Skiing Holidays in Bulgaria
Boasts some of the best ski resorts in the world, such as the resorts of Bansko, Borovets, and Pamporovo. They also have some smaller more intimate resorts such as Chepelare and Vitosha. These resorts also offer their own luxury hotels.
Bansko is Bulgaria's top ski resort; it has one of the most modern ski centres of all of Bulgaria’s numerous ski resorts. Recently there has been a multi million euros investment in a new skiing area, a company called Yulen made the investment as they are licensed to run the ski resort. Bansko has the best snow record it also has the longest ski season running from 15th December to 15th May, compared to the other Bulgarian ski resorts.
The investment has also included new luxury hotels and other resort facilities; whish also makes Bansko the resort with the best hotels in Bulgaria.
The town of Bansko is located near to the river Glazane in the north- eastern foot of Pirin which is just below the most beautiful part of the mountain. It is named after the Bulgarian word for “ban” meaning “master”. It is 160 Kilometre’s from the town of Sofia and 6 Kilometres from Razlog. Bansko has a rich and unique architecture combined with state of the art facilities it is the most popular ski resort in Bulgaria, Bansko is 925 m above sea level, with its skiing area at 2000-26000m.
The two Main ski slopes in Bansko are Chalin Valog and Shiligarnika they are 10km above the town on the northern slopes of Pirin, they are a 25 minute ski life ride from the town Bansko.
The resort has excellent snow cover for 5 months from December to May and the slopes are suitable for beginners and experts. The slopes are also perfect for snowboarders allowing snowboarders to build their own jumps for suit their ability,
Competitions are set up where skiers and snow boarders can take part on the new piste on Shiligarnika.
The combination of a luxury mountain resort set in beautiful surroundings with a local interesting history turn the town of Bansko makes for a truly memorable holiday destination.
Bansko has over 120 Historical places of interest of see and various souvenir shops, as well as ancient ruins in the Staroto Gradishte site are situated four kilometres. South of Bansko is situated the National Park Pirin which was included in the UNESCO list for cultural and natural sightseeing.