Mountains by chbuchie - last update: Oct 14, 2005 |
Bansko is located in South West Bulgaria at the foot of the Pirin Mountains and is famous for its well-preserved culture, its original Revival-period architecture and its local culinary specialities (Banski shashlik, Banska kapama).
Apart from the beautiful Pirin and the numerous spots of natural beauty the town also boasts its many historic sites. Remains of ancient fortresses have been preserved in the Staroto Gradishte locality about 4 km southwest of the town and also in the Yulen locality (downstream Demyanitsa river).
Nowadays Bansko is developing in an ever growing ski resort and becoming ever more popular for winter sports fun.
Its population is also growing every year up to 12000 residents in 2005.
Unfortunately we could not discover all the beauty of this mountain village as we only slept here before hiking 2 days in the Pirin Mountains.
Have a look at my Pirin pages for more... |
|  | Walking around On our way through the centre we had a brief view of Bansko |
Ski station Early October this ski resort is of course rather quiet, only 1 snowboarder spotted on a ski lift | | |
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matcrazy1 Sun Jan 8, 2006 02:59 UTC
A folkloric festival? Great shot and that one in the intro as well. | Mariajoy Tue Nov 29, 2005 17:16 UTC
Lovely photo of the dancers Christian - but who is the one in blue jeans? ;-) | anpe Mon Oct 24, 2005 19:07 UTC
great pics and tips!! regards from Greece! anna | desert_princess Mon Oct 17, 2005 00:51 UTC
ohhh Wonderful :)))) Thimbs up...you are getting the VT bug ..hehehee. I didn't even knew there is a fortress around Bansko |
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