Sightseeing Bansko, Bulgaria

The museum dedicated to the prominent Bulgarian poet Nikola Vaptzarov is located in the centre of his native town - Bansko, right at the main square, which bore his name in the past, now renamed to "Ploshtad Demokratzia" or Democracy Square. You will be pleasantly surprised by the rich museum display and if you do not take into consideration the us ...»

In the first centuries after the Bulgarian lands were occupied by the Ottoman Empire (the end of the 14th century) Dobarsko became an important economical centre of the surrounding region. The local merchants traded with cattle and cotton bought from the Aegean port cities. They distributed these goods in the entire Ottoman Empire and even exported ...»

This museum is dedicated to the prominent Bulgarian renaissance enlightener Neofit Rilski. The display has been arranged in his birth-place house, located right in the old town of Bansko, opposite of the Holy Trinity Church and its impressive tall belfry. The house is also known as Beninata Kashta / the House of the Benin Family as the father of Ne ...»

The Holy Trinity Church and especially its tall belfry have become a symbol of Bansko as one of the most attractive mountain resorts, successfully combining the charm of its rich historical past and its picturesque location at the foot of the mighty Pirin Mountain with the most modern facilities for recreation – a wide choice of reputable hotels fo ...»