Summer in Bansko

Summer in the Bansko area can be just as exciting as the winter offering a variety of activities from hiking, caving, mountain biking and horseback riding to enjoying the area’s lakes, mineral springs and medieval villages and monasteries.

A brand new signature Golf Course in Razlog town, (10 minutes drive from Bansko) which is now up and running, also adds a new benefit to the area.

Bansko Jazz Festival 2010 PDF Print E-mail
Bansko International Jazz Festival – 8th August 2010 – 13th August 2010

This year the famous Bansko International festival is back with more performers than ever before, and once again Bansko will be host to an amazing international line up over 7 days of Jazz and best of all free of charge “just bring a smile with you” we hope to see you all there.

White Water Rafting

All fans of outdoor adventures and adrenaline specialists will be offered several rafting packages in Bansko. This will give you a truly exciting and memorable summer vacation. The two major rafting locations in the area are the rivers Struma and Mesta. They bracket Pirin National Park, respectively on the left and the right. If you choose the rafting trip on the Struma River, start over peaceful waters at first and heads toward the exhilarating rapids of the Kresna Canyon, providing the thrills and adventure of white water rafting, which ends up in the memorable Valley around the sunniest town in Bulgaria – Sandanski. If you prefer rafting trip on the calmer Mesta River, then you will be provided with quiet water, which will allow you to ample time to practice paddling and navigation techniques, to look at the picturesque surroundings, while heading deeper into the saddle between the Pirin and the Rhodopi mountains. Rafting in Bansko will be one of the emotional and physical highlights of your summer vacation or company outbound event, so regardless of age and technical ability, you will have your outdoor fun in Bansko.

The Spa Centre – Banya

Banya is situated 5 km from Bansko between the three big mountains: Pirin, Rila and Rodopi. It is famous for its mineral hot springs with high therapeutic qualities. The healing effects of the thermal springs in these mountains have been famous since antiquity. There are more than 70 hot mineral water springs in Banya with average temperature of 58º C.