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Surrounded by The Pirin, Rila and Rhodopa mountains, Bansko is a beautiful resort with fabulous scenic walks and beautiful lakes to enjoy. It is an all seasons resort that has opportunities for a variety of active outdoor pursuits including skiing, snow boarding, ice skating, golfing, quad biking, fishing, mountain biking, mountaineering, hiking, hunting, horse riding, bowling, walking and para gliding. Bansko not only offers a world class ski resort with modern ski infrastructure and an enviable snow record, but unlike many of it's worldwide ski competitors is also a genuine thriving town full of charm and culture which is lively throughout the year.  
There are good local markets where people sell their hand crafted traditional wares in a town that is steeped with tradition, warm, welcoming and friendly.  
Eating and drinking in Bansko is a fabulous experience with almost 100 mehanas (taverns), offering food and drinks at prices less than a third of those in Western Europe. There are also many traditional and modern restaurants with bars providing a vibrant night life and mouth watering meals.  
Bansko enjoys a relatively short but very warm summer and long winter producing excellent snow conditions. Due to a multi-million Euro project Bansko ski area has recently seen the installation of new lifts, including an eight-person gondola, adding to the popularity of the resort. The ski area is particularly well suited to beginners and intermediates, with slopes also giving access to some good off-piste skiing, snowboarding and night skiing.  
There are 10 mountain resterants and a 16km snow packed run all the way back to the village, where you can end your day at the popular Apre Ski Bar. There is always snow due to the sophisticated snow cannons with : 8 (blue) beginner slopes, 11 (red), intermediate slopes, 1 (black) advanced slope and 15 lifts: (1 Gondola, 7 High Speed Chairs, 7 Drags).