After a hot April and a wetter than normal May and early June, its all change for Bansko weather. From Thursday 16th June temperatures of 29 C — then up to 33 C on Friday and remaining hot until at least Friday 24th June. These temperatures will make for some great hiking and of course […]

Summer is here in Bansko. Here’s what to do. In the second Bulgaria Now show I chat with Ian Gardiner from Saint George Palace and Alex Evitmov of Bansko Royal Towers to talk about what to do in Bansko and the surrounding areas now its summer.  Bulgaria Now is available to be downloaded on iTunes.   Also […]

Bansko Summer season is here. It’s hot and sunny now. The live cam shows in town weather and temperature. Good news; the Bansko gondola lift will be open continuosly from 1st July until 15th September. Lift price is just 15 lev adult return. For last ski season’s lift pass prices click here. The 2013/14 lift pass prices will […]

This year’s Bansko ski season in will be officially opened on December 11th. As usual, a spectacular opening ceremony is expected.  A parallel slalom race with former ski legends, among whom Marc Girardeli, Luke Alphand, Andreas Wenzel, Maria Valizer, and Petar Popangelov is planned for 12.30 at the Alberto Tomba run — and there will […]

Pirin is not only known for hosting Bulgaria’a most modern ski resort in Bulgaria, but also for being the steepest mountain of all, with sharp peaks and difficult tracks. Milena Tosheva and her friends and work colleagues, at myhome.bg in Sofia are a bunch of keen mountain and outdoors folks. They kindly sent sent in this account of their recent trip to Bansko. They […]

Floodlit Ice Skating only 100 metres from Mountain Residence 3 apartments. Baby sitting service Ski School is excellent, affordable and English speaking. Book with us on book.banskoblog.com. Eating Out means anything from sushi, pizza, italian, greek and the famous Bansko Mehanas (taverns)… try “sache” (grilled meats/vegetables) and the “shopska salad”. Ask for guide to favourite […]