Ski gear in Bansko: bring your own or rent?
A winter trip to Bansko gets planned in stages, and equipment is usually the stage left for last. The season […]
Tips for Bansko
Practical guides to Bansko and the surrounding mountains, written by the team at Hotel Friends.
A child’s first ski days in Bansko: how to plan the winter
A child’s first ski week rarely goes wrong because of the snow. It goes wrong because of wet gloves, a
Bansko in summer
Bansko is known for its ski season, but summer is when the town shows its other side — the Pirin
How to get to Bansko
Bansko lies at the foot of the Pirin mountains, about 160 kilometres south of Sofia. There is no airport and
The gondola queue in Bansko: when it builds and how to get around it
The gondola is the only way up to the Bansko slopes unless you drive to Banderishka Polyana. That makes it