Bansko is a UNESCO World Heritage site and is a working town not a purpose built ski resort giving it a real charm

It also has the best snow record and the longest ski season in Bulgaria (1st Dec - mid April). It has 75k of pistes and a fun park for both skiers and boarders sporting jumps and rails (not for the faint hearted!)

The ski slopes are groomed every night and snow cannons keep a fresh guaranteed layer of snow on the pistes throughout the season. And with brand new fast Doppelmayr lifts installed throughout the resort (imported from Austria) you won't be getting stuck in any lift queues.

The highest peak is 2900m with 'a ton of off piste' to explore amongst many tall Alpine trees reminiscent of the Rockies. There are also a great number of ski runs to suit both beginners and experts with a final run into town providing a gentle ski home at the end of the day.

The ski schools in Bulgaria are famously good and cheap and we can help you organise group lessons or one on one tuition.

There are over 150 restaurants, known as mahanas, to explore in Bansko which are all very inexpensive by Western European standards. The food is both delicious and traditional. A typical three course meal with a bottle of wine for two costs around £20. All central restaurants and bars are around a 2/3 min walk from our chalet.

In our welcome meeting we will suggest some yummy traditional dishes with you and point out some of the better restaurants in town if you are not taking advantage of our ‘Fully Catered' accommodation.

Away from the pistes:

For those who fancy a morning off the slopes there is a wealth of fashion, souvenir and of course ski and snowboarding shops to choose from. You can also treat yourself at one of the top spas or even relax at the natural hot spring. In the Pirin Mountains there is also range of activities to keep you entertained from paragliding, horse riding and quad biking to skidooing with the choice of ice skating or bowling to enjoy in the evening.