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Jazz Mingles with Salsa in Bulgaria' Bansko The annual Jazz Festival at all-season-loved resort of Bansko will open this year with a salsa party. The singing of Raul Paz passioned up by dances of Alfredo Torez will add an exquisite -... more

Golf Course in Bansko The number of tourists winter resort Bansko would be able to accommodate during the next winter season would increase by 20 000, representatives of Address Bulgaria property agency said. In three years Bansko... more

Ski Resort Bansko Bans Construction, Developers Eyeing nearby Razlog, Dobrinishte The local government in Bansko, a ski resort town in the Pirin mountain, has banned construction to prevent its booming tourism industry from the searing... more

BANSKO CONSIDERS AIRPORT CONSTRUCTION The possibility for the construction of an airport close to Bansko winter resort featured among the topics of discussion during a meeting between Bansko mayor Aleksander Kravarov and consultants from... more

Bulgaria's Bansko Puts Brake on Booming Construction Bulgaria's famous Bansko mountain resort, once a haven for winter sports but now seeking a year-round appeal, announced plans to restrict construction activities. The resort town... more

Bulgaria's Bansko hosts jazz festival for nineth consecutive year For the ninth consecutive year Bulgaria’s Bansko winter resort would host an international jazz festival. The event would take place from August 8 to 13. Musicians... more

Cultural Calendar of Bansko July- December 2006 July 2006- A football competition between the teams of the mechanas and hotels from Bansko resort July 2006- Rock Fest, organized by “Tanne” Hotel August 1.... more

IOC Rejected Sofia 2014 Winter Olympics Bid Bulgaria's capital Sofia is now out of the race for hosting the Winter Olympic Games in 2014 after the International Olympic Committee shortlisted three of the candidates. Russia's Black Sea... more

All Year- round Tourism Opportunities in Bansko Bulgaria's Bansko mountain resort would search for ways to attract tourists year-round, The Independent reported. Until recently Bansko was the typical ski resort with booming tourism... more

Hours Before IOC Desision “I feel as if we have already entered the second tour.”- Stefka Kostadinova said. The President of the Republic of Bulgaria Georgi Parvanov and the public prosecutor Boris Velchev wished good luck... more