Cultural-historical sights

Bansko has been an important cultural center where Bulgarian culture, art and spirituality are revived. The picturesque resort is home to one of the most prominent Bulgarian personalities who have left a deep trace of our history.

Before we talk about the iconic exhibition and what you can see there, we will start a little further by telling you about the building where the exhibition is housed.

Besides being an attractive center for all fans of ski sports and mountain entertainment, Bansko has a rich historical background and has a lot to offer to those interested in Bulgarian history. In Bansko is the home of an extremely talented Bulgarian poet who has given his life for a struggle for peace - Nikola Yonkov Vaptsarov.

If you are drawn to Bulgarian history, it will be interesting to get to know the historical side of Bansko. The Bansko mountain resort can offer really much when it comes to Bulgarian historical and architectural sites.

A few years ago, in the St. Nikola area located between Bansko and Dobrinishte, archaeologists […]

Bulgaria is blessed with many beautiful church temples and monasteries, built by fearless and talented […]

Velyanova House is one of the brightest representatives of the Bansko houses-fortresses built during the […]

The area of Bansko - at the foot of the Pirin Mountain, has been inhabited since Antiquity. Here people have found good living conditions and means of livelihood - hunting, fishing, farming, livestock breeding.

In Bansko, the Old town is of national importance to Bulgaria. Not only because it is one of the few places in our country, where the antiquities are preserved in such an authentic way and in a very good condition.

You have already visited Bansko’s places of interest, you have enjoyed its attractions and you would like to walk around the region to learn more about places of interest in South-eastern Bulgaria.