It’s February 14th and that means it’s Valentine’s Day! Or here in Bulgaria it’s St Trifon’s Day (known as Trifon Zarezan in Bulgaria). St Trifon’s is the patron of winegrowers and here are several legends why February 14th is celebrated as Trifon Zarezan. But the clue is in the word Zarezan which mean cut, or prune. […]

Join Come Prima for another themed night in Come Prima Restaurant and enjoy delicious marine specialties accompanied by upscale La Scolca wines on Saturday 16th February at 19:30 in the Kempinski. By booking the Come Prima in the app, or on this link http://bit.ly/BanskoTableBooking, you’re helping me deliver the content you enjoy here. Bansko app for iPhone […]

Because the Bansko App is now seven years old, today I take a moment reflect on the app. Bansko App went live on 14th February 2012 that has had continuous development to bring new features and new design interactions to bring it to it’s current state. Best of all has been the huge number of genuine […]

Oscar wine bar and Gastro, os 10 Pirin street, is  the new kid on the block in the Bansko restaurant scene. So much so I think this is a new category of restaurant. A proper wine bar with proper refined cooking. There were many interesting wines by the glass to choose from, Most were from […]

Afternoon tea was introduced in England by Anna, the seventh Duchess of Bedford, in the year 1840. The evening meal was served at eight o’clock, thus leaving a long period of time between lunch and dinner. The Duchess would become hungry around four o’clock and would ask that a tray of tea, bread and butter […]

I receive a lot of Bansko questions relating to lift passes, ski and snowboard hire, ski school, private lessons and transfers. Please read these FAQ’s first — then, if your question is not answered, then feel free to contact us. Much appreciated, thank you.   Please read these FAQ’s before sending us your question. And note […]