Bansko is located in Southern Bulgaria at the foothills of the beautiful Pirin Mountains. A traditional Bulgarian town (not purpose built like many of its counterparts), Bansko is a unique ski destination. It is well worth visiting for it’s culture and tradition alone and attracts visitors keen to view its monuments, museum-houses and renowned school of Orthodox icon painting.

In recent years this dark horse of ski resorts has emerged as Eastern Europe´s best developed ski resort. Thanks to an investment of over 40 million euros by Ulen, the resort´s management company, it enjoys a new modern ski lift system and state-of-the-art snow making machines. Skiers enjoy excellent, well groomed slopes, good snow cover and efficient infrastructure.

With prices a fraction of other established resorts, a variety of ski runs suitable for skiers of all levels and beautiful alpine scenery, Bansko´s popularity with Northern European skiers is no surprise.

It is possible to fly direct from major UK airports to Sofia, the closest airport to Bansko. Airlines which fly direct from UK include Air Bulgaria from Gatwick and British Airways from Heathrow.

Bansko is 160 km from Sofia and transfer time is about two and a half hours. There is a proposal to build a new airport in the region itself.