Bansko
Surrounded by the Pirin, Rila and Rhodope mountains and 95 miles from the capital of Sofia, the ancient town of Bansko is a thriving mountain resort with a population of around 10,000. The skiing season starts in mid December and lasts through until mid April when the town changes over to a summer resort offering superb opportunities for mountain biking, walking, fishing, golf, sightseeing and many others.
Great for families Bansko has something to offer people of all ages and interests - from museums and monuments to tavernas, casinos and nightclubs.
Apartment
Our Two Bedroom, Duplex Penthouse Apartment is finished to the equivalent of a four star hotel and is located at the exclusive St.John Park development in Bansko, which itself is located in the premier St John district of Bansko, beside St. John Hill. This spectacular location in the foothills of the Pirin mountain provides easy access to the centre of Bansko and the ski lift, with the apartment also providing fantastic panoramic views of Bansko, Pirin, Rila and Rodopi mountains. The unrivalled on-site facilities of St John Park include an indoor swimming pool, state of the art SPA and Wellness Centre, on-site parking and a restaurant.
Skiing
Bansko has the finest skiing in Eastern Europe and some of the best value skiing and snowboarding in the world - it offers Alpine quality skiing at Bulgarian prices with diverse, newly renovated, wide tree-lined pistes that give you a variety of skiing for any level. Bansko has the best snow record and the longest ski season (mid December to mid April) of all Bulgarian ski resorts, coupled with the best Apres-ski in Bulgaria.
Suitable for Everyone with plenty of good blue runs to practice on, the superb English speaking ski schools at Bansko will help you quickly get to grips with the basics. The ski area is a paradise for intermediate skiers with a total ski run length of 70 km and a lift network of 26km covering 14 picturesque, well maintained pistes.The slopes also give access to some good off-piste skiing and snowboarding. A multi-million Euro project has recently seen the installation of new lifts, including an eight-person gondola.
Summer
Bansko summer activities The Summer season in Bansko is between May and October each year. Summer activities include hiking on the many walking and hiking trails or on a guided tour up to the highest mountains; there are also opportunities for moutain biking, golf, tennis, horse riding and fishing. If you are an animal lover, you could visit the reserve for dancing bears in the nearby town of Belitsa. Currently the park hosts 20 dancing bears, which have been bought from their owners and moved into the park, which is designed to offer a near to-natural habitat for these badly treated bears.
